Humongous pumpkin ‘boat’ race features costumes, captains and a world record-breaking sailor

Humongous pumpkin ‘boat’ race features costumes, captains and a world record-breaking sailor

Give them pumpkin to talk about. Gourds and ghouls gathered in Tualatin, Oregon, for the 21st annual West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta to watch competitors turn huge pumpkins into hollowed-out floating boats. The event has been drawing large crowds to the Portland suburb since 2004. A giant pumpkin is tested ahead of a race during … Read more

‘Bro is certified insane’: Sailor influencer shocks followers after sharing wildly remote location

‘Bro is certified insane’: Sailor influencer shocks followers after sharing wildly remote location

They thought he was sending out an SOS. A modern-day adventurer had his social media followers quaking in their gumboots — thinking the sailor-influencer was stranded — after an innocent post touting his location more than thousand miles from land in every direction. The video, showing the intrepid explorer going for a swim in the South … Read more

Sailor who survived 2 months lost at sea with his dog speaks out: ‘Really didn’t think I’d make it’

Sailor who survived 2 months lost at sea with his dog speaks out: ‘Really didn’t think I’d make it’

The Australian man who spent over two months lost at sea with his dog when his storm-damaged boat drifted over 1,000 miles from shore spoke out as he set foot on land for the first time on Tuesday. Tim Shaddock, 51, who was rescued by a Mexican tuna boat over the weekend alongside his dog … Read more