Leisure Toy Reviews http://leisure-toys.com/blog Reviews of Boats, Motorcycles and other Fun Machines Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:36:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Joe Bar One Unlimited Motorcycle Racing http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeisureToysBlog/~3/504434291/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/joe-bar-one-unlimited-motorcycle-racing/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:36:02 +0000 Stan http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/joe-bar-one-unlimited-motorcycle-racing/ - Original article from: http://TheKneeslider.com - The Kneeslider -
Not too many months ago I suggested motorcycle racing without rules as a way to avoid disqualifying winners because of some arcane technical violation. Quite a few of you liked the idea, those opting for rules of some sort usually focused on a few minimal [...]

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]]> http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/joe-bar-one-unlimited-motorcycle-racing/feed/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/joe-bar-one-unlimited-motorcycle-racing/ Cabo de Hornos para Michel Desjoyeaux con Foncia @ Juanpa Cadario http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeisureToysBlog/~3/503464457/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/cabo-de-hornos-para-michel-desjoyeaux-con-foncia-juanpa-cadario/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:36:03 +0000 Stan http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/cabo-de-hornos-para-michel-desjoyeaux-con-foncia-juanpa-cadario/ Fuente info VGGoodbye Pacific, hello Atlantic0500 HRS GMT. Rankings, (FRA, unless stated)(FRA unless stated)1. Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) at 7017.4 miles to finish2. Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement) at + 120.4 miles 3. Jean Le Cam (VM Matériaux) at + 481.9 miles 4. Vincent Riou (PRB) + 713.4 miles5. Armel Le Cléac’h (Brit Air) + 727 miles Selected International 6. Sam Davies, GBR, (ROXY) at + 2108.7 miles 8. Brian Thompson, GBR, (Bahrain Team Pindar) at + 2761 miles 9. Dee Caffari, GBR, (AVIVA) at + 2957.3 miles 11. Steve White, GBR, (Toe in the Water) at + 3716 miles12. Rich Wilson, USA, (Great American III) at + 4838.3 miles 13. Norbert Sedlacek, AUT, (Nauticsport-Kapsch) at + 5853.9 miles IN SHORT WORDS- Michel Desjoyeaux (Foncia) rounds Cape Horn at 0310h (UTC)- Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environment) currently just 80 miles from tip of South America- International Jury announces redress for Sam Davies (Roxy, GBR) and Marc Guillemot (Safran)At 0310 this morning (UTC), leader Michel Desjoyeaux on Foncia rounded Cape Horn after 56 days, 15 hours and 08 minutes of racing — a little faster than the time taken in 2004 to reach the Horn (56d 17h 13’), even though this year’s route has been extended by some 1200 miles. Foncia is the first boat to exit the Pacific and enter the Atlantic Ocean — and begin the final climb north to the finish line. Direct Link

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]]> http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/cabo-de-hornos-para-michel-desjoyeaux-con-foncia-juanpa-cadario/feed/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/cabo-de-hornos-para-michel-desjoyeaux-con-foncia-juanpa-cadario/ New Year Update - Zac @ Zac Sunderland http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeisureToysBlog/~3/502327549/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/new-year-update-zac-zac-sunderland/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:36:02 +0000 Stan http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/new-year-update-zac-zac-sunderland/ Self portrait with birthday camera Hey All!Well after pushing myself and Intrepid to our limits to cross the Indian Ocean before cyclone season this season, I have had a much needed break. I have been surfing and skateboarding, sightseeing and visiting friends. I’ve been in touch with a few old friends as well like Chris from Moana who is back to the grind in Australia after he and his father bought a boat in San Diego and sailed it back to Cairns. We initially met in Honolulu and had kept in touch until the Torres Strait. It was great to catch up and think back to our early days at sea together. I am feeling rested and am now preparing Intrepid to round the Cape of Good Hope. Dad has made his flight arrangements with the great help of John Gezelius who has offered who knows how many frequent flyer miles to get him here! You will be glad to know that I have also been working with a nutritionist, Dave Grotto, via my relationship with sponsor Produce for Kids on preparing a shopping list for my looooong passage to the Panama Canal. Hopefully this will mean that I will have plenty of the right foods to keep me going strong for what could take more than 6 weeks. I have 2 stops on that leg; one at an Island called St. Helena and the other at Trinidad and Tobago off of South America. From one extreme… To the other. If you have any questions about my route, there is a page dedicated to that on my web site. There have been new/old questions regarding my record attempt in relation to other records including that of Mike Perham. These questions are also answered on the site under the FAQs section. I hope it is clear that I am attempting to be the youngest solo circumnavigator. I am cruising and not racing. I am not being ratified by the World Speed Council in the UK. They would have verified my trip but with the short time before my departure and the great cost it would entail, we were not able to do so. Mike Perham, Jesse Martin and David Dicks attempted a solo, non-stop and unassisted circumnavigation. We welcome your questions and input regarding this. Ship off of Durban I The FAQs have been updated recently thanks to Marilyn Simcox who keeps track of all of your questions from the blog while I am at sea and saves them for me. Also, on this page is a small spec sheet on Intrepid and her equipment and upgrades. The Supporters page was recently (finally) updated. If you don’t see your name and it should be on there - let us know at marianne@zacsunderland.com. Ship off of Durban II @PBSTAR: Robin Graham and his circumnavigation in the 60’s was in large part my inspiration for this trip. In fact, my route is nearly exactly the same as his except that he was fortunate … Direct Link

