Watersports blog

A sixteen-year old teenager trying to break a solo sailing attempt around the world was reportedly missing in the Indian Ocean located about two thousand miles east of Madagascar. This development was reported by the family of 16-year old Abby Sunderland, a resident of Thousand Oaks, California.

The young sailor left her home alone last January 23 via her sailboat named “Wild Eyes.” On Thursday, she lost her satellite phone contact with her family. She did set off her emergency beacons which triggered rescue efforts from Australian, French and United States governments.

Sunderland was attempting to beat the world record as the youngest sailor to ever circumnavigate the world. This title was held her brother Zac, the one who clinched the title for a brief time last year.

Search efforts are being done by the authorities to find the young sailor. Her family is concerned but hopeful that Sunderland’s advanced training will put her through the ordeal.

A highly-extreme cliff diving competition has taken place at the edge of a ninety feet deep sinkhole in Mexico. Several competitors flocked to the remote part of this country to take part in the “Cliff Diving World Series.”

Participants performed their best stunts with others reaching speeds of forty miles per hour before plunging the dark waters of Cenote Ik Kil.

The champion of this high adrenaline event was Gary Hunt of Southampton. He pulled off a Triple Quad stunt, considered one of the most difficult dives in the world.

The event, sponsored by Red Bull, lasted for 2 days. It took longer for each competitor to try and get up the cliff for succeeding rounds.

Hunt scored 373.85 in total. He outperformed Silchenko by more than ten points. Coming in third place is defending champion Duque.

Missoula-based entrepreneur Cat Thordarson surprised everyone in the town when she ventured into an unlikely form of business – providing swimwear such as bikinis.

Thordarson designs sexy swimwear based on her clients’ preferences. The items come up in different shapes and sizes. She also welcomes custom made orders.

The decision paid off for the Entrepreneur because the editors of popular magazine Sports Illustrated is reportedly impressed with her designs and may likely avail of her services to dress up the models for the magazine’s next issue.

Thordarson said in the interview that the editors of the magazine were impressed by her design. She said that the meeting was initially about delivery of the bikinis but it turned out to be a long interview with promising results.

The young entrepreneur graduated with a degree in apparel merchandise, design and production from Iowa State University.

Stafford and Stone Canoe Club member Mark Proctor secured his place at the prestigious European and World Canoe Slalom Championships which will take place in Great Britain next month after placing runner up at the canoeing national trials held in Nottingham.

The canoeing star will be undergoing rigid training for a month in anticipation of the event in Bratislava. The top three players in the trials have secured their place in the championships.

Proctor has already signed up to become part of the World Championships in Slovenia in September this year. The young canoeing artist is excited to have gotten these opportunities along the way.

He said that he has always maintained his high standards in order to achieve quality results on his performances. He aims to finish in the world’s top ten so that he can take part in competitions in the big stages.