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Playak Weekly Digest - week 20, 2016
Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling links in week 20, 2016.
Canoe Kayak Rey Del Spirit: Progressive Waterfall Event Spices Up 2016 Little White Salmon Race
Canoe Kayak - Last weekend marked the sixth successful edition of Washington state’s Little White Salmon Race with over 50 racers competing on a challenging technical course. In years past, there has been an additional extreme slalom event at Spirit Falls, just downstream from the race course. The competition was judged on three categories: creativity, smoothness, and line choice. These categories were intentionally broad to encourage paddlers ...
American Rivers Migratory Fish and Freshwater Mussels
American Rivers - Migratory fish and freshwater mussels have more in common than you might think. Each have unique life cycles and depend on clean, free flowing water to thrive.
SUP Connect BIC Sport Partners With REI Outessa Summit
SUP Connect - BIC Sport announced its sponsorship of the REI Outessa Summit, outdoor weekend getaways for women which offers authentic outdoor adventures led by professional athletes and guides. In its inaugural year, the two weekends will be held at Kirkwood Resort near Lake Tahoe, California, from August 19 to 21, and Powder Mountain near Salt Lake City, Utah from September 9 to 11. Registration is now open to the public.
Trash Paddler Trestles, Aqueducts, and Mileposts
Trash Paddler - For this blog, yesterday's paddling beneath the venerable Waban Arches (photo at left) results in Trashpaddler's post number 1,000.  How did it come to this, you might ask? 
Fatyak Hönö Review
Fatyak - The Hönö, as Tez Plavenieks of SitOns.com says in their glowing review here, is indeed the perfect accessory for any Fatyak lover. Not only is it perfect for paddling throughout the summer and catching waves as you go, but the Hono is also perfect for putting to work through the winter – when the snow rolls around!
SUP Connect Tommy Bahama Paddleboard Race & Ocean Festival Announces Dick Dale As Musical Headliner
SUP Connect - The world famous Santa Monica Pier and Ocean Festival Sponsor Tommy Bahama, the popular beach lifestyle brand, announced today that surf guitar legend Dick Dale will headline the main stage at the always popular Paddleboard Races and Ocean Festival. Now in its 7th year, the event has exploded in size and popularity along with the growth of the sport of stand-up paddling. Last year’s festival was attended by hundreds of competitors as well as thousands of spectators who lined the pier rails to cheer the racers on.
Palm Blogs Meet team Palm – Lou Luddington
Palm Blogs - New to team Palm for 2016 is Dr Lou Luddington, sea kayak guide and marine biology expert. We caught up with her last week for some quickfire questions on her inspiration, wildlife, and where best to paddle in her neck of the woods.
Jackson Kayak Springtime Is The Best Time
Jackson Kayak - Springtime is the best time. Everything turns from brown to green. Nature awakens from its months-long slumber. Plants poke their heads out from the chilly dirt and basque in the first real warmth from the sun since the previous year.
Nathan Pfeifer Middle Sister (OR) - Southeast Ridge
Nathan Pfeifer - In one of the local guidebooks for back country skiing in Oregon, the southeast ridge of Middle Sister was claimed to be one of the best descents, boasting a clean 3,000 foot fall line among beautiful volcanic scenery.
Jackson Kayak Kayak South 1, The beginning.
Jackson Kayak - My Jackson Coosa has literally hundreds of miles in its wake, but its most important have been my slow but steady kayak trip from southern Miami to Key West.
Palm Blogs Mark Rainsley and his new River Wye guidebook
Palm Blogs - The river Wye has always been pretty special to us here at Palm, so excited about the new River Wye Canoe and Kayak Guide coming out in June, we caught up with its author Mark Rainsley.
SUP Magazine Picturesque SUP Yoga Session
SUP Magazine - While the practice of yoga dates back nearly 5000 years to ancient Indian cultures, the origins of SUP yoga are less clear. After standup paddleboarding exploded in popularity nearly a decade ago, yogis soon realized the stable platform of a SUP could be a perfect fit for yoga on the water.
Tony Paradise Heel hook assisted rescue
Tony Paradise - We recently had a swimmer on one of our paddles when they capsized riding the surge over a rocky ledge.  The rescue went well but could have been performed more efficiently. 
Northwest Rafting Company Our Most Frequently Asked Questions
Northwest Rafting Company - It's almost rafting season again! I'm back in the office this week after being away for the winter, and as I start to answer the phones again, I realize I'm often asked the same questions. Here is a list of the most common ones.
PaddleFit Warm Up for Sup From Paddlefit on Vimeo
PaddleFit - In partnership with Imagine Surf, here is a quick and easy warm up strategy before you stand up paddle.
Athletes with top online media coverage in May
1. Kai Lenny
2. Connor Baxter
3. Fiona Wylde
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