Category: Ocean Sports
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Owen Wright wins Quicksilver Pro New York
Owen Wright, the 21-year-old rookie from DownUnder took out 10-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater in the final heat to win the first Quicksilver Pro New York. Thanks to hurricane Katia the surf was surprisingly good and the contest that was nearly cancelled due to hurricane Irene and doubters scoffed at (A surf contest in New York…
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Crossing the Line
Once upon a time, whenever a ship crossed the Equator, old salty sailors would perform a ritual “test” of their less-seasoned shipmates to ensure that the new crew would be capable of surviving the long and difficult days ahead. These days, on board Navy vessels and sailboats across the globe, the same tradition has evolved…
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Kelly wins in Tahiti – highlights reel
Ten time world champion Kelly Slater won the Billabong Pro Tahiti yesterday. The contest was one of the best ever held; incredible waves, epic wipeouts and free surf sessions when the contest was on hold because the waves were too big! Check out the unbelievable highlights reel below: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs0IJxOVbDs&[/youtube]
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Play Gravity – Mattias Rotten
Pay no attention to the dumb narration at the start (“If you want to to feel gravity, you have to decide either to go with it or release yourself from it”… really?!), but hang tight for some awesome paragliding and then kite surfing. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cEcysk8ce8&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
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Chopes Code Red
As hurricane Irene chugged up the east coast of North American yesterday, history was made in Tahiti with the biggest swell ever seen or surfed at Teahupoo. The Tahitian government called a rare code red (no boats allowed to leave port) and ISP contest organizers called off the Billabong Pro Tahiti for another day and…
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Billabong Pro Tahiti – Day 7 Highlights
Very heavy. Lots of insane wipeouts. And the swell is building! Watch live today here. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTm42Iq9Rb0&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
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Board’s-Eye View
Check out this awesome video of Kalani Robb surfing in slow motion! [cincopa AQPAYtan8MxR]
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Sailors for the sea
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDpPun4_53M&[/youtube] I ran across this neat organization on facebook called Sailors for the sea. They promote sustainability and ocean education in the sailing world. Their site has a nice list of tips about Clean Boating and a carbon calculator and information about offsetting carbon emissions. Speaking of sailers as ocean advocates, a group of sailors…
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5 Reason’s why surfer’s should get into kitesurfing
from Ben Wilson kiting [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/27394354[/vimeo]
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Billabong Pro Tahiti surf contest starts today
The Billabong Pro Tahiti surf contest started just a few hours ago at the famed surf break Teahupoo. The swell is 4-6 ft perfect tubes and should build considerably later in the week. You can watch heats live here. Watch highlights from yesterdays warm up session: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AiTTNLzwNg&[/youtube]