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]]> http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/new-year-update-zac-zac-sunderland/feed/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/new-year-update-zac-zac-sunderland/ GLENN ASHBY WINS A-CLASS PRE-WORLDS @ High Octane One Designs http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeisureToysBlog/~3/501201946/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/glenn-ashby-wins-a-class-pre-worlds-high-octane-one-designs/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:36:05 +0000 Stan http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/glenn-ashby-wins-a-class-pre-worlds-high-octane-one-designs/ Five times A-Cat World Champion Glenn Ashby reminded everyone just why he is the A-Cat King today. He has produced a dominating display in the five race Australian A-Cat titles on Lake Macquarie. His scorecard was 1, 1,3,3,1 - an impressive result in an 85 boat fleet.The vertically [...] Direct Link

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]]> http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/sail-melb-sailing-footage-sailogs/feed/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2009/01/sail-melb-sailing-footage-sailogs/ Kawasaki Pulling Out of MotoGP? http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeisureToysBlog/~3/499399615/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2008/12/kawasaki-pulling-out-of-motogp/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:36:02 +0000 Stan http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2008/12/kawasaki-pulling-out-of-motogp/ - Original article from: http://TheKneeslider.com - The Kneeslider -
Kawasaki has not yet made it official but the news is flying all over the European web sites that Kawasaki is pulling out of MotoGP. Evidently, the same high costs of racing while doing business in a slow economy that have prompted Honda to pull [...]

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]]> http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2008/12/kawasaki-pulling-out-of-motogp/feed/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2008/12/kawasaki-pulling-out-of-motogp/ New : Day 51 round up @ Vendee Globe http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeisureToysBlog/~3/499005460/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2008/12/new-day-51-round-up-vendee-globe/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:36:03 +0000 Stan http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2008/12/new-day-51-round-up-vendee-globe/ Direct Link

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]]> http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2008/12/new-day-51-round-up-vendee-globe/feed/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2008/12/new-day-51-round-up-vendee-globe/ Moto Guzzi V7 Classic Available in the US http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeisureToysBlog/~3/498110987/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2008/12/moto-guzzi-v7-classic-available-in-the-us/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:36:03 +0000 Stan http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2008/12/moto-guzzi-v7-classic-available-in-the-us/ - Original article from: http://TheKneeslider.com - The Kneeslider -

Some of you may have noticed by now that Moto Guzzi is bringing the V7 Classic to the US after all. This was another case of a very nice standard bike being introduced in other markets but not in the States. When we wrote about [...]

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]]> http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2008/12/forced-to-abandon-vende-globe-after-valiant-attempt-to-win-the-toughest-of-all-sporting-challenges-team-ellen-macarthur/feed/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2008/12/forced-to-abandon-vende-globe-after-valiant-attempt-to-win-the-toughest-of-all-sporting-challenges-team-ellen-macarthur/ The Kneeslider Has a New Look http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LeisureToysBlog/~3/496896286/ http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2008/12/the-kneeslider-has-a-new-look/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:36:04 +0000 Stan http://leisure-toys.com/blog/2008/12/the-kneeslider-has-a-new-look/ - Original article from: http://TheKneeslider.com - The Kneeslider -
The paint cans and tools are still lying all over the place but The Kneeslider has a whole new look. It’s been a couple of years since any major changes and it was time to stretch out and get a little more room.
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