Sunday, September 2, 2012

CLIFF DIVERS ...in BOSTON ?



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 For a second year
Red Bull
comes to Boston for a dramatic showing of
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World Series
Cliff Diving!
 
 
 
The sponsors even brought the cliff. Check out this structure built 95 feet about the water!
 
Attached to the Institute of Contemporary Art building in Boston's south end, this 'cliff ' towered over the harbor offering a perfect perch for the divers who had
'the courage to make the plunge'
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Cliff Diving statistics include:
The crowd gathered, slowly at first
then reached approximately two thousand +.
 
People came from all over to watch these brave divers compete.
The crowd grew ever larger as the day went on and the events were about to begin.
People came on foot... 



.....and in boats.

...all kinds of boats !

...waiting for the action to begin
                         the crowd grew even larger...
 
....  even larger !
 
 
Space was limited as the tide came in....
 
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The judges assembled, and took their positions.
 

"Greg" Louganis is an American Olympic diver and author who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games on both the springboard and platform.
Yes, that is ....
GREG LOUGANIS
 
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 ... and the divers line-up...
 




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A view from the top !

The reporter stands on the edge....

the crowd below awaits....
Let the diving begin !
 

 
.... all in a days fun !
 
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