The world's biggest wing ever made (190ft long)

November 10th, 2009

And they put it on a boat.

BMWOracle Hard Wing Sail

For scale, the boat is ~113 ft long I think.
More pictures at Sailing Anarchy and the Official BMW Oracle Racing Blog.


Snow Kayaker

It’s exactly as the description reads: AWESOME. He has a lifejacket on! How can you fail?!

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Granite Peak Bans Snowboarders From “Skier Only” Terrain

The resort, which boasts five terrain parks that president and owner Charles Skinner says are used almost exclusively by snowboarders, has been hearing from a “growing chorus of skiers requesting a few ’skier only’ runs,” says Skinner. So ban skiers from the terrain park then? Nobody says skiers can’t go into the terrain park.

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Nicest guy in skateboarding.

Kind of refreshing when you meet somebody that’s never got anything bad to say about anything. Via Pierre Wikberg.

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Kid Stuck in Skate Bowl

Useless kid fail on so many levels.

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Solilochairliftquist

I don’t know about you, but my brain sounds like this when I’m on the chairlift too. Except not as deadpan. Winter Goal #8385: Say “Nice air” as much as possible.

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These boots are made for walking shredding...

October 15th, 2009

…and that’s just what they’ll do.
DC Shoes Judge boot '09

One of these days these boots are gonna shred all over you!
mountain


Inspired Bicycles - Danny MacAskill April 2009

The flare off the tree was so steezy.

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Kid Shreds on Accordion

This kid is amazing. Side note: “I look away from the camera so I don’t have to breathe onto my accordion” <– this comment made my day.

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Cross Country Snowboarding

There’s two things I know in this world: I know flat ground and I know my board. Backside Skootch is going to be ‘the’ trick this year.

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