Search Results for 'Water'

White-Water Canoeing Down the Road to Hell

When I was in seventh grade, our church youth group went on a white-water canoeing expedition for Spring Break. We drove up river, paired up in canoes, and then started down the river. Most of us had never done this before, but we all see [...]

Posted On : Apr, 30 2013 | Comments : 0

Lake Elmo water skiing: Council having second thoughts on ex...

The issue of water skiing is making waves in Lake Elmo. The city council is poised to reduce the hours for water skiing on its lakes -- after a unanimous vote April 16 to expand those hours. In that confrontational meeting, the council vo [...]

Posted On : Apr, 28 2013 | Comments : 0

Could a water theme revitalise the east?

Some believe projects with a water theme could help keep eastern Christchurch an important part of the city's future. JOHN McCRONE investigates. So what is the plan for east Christchurch? The west is working. The central city has its [...]

Posted On : Aug, 18 2012 | Comments : 0

Water Skiers Again Experience That "Amazing Feeling"

It was a perfect day to be out on the water and that's how many people spent it, but one group near Yutan, Nebraska got a special treat, the chance to water ski. “I haven't been skiing for several years.” Greg Anderson [...]

Posted On : Jul, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Extreme Sports Underwater Caving

The excitement of caving is a sport that many extreme sports enthusiasts have participated in and caving is becoming more popular every day. To take caving to the extreme level, underwater caving is also increasing in popularity. Explorin [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 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

Water skiers to visit Veterans Park Lagoon

Milwaukee gets reacquainted with competitive water skiing this weekend when the Malibu Open returns to Veterans Park Lagoon on Friday and Saturday. Top professional water ski athletes will compete in traditional slalom and long-distance j [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

The joys of water-skiing

Sixteen-year-old Effie Corriveau looked chilly but ecstatic when she stepped out of the Rideau River near Osgoode on Wednesday afternoon after her first water-skiing attempt ever. Family, friends and volunteers stood on the bobbing dock, [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Canada’s Llewellyn wins silver at world water skiing champio...

Canadian water skier Jaret Llewellyn of Innisfail, Alta., took the overall silver medal on Sunday at the world championships. Canada ends the competition with two medals and fifth place in the combined team standings. On Sunday, Llewellyn [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

UK water skiing championships come to Burnham-On-Sea this we...

Over 50 water skiers will be action during the two-day spectacle over the Easter weekend, as first reported here by Burnham-On-Sea.com in January. It will be the first time that the UK's national water skiing championships have been [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Ho Ho Ho! Santa Claus Is Water-Skiing To Town (Video)

Joining Santa on the Potomac River were Frosty the Snowman, a group of elves, and even the Grinch. It was the water-skiing Santa's 25th annual appearance on the water. Elsewhere in the world, locals and tourists made the most of the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 25 2010 | Comments : 0

Surf's up for Oprah's American 'water rats'

Perhaps it's a testament to Oprah Winfrey's influence, that after days of rain in Byron Bay the skies cleared when 30 of her hand-picked audience and a production crew of 15 arrived yesterday. Staying at the exclusive Byron on By [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Devries’s reputation heating up in cold water surfing

When Tofino local Pete Devries won the Cold Water Classic surfing competition in 2009, the ace veteran was little-known on the competition circuit. He’d eschewed it several years earlier to focus on free riding, and made his living [...]

Posted On : Oct, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Miromar Lakes freshwater offers water skiing oasis

Miromar Lakes’ 700 acres of aquamarine freshwater offers water-skiing enthusiasts an “inland” oasis to enjoy their sport. Residents say the vast open water of Lake Maggiore surrounded by more than three miles of white s [...]