Water Sports

10/24/2024 |  Barcelona won’t repeat as host of the America’s Cup (Associated Press (AP)) BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona is not interested in repeating as host of the America’s Cup.
“It doesn’t make sense to try to build on the success” of the two-month regatta, city hall official Jordi Valls said.
Barcelona won’t bid for the 38th America’s Cup after Emirates Team New Zealand won its third straight cup on Saturday. That meant New Zealand will again organize the next cup, including picking a venue.

10/17/2024 |  BRP Inc. to Sell Off its Marine Businesses Excluding Sea-Doo (SGB UPDATE) BRP, Inc. is initiating a process for selling its Marine businesses—Alumacraft, Manitou, Telwater (Quintrex, Stacer, Savage and Yellowfin), and Marine parts, accessories and apparel. This process excludes all activities related to its Sea-Doo personal watercraft, Sea-Doo Switch pontoons and jet propulsion systems.

9/23/2024 |  BRP Expands Presence in Palm Bay, Inaugurates New Design & Innovation Center (SGB UPDATE) BRP, Inc., the parent company of the Ski-Doo, Sea-Doo and Lynx power sports brands, has opened its Design & Innovation Center in Palm Bay, FL, continuing its regional expansion. The company said the center will contribute to design advancements for the marine industry.
“At BRP, innovation runs deep in our DNA, and we are passionate about delivering outstanding riding experiences to our customers all over the world,” said José Boisjoli, president and CEO of BRP, Inc. “Our Palm Bay site plays a pivotal role in our innovation journey, and, this is why, over the last few years, we have invested more than 15 million US $ in this facility.”

8/1/2024 |  Tahiti’s youth surf culture gets a boost as island hosts the Paris Olympics (Associated Press (AP)) TEAHUPO’O, Tahiti (AP) — As the heavy, barrel-shaped waves of Teahupo’o, Tahiti — where the Paris Olympics surfing competition is being held — crashed in the distance, another, smaller surf session was underway just off the shore.
“Go, go, go!” one lanky teenager with sun-bleached hair yelled in French to another, sitting on their surfboards in the ocean. “Allez, allez!”

8/1/2024 |  Biggest, most diverse fleet in Olympic sailing gets ready to hit the water (Associated Press (AP)) MARSEILLE, France (AP) — The biggest and most diverse fleet of the 2024 Olympics’ sailing events, the one-person dinghy, is scheduled to hit the water Thursday in sweltering Marseille.
The small, white-sailed boats — formerly known as lasers, now called ILCA 6 for women and ILCA 7 for men — go slower, sail deeper into the water and have a less spectacular design than many other vessels in the Olympic marina.