The ‘September Showdown’ for the 34th America’s Cup commences this weekend in San Francisco. Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill has cast his team as the underdog. Emirates Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker says nothing less than victory will do. Such are the storylines for the defender and challenger with the biggest race of their lives set to begin Saturday.
‘Anytime you’re the defender, there’s a target on your back,’ said the 34-year-old Spithill. ‘The challengers get together and their goal is simple: They want to come out, knock you out and take the America’s Cup off you … More
At age 3, Triston Gailey hangs ten.
Ditching his Thomas the Tank Engine T-shirt for a wetsuit and life jacket, the preschooler rides the waves with the big boys on the Central California coast.
Triston’s father, Todd Gailey, tells the San Luis Obispo Tribune (http://bit.ly/18tR9c8 ) that his son started boogie boarding with his 6-year-old sister last year … Pictures and more