KiWAMi: Keeping Watson and Salomon busy What happens when two successful triathletes retire from competition? For Kiwi Craig Watson and his wife, Hélène Salomon of France, the answer was a simple one: Start a clothing company and try to produce a new generation of clothing for the sport they love. DeBoom launches Skirt Sports Nicole DeBoom has a thriving career as a professional triathlete, scoring her first big Ironman win last fall at Ironman Wisconsin and already well into the 2005 season. But just to keep things interesting, she also has launched her own business, Skirt Sports, an innovative athletic clothing company for women.

Wendy Ingraham at the Kestrel factory in Watsonville, Calif., with her new Hawaiian-themed, custom-painted Talon. Photo courtesy of Kestrel