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12 hrs ago | WIS-TV Columbia

Kite boarder rescues struggling swimmer at Sullivan's Isl.

Mt. Pleasant dispatch confirmed with us Monday morning that a toddler in Mt. Pleasant was killed by two dogs over the weekend.

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Related Topix: Extreme Sports, Sports, Swimming

Mon May 28, 2012

24 Hours

Richard Branson offers wild ride to Premier Christy Clark

'Want a ride? Check the dress code!' Branson wrote on his personal blog, beneath a picture of a young naked woman piggybacking him while kite surfing.

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Related Topix: Extreme Sports

Evening News

Surfing, live bands and VW show, as Lifestyles Festival blows into Hunstanton for the Silver Jubilee

Lifstyles Extreme Sports and Culture Festival blows into Hunstanton this Jubilee weekend, bringing with it three days of high-octane activities, live bands and have-a-go sessions.

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Related Topix: Extreme Sports, Inline Skating

This Is Exeter

Teignmouth celebrates Armed Forces as sun brings out the crowds

The balmy weather brought hoards of holidaymakers and sun-worshippers to the beaches at the weekend as the Westcountry basked in soaring temperatures.

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Related Topix: Extreme Sports

Sun May 27, 2012

Exmouth People

RNLI_Exmouth published A hot, sunny day in Exmouth has kept the RNLI...

A hot, sunny day in Exmouth has kept the RNLI lifeboat volunteers in the town busy on Saturday 26 May.

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Related Topix: Surfing, Extreme Sports

Wed May 23, 2012

US SAILING

Statement on Kiteboarding vs. Windsurfing

Every four years, difficult decisions are made about Olympic sailing events. The choices made always leave some part of the sailing community frustrated and feeling, at least on some level, disenfranchised.

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Related Topix: Extreme Sports, Sports, Olympics

Tue May 22, 2012

Stuff.co.nz

Kitesurfing devotee hails Olympic inclusion

Raglan-based Taggart is the manager of Ozone Kites and a keen kitesurfer who admitted the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro may see him pursue the sport competitively.

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Related Topix: Extreme Sports, Sports, Olympics, Outdoor Recreation, Windsurfing, Hang Gliding

The Daily Times

Surfboard design still in Dark Ages

My daughter came home from school in California the other day, just in time for that nice little south swell we had.

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Related Topix: Surfing, Outdoor Recreation, Extreme Sports

Mon May 21, 2012

Carolina Beaches

Light Air Wavesailing, Is it the New Thing?

Parse error : syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/beachcar/public_html/wp-content/plugins/wp-custom-widget/phptext.php : eval()'d code on line 11 The introduction of Stand Up Paddle boarding a few years ago enabled a new brand of enjoyment in the ocean as well as flat water.

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Related Topix: Extreme Sports, Surfing, Outdoor Recreation

Muskegon Chronicle

Muskegon kiteboarder travels world, frequently returns to Pere Marquette

Roberto Villate of Muskegon is frequently spotted on Pere Marquette Beach riding along the lake underneath a bright white and yellow kite.

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Related Topix: Extreme Sports

Bay of Plenty Times

Training day turns real for Omanu lifeguards

What was meant to be an easy afternoon of IRB training for a group of Omanu surf lifesavers turned into a double rescue off the Mount Maunganui coast yesterday.

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Related Topix: Extreme Sports

Sun May 20, 2012

BlogHer

Kitesurfing Ireland- An extreme sport

If you have tried all sorts of extreme and exhilarating sports but couldn't find the thrill you were looking for then try Kitesurfing Ireland.

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Related Topix: Extreme Sports

Fri May 18, 2012

The New Zealand Herald

Boardsailing: Kiteboards on wave of the future

The windsurfing fraternity have got used to their place on the Games programme since 1984.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Windsurfing, Summer Sports, Tom Ashley, Extreme Sports

The New Zealand Herald

David Leggat: Windsurfers or kites Answers are blowing in wind

The International Sailing Federation this month voted 19-17 to introduce kiteboarding on to the Olympic sailing programme for Rio de Janeiro at the expense of windsurfing, which had been on the card since 1984.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Windsurfing, Extreme Sports, Sailing News, Sports, Olympics, Opinion

Thu May 17, 2012

Digital Game Developer

Kitesurfer Bruno Sroka to cross English Channel from Brittany to Plymouth Thursday May 17, 2012

After forced cancellation of his record breaking attempt to kitesurf across the English Channel, Bruno Sroka will cross Thursday Morning, May 17 from bay of St Brieuc to bay of Plymouth .

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Related Topix: Extreme Sports, Sports, Olympics

Wed May 16, 2012

South China Morning Post

Ugly scrap likely over ouster of windsurfing

Top Hong Kong official Cowen Chiu But-kau believes the International Sailing Federation's general assembly in November will turn ugly after it emerged that Spain's representative at the vote to replace windsurfing with kiteboarding at the 2016 Olympics had gone against his federation's wishes.

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Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Windsurfing, Sailing News, Extreme Sports, Sports, Olympics

The New Zealand Herald

Sailing: NZ starts quest for kiteboarding glory

Plans to rev up kiteboarding in New Zealand with an eye on the 2016 Olympics started in Auckland last night.

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Related Topix: Extreme Sports, Sports, Olympics, Outdoor Recreation, Windsurfing

BillDay.com

Gym Hero makes tracking workouts easy with the Health Graph

In honor of our participation in Health Hack Day in Stockholm later this week , I'd like to feature some European Health Graph partners over the next couple of weeks.

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Related Topix: Extreme Sports

Charleston City Paper

The folks at Air & Earth want to teach you to kiteboard

When Elea Faucheron started working for Air & Earth nine years ago, she was a kiteboard novice.

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Related Topix: Extreme Sports, Surfing, Outdoor Recreation, Charleston, SC

Tue May 15, 2012

The New Zealand Herald

Sailing: Windsurfing fury won't change vote

The row over how kiteboarding came to usurp windsurfing for the 2016 Olympic Games is fast descending into a shambles.

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Related Topix: Olympic Sailing, Summer Sports, Extreme Sports, Sports, Olympics

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