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Playak News Flash - June 11, 2016
Playak News Flash - June 11, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.
Jackson Kayak West Fork of the Tuckasegee
Jackson Kayak - Tucked away below Thorpe Dam and a series of large waterfalls in Cullowhee, NC, this beautiful gem is finally open for us thanks to the hard working guys at American Whitewater.
SUP Magazine Santa Monica Pier A Storied History of Paddle Racing
SUP Magazine - Over 80 years ago, the seeds of our sport were planted at the Santa Monica Pier. This Saturday, June 11, those seeds will come to bear when elite SUP racers from around the world charge into the waters beneath the famed Santa Monica Pier during the 7th annual Tommy Bahama Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival .
Palm Blogs Meet team Palm – Liam Faisey
Palm Blogs - My last kayak fishing session was about three weeks ago during a calm spell and I managed to catch plenty of early spring mackerel, but I have since been to the 2016 Swanage Classic – a great event, slightly hampered by bad weather this year, but great fun all the same.
NRS Duct Tape Diaries A River for the Working Stiff
NRS Duct Tape Diaries - In late April, four overworked friends from Portland, Oregon, bust out of their cubicles for an overnight float down the Lower Deschutes River.  
Victory Koredry The Waterman League Stand Up World Series Sets Off to a Thrilling Start
Victory Koredry - The first tournament of the biggest and exciting 6-stop Stand Up World Series kicked off to a thrilling start in Japan! The best paddlers from across the world descended on the Kanagawa Prefecture, Zushi beach to compete against one another in their quest to win the championship title.
Girls at Play Lessons From a Season of Stepping It Up
Girls at Play - My goals coming into this season were simple: just paddle, paddle, and paddle some more. I didn’t come to the Southeast with a list of desired PFD’s in mind, or a dollar amount that I wanted to earn kayak instructing. I just wanted the experience of living by the river, getting on the river, taking what it had to offer, and giving back what I could.
SUP Magazine River Surfing in Colorado
SUP Magazine - Colorado is an outdoor adventure paradise. Gorgeous landscape, countless rivers and endless challenging rapids make the Centennial State a haven for any river paddler. So it comes as no surprise that the city of Durango hosts an annual river festival on the popular Animas River.
PaddleWoo Session Notes – Paddling Straight and the Board Dilemma
PaddleWoo - The finals for the Costa Rica SUP contest series are this weekend.  It was going to be the 25th, but they moved it up.  Didn’t know until yesterday.  
SUP Examiner How Tough Should a Stand Up Paddleboard Be?
SUP Examiner - My home launch site along the Hudson River. I’m going to go on a bit of a rant. Bear with me. Has anyone noticed how delicate stand up paddleboards are? For a thing designed to conquer the water, they can barely touch anything. Maybe it’s because most boards are constructed for beaches.
PaddleWoo Stability, Floaters and Late Drops
PaddleWoo - Today’s journal will be short one.  The video call with Tyler of FCS is coming up here in an hour, so I’m preparing the discussion.  Thanks for the suggestions everyone.  There were a few common themes, so those will definitely be addressed:  Tail width’s effects on fins,  Quad vs. Thruster -when/why, What should we be riding in bigger surf, and smaller surf.
rvr2rvr We Are River Surfers
rvr2rvr - The Colorado rivers are a dirty brown and full of debris; the rivers are on the rise, it’s time to grab your surfboards. Welcome to the Colorado high water season.
SUPracer Pacific Paddle Games Flip Flops Back to 12’6, Adds Fuel to the Board Class Debate Just as the Fire Was Starting to Cool
SUPracer - Just when we thought the board class debate was finally reaching a logical, unifying conclusion, the Pacific Paddle Games has gone and poured some more kerosene on the fire.
SUP International James Casey Sunset 2016
SUP International - El Nino 2016 was of one of the strongest El Nino’s dating back to the 1950’s. James Casey managed to spend a few weeks over in Hawaii around the Stand Up World Tour’s Sunset Beach Pro and scored some great waves.
SUP Examiner Starboard – Joins Sustainable Surf’s Ecoboard Project on World Ocean Day
SUP Examiner - In celebration of the United Nations designated World Oceans Day, nonprofit environmental organization Sustainable Surf is proud to announce that leading Stand Up Paddleboard & Windsurf brand, Starboard, has joined their Ecoboard Project program as their newest partner.
Jackson Kayak The Different Solo GoPro Picture
Jackson Kayak - We live in an age of the social media platform. Instagram and Facebook are stages that give us all a chance to share our kayak fishing passion with the world.
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