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Sometimes the best sessions go down on the simplest setups… Here’s a fun one from the Canadian crew known as BMXFU.

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Now that we’re only a few breaths away from the 33rd Americas Cup we thought that having looked at the skippers we should now get out the tape measures and look at the stats of the two most advanced sailing yachts ever built.

One thing we don’t know are 100% exact numbers and details as each team has been pretty secretive about speeds, performance and other details. A certain amount however is known and the rest can be reasonably guessed …  Details & the Comparison Chart

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The wild weather continued at the pinnacle junior event for surfers under 18 years, with day three of the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship being completed at Piha in New Zealand today.

Rising to somewhat calmer conditions, contest organizers decided to push through with the qualifying round two Under 16 Boys followed by repercharge one Under 18 Boys heats on the tournament’s main event podium.

Although small in stature, the under 16’s tore into the stormy 5-7 foot (2.0m) faces   …  Details

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The 2010 RS:X North American Championships were organized by “Shake-a-Leg”, an active sailing club dedicated to disabled people, that is located in Coconut Grove/Miami. 14 RSX men and 5 RSX women from 7 different countries were fighting in a good spirit on Miami water.

7 races were sailed in various wind from full planning to marginal, and light wind. Even a storm came through on day two and gave us all a good warm shower!

Nick Dempsey [GBR], 2010 World Champion, went head-to-head with Ivan Pastor  …  Details

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