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Long Board and Wake Board
May 12 , 2008
Surf’s up!
It’s time again for wipeouts and radical moves! And what better venue to show off your skills than in one of our areas many surfing competitions!
The Florida Surfing Association’s Longboard Classic will be held Saturday May 24th at Jax Pier. And with $1000 at stake, the area’s best surfers are sure to come out and play!
Registration fees for the event are $25 per competition, and all age ranges will be included in the event. You are encouraged to register before the event, but same day event registration (with a late fee) will be available assuming space permits. To register online, visit http://www.floridasurfing.org/id86.html
If Wake Boarding is more your style, than get ready for June! The ‘Wake-n-skate’ will be held June 21stnd at the Okeeheelee Park in West Palm Beach. Amateur and Professional Wake boarders are encouraged to enter and participate and attendance is expected to be large, as marketing efforts have already begun, and there are expected to be at least 50-75 participants. There will also be giveaways, raffles, autograph signings and lots of other activities for those not entering in the contest. The competition is expected to last from 10am-6pm each day! Registration fees are $75, and you can register on their website: http://sfwake.com/2008/05/06/june-wake-n-skate-rail-jam-event/#more-257.
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Shark gets a poke in the eye
May 12 , 2008
Australian swimmer duels with shark
An Australian swimmer says he survived a mauling by a 16-foot shark by wrestling with the beast, finally getting free by poking it in the eye.
The shark, believed to be a great white, seized Jason Cull by the left leg as he was swimming at Middleton Beach in southwestern Australia on Saturday.
The shark was one of three that swimmers reported seeing at the beach Saturday. Officials closed the beach after the attack.
From his hospital bed where he was treated for deep lacerations, Cull, 37, told reporters Sunday he saw a shadow moving in the water just before the attack and mistook it for a dolphin.
"It was much bigger than a dolphin when it came up," Cull said. "It banged straight into me — I realized what it was, it was a shark.
"I sort of punched it, and it grabbed me by the leg and dragged me under the water," he said. "I just remember being dragged backwards underwater. I felt along it, I found its eye and I poked it in the eye, and that's when it let go."
Tom Marron, a spokesman for the lifeguards at the beach, said volunteer lifesaver Joanne Lucas leapt into the water to help Cull after swimmers at the beach started panicking when they saw Cull struggling.
"She heard the cries and splashing and knew they needed assistance and just went straight in," Marron said.
"She got hold of the injured swimmer and brought him back to shore," he said. "There was a fairly comprehensive mauling of his left leg, lost a lot of his calf, severe lacerations."
Last month, a shark killed a 16-year-old surfer off Australia's eastern coast.
In April we posted a blog about how to defend yourself from sharks, looks like Jason has been reading our blog. (read here)
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154 million in cargo Dockwise
May 10 , 2008
Super Ship Yacht Express Sets Off on Maiden Spring Voyage
Yacht Express Spring Maiden Voyage
Dockwise Ltd., the parent company of The Dockwise Group of companies (the "Dockwise Group"), announces that Dockwise Yacht Transport's (DYT) newest ship, the 687.5-foot (209 meter) Yacht Express, left Ft. Lauderdale with a full load of cargo: $154 million worth of private luxury yachts. Headquartered in
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida , DYT is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dockwise Ltd., the global leader in maritime transports and installation.
The largest vessel of its kind in the world, Yacht Express, was purpose-built at Yantai Raffles Shipyard in China with a semi-submersible dock bay that allows yachts of any size to be safely floated on and off as cargo. "We’re proud to announce this first run of the Yacht Express on a regularly scheduled round-trip route between Florida and the Mediterranean" said André Goedée, CEO of Dockwise Ltd. " This typically takes 15 days each way. The super ship's size and power (it has a service speed of 18 knots) can pare down the transport time to as few as 10 days."
The float-on/float-off process is unique to DYT, which operates three other semi-submersible yacht carriers. "The first Trans-Atlantic spring voyage of Yacht Express is a great milestone for us and the yachting community," said DYT President Clemens van der Werf, "as it provides yacht owners with a state-of-the-art transport facility with additional accommodations for crew who are riding along." Yacht Express is more than 130 feet longer than DYT's other carriers and features such added amenities as complimentary cabins, an atrium with lounge bar and swimming pool, restaurant and cinema, as well as conference, media and fitness facilities.
"I'm half tempted to come back across on the ship myself in the fall," said owner John Walsey (San Francisco, California), whose first mate is accompanying Walsey's new power yacht, the 121-foot Broward named Java, on the ride across the ocean. "Or maybe I should just charge my crew members for the ride, since this is like being on a cruise ship," he joked. Walsey, who has used DYT's float-on/float-off services a half-dozen times, toured the ship while Java was being loaded. With the rising costs of diesel, he calculates that the price tag for the DYT service saves him money in the long run, not to mention time. "It also allows the rest of the crew some time off," he said, "and alleviates wear and tear on the boat and its engine."
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