Water Skiing

About 250 students at a middle school in Rocky Mount are ready to hit the water this summer at nearby Smith Mountain Lake.     They were certified to operate a jet ski or drive a motorized boat.     In 2007, the Virginia General Assembly enacted a law...

It's a New Year's Day tradition in Port Sheldon. The Grand City Show Skiers took to the water despite the season and cold temperatures. People as young as nine up to 60 years old, usually brave the weather. Enthusiasts don their wet suits, skis and ride...

 The Aqua Addicts have talked about having a home of their own for at least five years.  The search was difficult. “There's just not very many lakes in the area,” explains board member Jess Koehler.  But the water ski show team has finally...

NEWPORT BEACH — It's an unlikely place to find something out of a science-fiction novel. Next to the Balboa Boat Yard, where hulky trawlers are hauled out for repairs and rusted containers are stacked high above corrugated metal gates, is a...

French Jet Ski champion Frank Zapata has unleashed his latest idea — the Fly Board. Zapata, who invented the JetLav, a jet pack that allows people to fly over the water has developed a cheaper version (the JetLav will set you back about $100,000)...

Editor's note: June Casagrande's column on language and usage ran in the Daily Pilot until 2005. We're pleased to welcome her back. Her column will run Saturdays. * If you've ever watched a man eating lobster, a number of things might have run through...

These parks have something for everyone -- picnic grounds, swings, slides and more. All of Florida's state parks offer a wide variety of scenery and activities, while the larger regional parks have their own share of attractions. 1. John D. MacArthur...

A Muskegon county man, Timothy Graves, 23, plead no contest to killing an animal protected under state law. Graves was sentenced to community service, he'll be working at an animal shelter and will face fines. Graves was charged under the Department...

A Virginia man has been charged in connection with the July 2 boating death of a former Hagerstown woman, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission said this week. Jay H. Fowler Sr., 72, of Colonial Beach, Va., was charged Tuesday with one count each of...

When Alex Otte was standing in line with about 100 other fans waiting in line hoping to get an autograph from Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari during his summer camp, a man she did not know asked her what happened that caused her to have a...

A personal flotation device was credited with saving a man's life following a jet ski accident Thursday. According to officials, the accident happened around 4:25 p.m. at Geist Reservoir. Several boaters assisted the injured man after they heard the...

CARLSBAD, Calif. - Kyle Lancon races behind a boat that has a 300-horsepower outboard engine that can reach speeds up to 85 miles per hour, which doesn’t leave much room for error. So when Lancon falls, he falls hard. “I've broken my back,...