More than 70,000 spectators flooded La Rochelle’s old port this Saturday afternoon for the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2013 kick-off in France. In a sunny La Rochelle the 29-year-old Russian Artem Silchenko achieved his premiere goal — a victory ahead of reigning World Series champion Gary Hunt and former Olympic diver Blake Aldridge, both from England. The fifth season of the sport’s most prestigious series of competitions got underway at possibly the scariest location of them all as the cliff divers mounted the platform on the historic Saint Nicolas Tower 27.5m above the 12?c chilly waters of the Bay of Biscay.
Current World Tour surfer, Owen Wright and former World Tour surfer, Phil MacDonald joined forces with Surfing NSW last Friday to develop the Shire’s next generation of surfing champions.
The junior boys development camp supported by Sutherland Shire Council and Tradies, was designed to facilitate a range of training and development techniques for the male surfers who finished in the top of their regional titles recently. Wright and MacDonald articulated key insights of … More
Parks Canada officials closed part of the Banff townsite Saturday, a day after receiving a call from a man who fought off a cougar with a skateboard after the animal knocked him to the ground.
The north side of the townsite along both sides of the Canadian Pacific rail line, between Norquay Road and the Compound Road, is off limits until further notice.
Those who violate the notice face … More