For the last three years, waterfall huckster Rafa Ortiz has been sizing up the grand-daddy of them all, Niagara Falls.
Yesterday, with all the pieces in place for the historic first descent, he walked away from the 167-foot behemoth.
“I walked to the drop like I’ve done with many waterfalls in the past, looking for that last positive feeling,” the Mexican phenom said in a Facebook post. “It was not there.”
Ortiz, who ran 189-foot Palouse Falls last year … More
The PWA Alacati World Cup proved to be a tricky affair this year with light winds creating hugely challenging racing. By the end of the week five eliminations were completed on the beautiful turquoise waters of Alacati in winds ranging from 7-18 knots – meaning that the majority of the sailors were on their biggest equipment for much of the week.
Come the end of an intense week Antoine Albeau (RRD / NeilPryde) managed to … More