Tag: Watersports

Sailing with Giants: TUDOR Heritage Black Bay

Setting sail from the city in search of migratory whales with the aid of the time-tested marine chronometer

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Nestled in the shadow of the newly erected One World Trade Center on the shores of the Hudson River, lies the home of the often overlooked community of NYC sailors. The city is home to prime sailing conditions for much of the year and from late summer through the fall, pods of humpback whales migrate along New York’s Atlantic shore. Exchanging manmade behemoth skyscrapers for …

CHV: Kawasaki Jet Ski Assembly Line

The surprisingly complex process behind creating the jet-propelled personal watercraft

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The third video from our visit to Kawasaki‘s labyrinthine production facility covers their jet ski assembly line. Perhaps unknown to most water-faring hobbyists, constructing a jet ski is a rather complicated process involving a multitude of impressive industrial processes. The most compelling is the 3,000 ton custom press which almost instantaneously converts flexible fiberglass fabric into a resilient hull.