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The news came during the night. Anne Quéméré was forced to abandon the Adrien Challenge of crossing the Pacific by kite and without assistance. "I must take this unfortunate decision and it is one of the most difficult taken in my lifetime" stated Anne, during the night.
Kiteboarders Louis Tapper and Alistair Quinn have crossed the notoriously treacherous Cook Strait by kite and raised money for the Wellington-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
A kitesurfer sustained multiple broken bones, a Larchville resident was provided with temporary accommodation, and a motorist had a miraculous escape from serious injury as a ‘mini tornado’ wreaked havoc in the city and county last Saturday.
David Sheridan, 42, was riding his kiteboard while lurking in the water, just a few feet below, was a whale.
Bergen-based Wilson ASA has become the first Norwegian shipping company to order SkySails propulsion.
The Lüderitz Speed Challenge 2008 is finished, and it was a triumph, both for the competitors, who broke almost every record there was to break, and for the organizers, ESF Events, who not only proved that the speed strip in Lüderitz is one of the best speed sailing destinations in the world, but that a world-class, WSSRC sanctioned event could be successfully run here.