Water Sports

2/10/2025 |  Britain's Fletcher signals America's Cup intentions with first SailGP win (Reuters Sports) LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Dylan Fletcher had points to prove as well as to notch up on the leaderboard with his first event win as Britain's SailGP skipper at the weekend in Sydney, not least showing he could do it 'flying solo'.
Ben Ainslie, who led Britain's most successful America's Cup campaign but was ultimately defeated by holders New Zealand in Barcelona last year, first picked Fletcher as co-helm for that event and then entrusted him with the wheel of his SailGP F50.

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!”