Water Sports

7/24/2024 |  Kayak cross makes Olympic debut (Associated Press (AP)) Kayak cross is another new kid on the block at the Paris Olympics.
Why it matters: For the first time in Olympic history, athletes will compete in a sprint race combining kayak and canoe slalom disciplines.
How it works: Athletes will race against one another and the clock through an obstacle course with up and downstream gates (or buoys).

• Four athletes compete at once and are launched off a ramp over 2 meters above the water to start.

7/22/2024 |  The Palm Beaches to Host Major Watersports Event at Shark Wake Park (SportsTravel) The Palm Beach County Sports Commission will host the 2024 World Wake Association Wake Park National Championships at the Shark Wake Park inside Okeeheelee Park.
The event, in partnership with World Wake Productions, will take place from August 8–11. It marks the first time the event will be hosted in The Palm Beaches.

7/16/2024 |  The wave “at the end of the road": A look at the unique features of the Olympic Games surf spot (Associated Press (AP)) This month some of the world’s best surfers will travel to Tahiti, French Polynesia, to compete for Olympic gold on what is known as one of the heaviest waves in the world. Called Teahupo’o, the wave has unique properties that make it difficult to ride, having claimed the life of at least one surfer. Here’s a look at the dynamics of the wave and the 2024 Paris Olympics surfing competition. 

7/16/2024 |  The wave “at the end of the road": A look at the unique features of the Olympic Games surf spot (Associated Press (AP)) This month some of the world’s best surfers will travel to Tahiti, French Polynesia, to compete for Olympic gold on what is known as one of the heaviest waves in the world. Called Teahupo’o, the wave has unique properties that make it difficult to ride, having claimed the life of at least one surfer. Here’s a look at the dynamics of the wave and the 2024 Paris Olympics surfing competition. 

7/15/2024 |  Diego Botin steers Spain to SailGP’s $2M championship against heavyweights Slingsby and Burling (Associated Press (AP))

Spain’s Diego Botin stunned heavyweights Tom Slingsby of Australia and Peter Burling of New Zealand by brilliantly steering Los Gallos to victory in SailGP’s $2 million, winner-take-all Grand Final on San Francisco Bay on Sunday.