Twelve months, twelve short documentaries on a long way to success. Trainings. Races. Travelling. Life. This is TWELVE – a new project of the mountain biker and BMXer Michal Prokop
If you want to win the America’s Cup, you need a special kind of boat. Enter BMW Oracle Racing’s USA, with a 190ft mast and 6,725 sq ft ‘wing sail’ – that’s 50 per cent bigger than the wing on a Boeing 747Â
The 33rd America’s Cup (dating back to 1851, it’s the oldest continuously contested trophy in sport) begins tomorrow off the coast of Valencia in Spain on the unpredictable waves of the western Mediterranean. The USA, known affectionately in racing circles as Dogzilla – the name refers to a Deed Of Gift race and Godzilla – is set to challenge current holders Team Alinghi for sailing’s most prestigious trophy … Details & Pictures
Lighter winds and rain today for the final day of racing at the 2010 Oceanic & Australian Formula Windsurfing Championships at Hawks Nest which allowed the competitors one more race to bring the total to twelve races for the four-day championship.
Sean O’Brien (Point-7/Gaastra) cemented his second position overall today by winning the last race by a clear 20 second margin becoming the only sailor to beat the Brazilian champion Wilhelm Schurmann (Starboard/Neilpryde) in a race this week. O’Brien finished the event on … Details
Palace Skateboards newest recruit Lucien Clarke has some nuggets dug out of the vault this week, taken from the 2004 Unabomber DVD “Up The Rebels”, alongside one time Ipswich local and fellow UnaYouth, Ed Clark