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Surfing win part of Stairmand's game plan

Raglan's Billy Stairmand is living his surfing dream, and loving it. On Saturday the 22-year-old took out the open men's title at the national championships in Piha, which has put him in great stead for what's to come on his a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Water skiing around Manhattan for a good cause

Mary Kocy throws logic overboard when she fastens her skis and dips into the Hudson River. "I prepared by getting Hep A shots and tetanus shots," she said. That's to make sure she doesn't get sick from the water, which i [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Man held over alleged school ski trip fraud

A man has been arrested on suspicion of fraud by police investigating a company behind school skiing trips which had to be cancelled at the last minute earlier this year. Hundreds of students at schools across the country had their t [...]

Posted On : Jul, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Billy Stairmand climbs into surfing top 50

Raglan surfer Billy Stairmand has been rewarded with a top-50 world ranking for his giant-killing deeds in Australia last week where he beat the incomparable Kelly Slater. Stairmand has leaped 10 places to 48th on the ASP World Tour [...]

Posted On : Apr, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Can the Ingenuity of Big Wave Surfers Save American Manufact...

"The economy." When will it recover? And, what will it take to pull out of this nose-dive? It will take American ingenuity! Ken Thurber, author of Big Wave Surfing, Extreme Technology Development, Management, Marketing and Inve [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Snow-clad slopes make Manali a skiers' paradise

Plentiful snowfall has turned this picturesque resort town in Kullu valley into a paradise for skiers visiting from across the globe. 'Nice snow', remarked a skier from Australia who along with friends has been skiing for more th [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Yardley woman dies in NY skiing accident

The fatal ski accident was the second since January at the Windham Mountain Ski Resort in the Catskills. A Yardley woman was killed Friday after she hit a tree while skiing with friends at a resort in the Catskill Mountains. Joan Sa [...]

Posted On : Feb, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Manuel Centeno rides the big waves of Nazare

Manuel Centeno, the best Portuguese pro bodyboarder, has been training hard for the 2011 IBA World Tour. Pipeline is near and the former European champion is tuning his tricks in a very similar beach. The big waves of Nazar&eacu [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Oregon Man Dies Skiing at Anthony Lakes

A Portland, Ore. man died Thursday afternoon after striking a tree while skiing at Ski Anthony Lakes. Reed Moncsko, 24, was skiing with a friend Thursday afternoon when they became separated. Moncsko's friends set out looking for him [...]

Posted On : Jan, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Dallas woman collapses while skiing, later dies of aneurysm

A former fashion model and co-owner of a Dallas clothing store died Tuesday morning in a Denver hospital after she collapsed while skiing in Aspen, the Dallas Morning News reported. Shelley Musselman, 59, suffered a brain aneurysm, accor [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

All aboard Manly's festival of surfing

It could have been the summer of '69 as a convoy of Kombis descended upon the beach at the Manly Festival of Surfing yesterday. Thousands attended the event, which celebrates all aspects of surf culture. Festivalgoers watched surfing [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Surfing horror: Man's face impaled

With a 20cm chunk of surfboard embedded in his face, blood pouring from his wound and the sight in his left eye gone, Tom Palastanga battled his way back to shore. The 29-year-old geologist was enjoying an after-work surf at Maori Bay, n [...]

Posted On : Nov, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Man dies in canoeing accident in Ashland

A 28-year-old man drowned while canoeing in Hopkinton State Park Sunday, according to police. Firefighters said Sydney Perreira was canoeing with a relative in the Hopkinton Reservoir in the Ashland section of the park when the canoe fli [...]

Posted On : May, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Authorities: Man, 92, Says He May Have Struck Skateboarder

A 92-year-old North County man has been identified as the suspected hit-and-run driver whose car struck and killed a teenage skateboarder on a Vista street over the weekend, a sheriff's official reported Monday. Deputy Ed Macken said [...]