Kiteboarder Christopher Stuckey will kite 24 miles across Lake Ponchartrain as a participant in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s annual Leukemia Cup Regatta the weekend of March 19th – 21st. The 2009 New Orleans Regatta, part of a series of boat races hosted across the country to raise money to fund leukemia and lymphoma research, was the first in the series to allow a non-sailing participant – Stuckey – to enter the event. Stuckey’s contribution was invaluable to the cause; he not only was the second highest grossing local fundraiser – exceeding his donation goal one month before his deadline – but his unique efforts as a kiteboarding participant garnered national attention … Details
Wearing “Welcome Home Seth†badges and mini-flags on helmets, kids swarmed Sugarloaf, Maine by the hundreds to meet the two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and get his autograph. Maine Governor John Baldacci addressed the 1000-plus crowd on a sunny Saturday and presented Wescott with a plaque, naming him an official state ambassador for being the first Maine resident to win a gold among the many other reasons. He also named March 6 Seth Wescott Day.
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A selection of Sheffield based offcuts from Phil Harveys’ upcoming “Keep Keen” DVD can now be watched below, featuring Alan Chadwick, Sean Curry, Danny Beall, Alex Burrell plus many more South Yorkshire heads.
Local hero and current Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) number one rated world surfer Taj Burrow looked at ease winning his opening heat of the Drug Aware Pro at Margaret River today.
Burrow won this event way back in 1997 as a teenager and over the past few years has not competed here but under the new ASP one world rating system he’s back and keen for a big result in his home waters.
“The waves are pumping here, just about as good as  … Details