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At 15:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Sunday 29 January, the double-handed Global Ocean Race (GOR) fleet started Leg 3 from Wellington, New Zealand, to Punta del Este, Uruguay, with a 6,200-mile course of around 30 days through the Pacific Ocean, around Cape Horn and through the South Atlantic ahead of the five Class40s. Shortly after 13:00 local time, the Class40s motored out of Queens Wharf – the fleet’s base for almost one month – and into Lambton Harbour followed by a spectator armada of motorboats, sailing yachts and dinghies. While the fleet milled in Lambton Harbour around the start ...

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We are proud to be bringing you a 3 part update from Helly Hansen ambassador Samson Danniels and his qwest for X-Games Gold in Mono X. Over the next few days look for his account of training, qualifying and everything surrounding this year's Winter X-Games: Part 1: I’ve been in Aspen for three days. The gruesome travel day to get here involved three hours of driving, four airports, three flights with heavy turbulence and a border crossing without a passport. When my support man and I finally got into Aspen we sampled a great meal and a well deserved cold ...

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Snatch Goblins’ Max Stanley and Chris Hinkley scored first place at Keystone Ski Resort’s Big Mountain Battle by a mere two seconds.The pair crossed the finish line at 2:26:02 hours, barely beating out Sergeant Hulka’s Brian Andzejewicz and Phil Tuttle who took second place with a time of 2:26:04. Gnar Gnar’s Eric Lundeen and Cliff Rosell nailed third place with a time of 2:35:34.Team Snatch Goblins won $2,000 worth of Helly Hansen gear and free entry to the final Battle in the Bowls in Aspen/Snowmass on March 27.Helly Hansen’s Big Mountain Battle is a unique event that challenges two-person teams ...

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“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get,” remarked Richard Mason referring to yet another change in weather as we were sailing out of the Singapore straights. It was slightly strange the sight of the city almost tricked you into thinking that was the final destination. The bright luminous lights that towered high in the sky from the skyscrapers lit up the night sky and highlighted a smoggy haze that lay over the city. There was a certain excitement in Tigers eyes when he said almost under his breath, “we are getting closer, ...

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Helly Hansen wants to congratulate our ambassador Jackie Paaso on her huge win at the Chamonix stop of the Freeride World Tour. Here is her recap of the event and be sure to check out the video of her line! About a week ago I had arrived in Chamonix, France for the second stop of the Freeride World Tour. I was coming off a disapointing finish at the first stop in Revelstoke and was hoping to redeem myself. On arrival day we were informed that there would be some weather days. I was hoping that would mean a ...

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Often in sailing when at a regatta you will hear the locals give an excuse about the bad weather or breeze that is “ it’s not normally like this…” Well that was all that was going through my head as we set up to start the second part of the leg 3 out of the Maldives. This time though I wasn’t talking about the weather, I was talking about the Volvo Ocean Race. Because we had not been a part of the sprint leg into Abu Dhabi this was my first experience in four Volvo’s of such a start. Jack ...

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At around 1130 boat time on 18th January, SANYA LAN crossed the Equator and the four Equatorial Virgins got to meet the King of the Ocean. For Dave, Cam, Tiger and myself it has been a long time coming having missed out on leg one. There was a noticeable sense of nervousness on board, as no one quite knew what to expect. The GPS hit 0’00. 00 on latitude and King Neptune and his faithful assistant Codfish emerged from down below to greet the first time crossers. The four of us were bound together and tied to the stern of ...

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Win 2 days in Alesund and 5 days in Stranda for 2 people, including 5 day ski pass and ski hire, a 1 day off-piste ski experience, direct flights from the UK and 7 days car hire.

To enter, simply visit the link below and answer the simple question:

http://community.cotswoldoutdoor.com/fjordnorway/

The competition closes on the 3rd February 2012.

Terms & Conditions Apply. Winner must take the trip between 10th & 17th March 2012.

The prize draw is open to residents of the United Kingdom only age 18 and over.

GOOD LUCK!

We just received an update from Helly Hansen Ambassador and Freeride World Tour competitor Jackie Paaso: I arrived in Revelstoke, B.C. after a few days on the road up from snowless Lake Tahoe. Reine Barkered and I first stopped off in Bellingham, WA to meet up with Grant Gunderson from the Ski Journal to hopefully get some shooting in. Unfortunately we didn't arrive there until New Years Eve. We had missed the good snow at Mt. Baker by a few hours. The group still headed out on New Years day hoping the forecast was going to be wrong and that ...

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17 days after incurring rigging damage which forced them to suspend racing and head to Fort Dauphin in Madagascar, Team Sanya plan to resume racing tomorrow morning, Saturday 7th January at 0800 approximately, as they pledge to complete Leg Two Stage One of the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race. This team have proved yet again their determination and skill in overcoming significant set-backs and getting back into the race within unbelievably short timescales. In Leg One, after hitting an unidentified under water object, they incurred hull damage and had to ship the boat to Cape Town and carry out a major ...

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