Kite surfing is slowly gaining popularity worldwide and one man will be attempting to set a kite surfing record for the first time from an England island later this year.
The man, Andy Ward, is set to kite surf from the Channel Islands and land in the coast of England in September this year. The place of launch will be from Alderney. Ward will then kite surf through the popular channel all the way to Poole, Dorset where he lives.
This undertaking is going to be made by Ward for a good cause. The proceeds will go to the Special Boat Service (SBS) Association, an organization that supports the families and members of the SBS.
According to reports, Ward is targeting to cover about seventy nautical miles in a trip that could last up to eight hours. Ward is an experienced kite surfer who’s been into the sport for the past three years. He’s married with three kids.
Experts said that in order for this undertaking to successfully proceed, Ward needs force five winds in order to overcome the nature’s obstacles such as daylight, tides and even air. Ward will be monitored by land and water-based team to ensure his safety.
The Billabong Pro surfing contest concluded with a bang on Wednesday with American surfer Bobby Martinez edging out Taj Burrow in an exciting final. The audience saw the two battle it out on three to five feet waves at Teahupoo.
Martinez’s win propelled him in the top 10 in the ASP World Tour rankings, zooming from number 19 to number 7 after the title win. It’s definitely a great achievement for someone who hails from Santa Barbara, California and just in the tour for only three years.
The ASP World Tour rankings revealed the continuing dominance of the Australians in surfing. Still holding the top three spots are Joel Parkinson (1st), Taj Burrow (2nd) and Mick Fanning (3rd). In a way, the win by Martinez was a stunning upset to higher seeded players.
The scores given by the judges to the two finalists were close, with Martinez getting 18.46 to Burrow’s 16.10. The American’s victory was secured after achieving a 9.73 score in one of the rounds.
The new champion said after the contest that the win was an emotional and lucky one. He stated that he was lucky enough to find a perfect wave to do his thing and that the specially designed swimwear gave him the extra smootness.
Competitors will troop to Brazil next month for the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro surfing competition.
Placid Waters, a famous location due to its three competition lakes, will hot the inaugural Global Invitational Water Skiing and Wakeboarding event next month. Placid is located in Allendale, Michigan.
This competition is expected to be memorable considering that the best wakeboarders and water skiers from all over the country will take part and fight for a chance to win a big share of the $30,000 cash prize money.
Event Organizer Mike Broadwell expressed their group’s excitement in staging the inaugural wakeboarding and waterskiing event. He added that they are also expecting competitors from other countries and are doing their best to make this competition momentous and worthy to become a yearly event.
The major sponsor of the Global Invitation is the Global Marine Insurance. Company Marketing Manager Jim Stanley said that it is a great honor to become part of this year’s event, which is expected to see famous athletes such as Marcus Brown and Chris Rossi.
The Global Invitational kicks off with an all day demo riding at the Radar Lake. The qualifying wakeboarding and waterskiing events will take place in the morning while the finals will be staged during the early evening.
A report from Jacksonville Business Journal revealed that a swimwear company based in Jacksonville and Dexter, Florida may soon start retrenching its workers due to the ongoing global financial crisis.
Venus Swimwear, with manufacturing centers in the aforementioned cities, has reportedly filed a notice in the Florida State late last week that it needs to let go of up to 240 people. This is due to American Capital Bank’s decision to pull out its financing in the company.
The workers in Dexter revealed that the company officials have already informed them that their jobs are already on the line because of this development. However, Venus officials stressed that the manufacturing plant remains open for the time being. The question remains as to how long this will continue without the swimwear company getting the much needed financing.
Venus is known for selling high quality swimwear, lingerie, bridal lingerie and women’s wear via retail stores, catalog sales and online.
The global financial crisis has affected major and minor business all over the world. The clothing industry is one of those who were hit heavily with this occurrence since consumers nowadays are tightening their belts when it comes to buying commodities.
The Israel Tax Authority has reportedly filed a case against Gottex Models, Ltd., makers of mens and womens swimwear, at the Rishon LeZion Magistrates Court. Included in the complaint are two of the company’s top ranking officers.
According to media reports, officers Meir Goer and Eti Levy have evaded about 6 million sheqels or $1.47 million on import duties. Goer, who was the company’s Vice President and Deputy Chief Executive officer, currently serves as a Director while Levy is the Export Procurement Manager.
Court documents revealed that from the period 2003 to 2006, the company imported mens and womens swimwear from Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey. The clothes were reportedly bought in several countries and then sent to their factories.
Based on the country’s trade agreements with the aforementioned countries, swimwear items are exempted from customs duties provided that these were manufactured from clothes produced from an exporting country. The falsifications were allegedly discovered from the statements submitted by the factories.
Gottex was founded in 1949 by Leah and Ermine Gottleib in Hungary. In 1997, Africa-Israel group acquired the company and expanded the business from producing raincoats to manufacturing mens and womens swimwear line.
The Customs and Immigration Marine Unit and the police force in Cayman Islands will start apprehending jet ski users who are violating the law. This move was announced after the authorities reported increase number of complaints from residents stating that jet skis are being part close to the shore or disturbing the nearby residents due to noises.
Courtney Myles, the Maine Unit Chief Inspector, said that a number of jet skis are being modified by owners in order to emanate more notice and power. He stressed that these already powerful machines should be used within the law in order to ensure safety of the users, the living things under the water and the residents. He said jet skis should not be used on areas designated as swimming zones and should not have a speed of more than five knots when the craft is within two hundred yards from shore.
Safety tips are also being shared to the residents on how to use the jet skis. Here are the following:
• Wear a life vest at all times
• Don’t use the jet ski under the influence of alcohol
• Must learn how to use the jet ski
• Inform someone about where you are intending to go and the estimated time of return.
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power. He stressed that these already powerful machines should be used within the law in order to ensure safety of the users, the living things under the water and the residents. He said