The bore tide is a natural phenomenon that occurs in narrow channels when the leading edge of an incoming tide clashes with the flow of an outgoing tide, colliding and causing a wave. Bore tides only exist in relatively few places in the world and along Turnagain Arm, just south of Anchorage is one of the best places to see this spectacle.
The Professional Kiteboard Riders Association (PKRA) is starting a new era as Virgin came on board to become the official series partner of its Kitesurf World Championships. The long term deal with Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group will see the tour change its name to the Virgin Kitesurf World Championships.
Steel bicycles are back. After 30 years in the bike wilderness, when first aluminum, and then the ubiquitous carbon fiber, became the frame metal of choice, steel is, rightfully, back in fashion.
Led at first by a small group of artisan bespoke-bike builders, the original custom steel bikes proved so popular that factory models have followed. For example, Ottawa’s Steelwool bicycles was born in 2006 when Thom Johnson and Will Ficner, frustrated with the lack of quality steel bicycles, decided to do something about it and … More