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Playak News Flash - June 9, 2016
Playak News Flash - June 9, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.
Soul Waterman Main Squeeze Continues to Evolve
Soul Waterman - The Main Squeeze is continuing to evolve as we both study more and more about what's bringing people back to paddling, and also whats missing from the current slew of play boats on the water.
International Rivers Kandadji Dam at the Brink of a Humanitarian Disaster
International Rivers - Villagers to be displaced by the Kandadji Dam Last week, I was joined in Washington DC by Sena Alouka and Sani Ayouba, courageous activists from the African youth organization, Jeunes Volontaires pour l’Environnement (JVE), for an intense series of meetings at the World Bank to raise concerns around the Kandadji Dam.
Reiner Glanz Deep in the Eastern Alps
Reiner Glanz - This last trip in and around Austria has been a special one. We haven't ever been on a kayak trip through our home country for two weeks since that's usually enough time to drive to Piemonte, Ticino or even Norway. We ended up on this round trip because Daniel Brasuell decided he wanted to visit the eastern alps and Jim Janney decided to come with him.
SUP for the Soul Animas River Days
SUP for the Soul - The third stop on the Colorado SUP River Surf Championship Tour took place at Ponderosa Wave in Durango. This is by far the best wave in the four stops on the Tour.
Jackson Kayak Tournaments – It’s Still Just Fishing
Jackson Kayak - Let me start by saying, I love fishing tournaments. I enjoy the people, the competition, the fishing, and everything that goes along with it.
Soul Waterman Special Colour Offering
Soul Waterman - We have a small amount of test plastic in various colors that we got prior to deciding to make the kayaks in two colors only. Since we're sitting on this, we've decided to offer these.
SUP Connect Fiona Wylde Paddles & SUP Surfs Germany
SUP Connect - Werner Paddles ambassador Fiona Wylde is off a pretty big trip overseas getting to explore and race in Asia and Europe as she competes in a series of SUP events and races over the summer. As part of her travels she’s going to be releasing a series of video blogs so that we can tag along with her on her adventures.
SUP Connect SIC Maui Signs Andrew Logreco To The National Team
SUP Connect - SIC (Sandwich Islands Composites) Maui announces the signing of Andrew Logreco to the National Team. Andrew is a well respected waterman, athlete and all around good person, said Jeff Baillargeon, SIC Brand Manager. We are stoked to welcome him to the SIC Ohana.
SUP Magazine SUPIA Youth SUP Day- Groms Learn the Basics
SUP Magazine - Blue Paddle SUP and West Coast Paddle Sports recently teamed up in Southern California to teach kids about both standup paddling and water safety skills.
Jackson Kayak Owyhee River
Jackson Kayak - If you’ve lived on the West Coast for the last 5 years, you know that many rivers haven’t run in a very long time. When I heard that some friends were planning a trip down the Owyhee River in the Eastern Oregon Outback, you make it happen.
SUP Magazine Best Ways to Alleviate Upper Leg Soreness
SUP Magazine - If you paddle a lot, you’re likely all too familiar with that nasty soreness on the outside of your upper leg. Maybe there’s a pinching feeling just above the outside of your knee, or perhaps the area just below your hip is all matted down. Regardless of where your issue is, it’s your Iliotibial Band (IT) band that’s to blame.
Paddle Making Eastern Maine - Practical Guide
Paddle Making - Eastern Maine Practical Guide (1905) by Albert Moore Rollins is a little booklet which features a few wonderful images of state's canoeing culture.
Standup Journal Improve Balance With Dave Kalama’s Hula Hip Technique
Standup Journal - Imagine Surf‘s Dave Kalama points out that many of us rely too much on our knees while trying to balance on a standup paddleboard.
Elder SUP Connor Baxter Wins The Bilbao World SUP Challenge
Elder SUP - When Connor Baxter writes a recap of his races, it’s like being right there on the water with him. Follow Connor on social media to get all his updates as they happen. You can get the full story from SUPRacer.
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