On Saturday, March 12th, stand-up paddlers from around the UAE joined together for the third annual Emirates Palace SUP Festival. Held on the pristine beach of the iconic hotel, the SUP Festival,...
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Dark Skies Challenge 2016
February 19th and 20th saw the annual Dark Skies Challenge take place in the Liwa area. Teams started arriving at Arada late afternoon on Thursday 18th, ready for an early start to driving on Friday...
Crokango, or the Deadly Kiss of the Tigerfish – The First Trip
I managed to get some of my line back when the aerial ballet started again. I felt the fish accelerate and to start out a series of stunts as spectacular as stressful. From the corner of my eye I...
In Pictures: The Penultimate Race of DMX
There are constant highlights to an event. But the most exciting is to see who will get emerge the victor. Motocross is a real action sport - watching the competition take turns and make attacks,...
Cross Chaining and Trimming your Gears: The Do’s and Don’ts
One of our most common complaints and comebacks in the workshop is the common and dreaded “cross chain”. This is a simple and innocent mistake most new cyclists make and assume its poor gear setup...
Awesome Aquariums: The Lost Chambers
When it comes to Scuba Diving, guaranteed sightings aren’t a common occurrence, and divers can go years in search of a certain sea dwelling species, often with little success, but in artificial dive...
The Curse That Rules Us All
When you watch a very experienced angler closely, you will we see the choice of lures they stick with. They only carry a few small boxes in a bag filled with lures that they know will produce for...
Paris-Sorbonne SUP Race 2016
Spanning two days and in two timeframes – day and night, the second Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi Stand-up Paddling Race saw an improvement over last year. Compared to last year’s single, 28km long...
People: Nigel Lamb
Participating in the Red Bull Air Race which saw its sizzling season opener in Abu Dhabi is Nigel Lamb, a 59-year old race pilot with the Breitling Race Team. Despite being at the age he is now, he...
Max Did It: 340 Kilometres Nonstop across the Tropic of Cancer
UAE resident Max Calderan set off on a 340km trek across the desert along the line of the Tropic of Cancer. The route, which is located in the emirate of Abu Dhabi and starts from the UAE border...