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You can sail for two weeks from Galveston across the Atlantic Ocean and to Barcelona, Spain, on Royal Caribbean's 3,114-passenger Voyager of the Seas

It's the bargain of the year for Texas cruisers:
You can sail for two weeks from Galveston across the Atlantic Ocean and to Barcelona, Spain, on Royal Caribbean's 3,114-passenger Voyager of the [...]

Strong winter winds have kept the two America's Cup boats in port for three days this week, but the first race remains scheduled for February 8.

Photo courtesy BMW Oracle
The last court challenge—BMW Oracle contending the Alinghi's sail was not constructed in its home country as specified by the rules—has yet to be settled, but both [...]

There are two forms of climbing: the sport (left) and classical (right). (Credit: SINC / Col. John Corcuera (left) and Romero et al (right).)

ScienceDaily (Jan. 11, 2010) — The maximum time an athlete is able to continue climbing to exhaustion may be the only determinant of his/her performance. A new European study, led by researchers [...]

A transponder on the skier's leg measures their precise speed, allowing the researchers to establish which wax makes the skis go faster. (Credit: Copyright Fraunhofer IWM)

ScienceDaily (Jan. 11, 2010) — You couldn't have asked for a better day for a competition. It's minus five degrees, the sun's shining and there's not a breath of wind. [...]

ON A bright day in 1912, an Austrian tailor named Franz Reichelt jumped off the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. This was no suicide attempt. Reichelt was wearing a special overcoat of his own design that was supposed to let him glide gently to the ground. Sadly, it didn't work. As the crowd watched and [...]

TORONTO (Reuters) – A Canadian truck driver has been fined for smoking in his vehicle because it is considered his workplace, a police spokeswoman said on Friday.

A police officer saw the 48-year-old trucker driving on a highway in southwestern Ontario with a cigarette in his mouth on Wednesday, and gave him a C$305 ($290) ticket.
The [...]

NEW YORK, NY.- This October, The Arctic Circle will embark on its first expedition into the High Arctic, with a collective of eighteen juried professionals aboard an ice-class, scientific research sailing vessel. The traditionally rigged 150’ Schooner will host a crew comprising international artists, architects and scientists that will set [...]

Mirsky Racing Team crash into BlackMatch. Aarhus, 12 September 2009. Photo copyright JeffSpence

[Source: Mirsky Racing Team] After a full on day of racing, MRT are now sitting one up in the semi finals over Sweden’s Mattias Rahm.

MRT had to win 3 races from their remaining 6 of the round robin, which they just managed, [...]

Highlights of the third day of the Danish Open. Aarhus, 12 September 2009.
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Great Britain’s Nick Dempsey and Marina Alabau of Spain are on top of the windsurfing world after claiming their first ever world titles at the RS:X World Championships in Weymouth and Portland on Thursday (10 September). 

Windsurfing world golds for Great Britain and Spain
Alabau adds the World gold to the European crown she won at Tel [...]