Just what can one man do with six grandfather clocks? That’s Jimmie Johnson’s latest predicament after securing his sixth Martinsville Speedway victory on Sunday.
Martinsville’s traditional grandfather clock came with the win, and Johnson has collected five of the timepieces in the last six races. Does he put them all in his trophy room? Or does he spread them around his expansive Charlotte home? Or maybe he lends them out to friends and family.
He can ask teammate Jeff Gordon, who has seven of his own clocks, for advice. Or they can together talk to Richard Petty, who has… DetailsÂ
About 38 windsurfers and six kitesurfers took full advantage of yesterday’s blustery Wellington morning for their annual “Harbour Blast” race around Matiu/Somes Island.
It was the first time in the history of the decades-old race that kitesurfers had taken part – though they had to start later than their water-bound colleagues for safety reasons.
Race officer Bob Zuur, of Wellington Windsurfing Association, said racers took off from Hikoikoi reserve in Petone about 11am and finished at Eastbourne some 25 minutes later…. Details
As the fog lifts from Rio del Mar beach, the sun’s warmth permeates, convincing Ryan Mackey and me to paddle out at Platform’s, despite the uninspiring surf conditions. We enjoy the beautiful weather and clear water as we surf small, inconsistent wind-waves close to shore.
While waiting for a set, a dark, large object in the water catches my peripherals. There, within eight feet of me, placed still in the water, the ocean’s most infamous predatory fish — a great white shark.
The clarity of the water allows me to see its gills, the speckled skin going from dark to light, and its sheer size, which looks about 10-12 feet long. Fear penetrates my bones, heightened from all the shark-week programs and cheesy TV dramatizations that hype the great white as vicious and bloodthirsty…. Details
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Surfing is fun and a great way of strengthening core body muscles. Surfing can also be a way of life or at least a way of looking at life.
It’s impossible to surf and think of your supermarket list or a troubled relationship at the same time. Waves have a tendency to hit people who are not present in the moment. Waves will slap, pummel or in no uncertain terms bury anyone whose mind is elsewhere but in the eternal ‘now.’
Surfing requires taking each wave as it comes and reading it. Knowing your …Â Details