The annual Pistol River Wave Bash is back! The world-famous windsurfing competition is set for June 17th-20th at Pistol River in Oregon, a notoriously excellent stretch of water for all kinds of water sports.  The 2010 competition is expected to reel in 100 of the nation’s best windsurfers from Maui all the way to the east coast. The double elimination rounds will happen during what officials deem to be the best days for wind and waves.















During the slow...

Well guys the bottom fishing is at its best here off the east coast. Although we can not keep any snappers or groupers right now they are thick as flies. We release all fish vented and unharmed and tag a few for research. Every trip we have had in the last month has been a great success. The weather has been great and allowed us to get out to where we want to fish and get on the big ones. The amberjack bite is also hot with thirty pound fish being the average size. As we move into march the cobia bite should get red hot as well as the Mahi Mahi (dolphinfish) fishing starting up. Don't wait to late book your trip now. Check out the web site for new pictures in the gallery. Quite your fishing and get out fishing, Capt. Jeff

Copout Offshore Fishing Charters, L.L.C.
Captain Jeff Brown
U.S.C.G. Master License
www.copoutfishing.com
jeff@copoutfishing.com
407-366-8347

Lake Powell, located in Utah right near the border of Arizona, is arguably one of the most beautiful places on earth. Even though it’s a man-made reservoir of the Colorado River (the second largest in the United States as a matter of fact), its picturesque towering red sandstone is breathtaking.

The best part of Lake Powell are the endless amounts of activities that are offered. If you’re more inclined to sit back and take in your surroundings, renting a houseboat might be right up your alley. There are houseboat...

Ever wanted to kiteboard?  Never knew where to start?

Learn the basics before you head to your first lesson.  It’s a lot easier than you think.  Hurry, the water’s warming up already!









 

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Waterskiing is pretty tough. First of all, there’s the whole issue of actually getting your body and skis upright after being partially submerged in the water, which is so challenging it could be a sport in and of itself. But once you’re up, then there’s maintaining your balance, making sure your skis don’t go askew or tip too far in either direction, avoiding the wake waves (if you’re an amateur like me), etc.

Now imagine doing all that…barefoot. I’m not making this up. Check the picture below while you clean your jaw up off the floor.

Barefooting seems to be an underground, “stick-it-to-the-water-skiers” water sport that is growing all across the United States. They do all of the same stunts and tricks as regular waterskiing, except without the ski part. In fact, it has become so popular, the 2010 American Barefoot Tournament is coming this summer. Men and women compete separately in a few different categories: tricks,...

After months and months of bickering in and out of the court, weather delays, and a medley of other obstacles, the America’s Cup race finally happened…and the Cup is coming back to the United States!

While it looked like the winds favored the Swiss Alinghi in the beginning, they later had to go far past the race lines to avoid a collision with the American USA 17. By the first mark, USA was ahead by 22 seconds and was already hitting 33 knots by the second leg. When they hit the second mark, they were already 2:44 ahead of the Alinghi. The USA sailed to the finish 5:26 ahead of the Alinghi. Victory!







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Homegrown with an important message, check out this trailer for the recently released Redfish Can’t Jump video.  







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This is truly the most bizarre thing I’ve ever heard of: the extreme coldwater swimming championship. You read that correctly. Believe it or not, there are enough people in the world who enjoy plunging into 32-37 degree water to hold a competition to find a champion.

In fact, this year there are 850 people competing in London, England. They will compete in three events which include the following:

a.) A coldwater race, a 25-meter sprint in freezing water. b.) An endurance race, where swimmers drag their bodies through 450 meters of freezing water. c.) Artistic competition, where teams perform two to five minute sketches involving storylines and costumes…IN FREEZING WATER.

There’s one rule, apparently, and that is no diving under any circumstances. Since the majority of body heat is released through the top of the head, if swimmers were to get that part of their body into freezing water, they could go into shock....

I’ve said for a while now that I’ve wanted to try parasailing, but my aversion to bodily injury has kept me from signing up thus far. That, and the searing image of an older gentleman going for a parasailing ride and having a strong gust of wind take off his swim trunks once on a trip to the beach in Florida. That’s a visual that sticks with you for a while.

After telling this to a friend, I received an e-mail with this video of parasailing mishaps, and it nearly had me falling off my chair. (Don’t worry, there’s no elderly nudity.) Now, all of us know that with proper instruction and equipment, the risk of...

If you’ve never kayaked before, imagine kayaking across a lake. Could get pretty tiring, right? Now how about kayaking across one of the longest, most treacherous rivers on earth? You’d think your arms would drop clean off your torso. Talk to Helen Skelton, a 26 year-old English children’s TV Broadcaster (with no paddling experience), who has a long rap sheet of incredible achievements. To add to her list, she has just beaten the previously set 2006 record for longest solo kayaking journey.

“Beaten” isn’t the right word, actually. “Shattered” is more appropriate. While the previous record was a mere 326.98 miles, Skelton has already paddled over 1,000 miles down the Amazon River since she started her journey three weeks ago in Nauta, Peru. She’s also broken the record for most miles kayaked in one day by a woman when she powered out 75 miles in one day. Here’s the real clincher: she’s only halfway done. She plans to kayak another 1,000 miles...