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Playak Weekly Digest - week 25, 2016
Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling links in week 25, 2016.
Palm Blogs Bren's big volume boating tips
Palm Blogs - A lot of kayakers will feel out of place on big volume at first. It looks scarier, everything is bigger, it’s harder to spot where you’re going and the water is more powerful than you have ever experienced before. Don’t let any of that put you off. Here are my top three tips for big water paddling.
International Rivers Aung San Suu Kyi's Visit Provides Chance to Rethink Investments
International Rivers - Originally published in the Opinion section of The Bangkok Post. March 2016 International Day of Action for Rivers on the Salween River By Pai Deetes. This week's visit by Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's state counselor, to Thailand appears to hold out hope for Thai state and private investors to revitalize their plans for key investments in Myanmar.
SUPglobal Watergate Bay BSUPA British National Wave Event
SUPglobal - Britain’s best stand up paddleboarders will head for Watergate Bay, North Cornwall this autumn to compete for the title of National SUP Wave Champion.
Martina Wegman Canoe slalom World Cups 2016
Martina Wegman - Nestled at the based of the Italian Alps, lies the historical town of Ivrea, which once was the main gateway to Northern Europe. Below a magnificent arch bridge in town lies the epic slalom course and the destination for the first of five 2016 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cups. 1000 of people flogged down to the river to watch the race and happenings over the weekend.
SUP Magazine Corran Addison and River Surfing Paradise
SUP Magazine - River surfing is all the rage right now. But then again that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Surfing a single wave for several minutes at a time is about as cool as it gets and we have the videos to prove it.
Palm Blogs Slalom World Cups 2016
Palm Blogs - The first three out of five World Cups are done and dusted! After three rad weeks, I am exhausted and it’s time for me to rest and refresh.
Mocke Paddling Here are 3 tips for buying a Surfski
Mocke Paddling - So are ready to buy your first surfski? Here are the 3 most common mistakes made by new paddlers investing into the sport.
SUP Magazine Sustainable Swimwear
SUP Magazine - Many of us live in our swimwear year-round. We paddle great distances in our suits and find joy in discovering the one perfect style that hugs our curves without slipping. Unfortunately, there’s a blatant problem within the industry that produces these suits we love: making them isn’t Eco-friendly.
SUP Connect Paddle Boarding Amelia Island, Florida
SUP Connect - Amelia Island is to many a unique and somewhat secret gem along the Atlantic coast of northern Florida. The island has a long and rich history being ruled under 8 different flags including France, Spain and yes, a pirate. Being similar in size to Manhattan the island is surprisingly diverse and contains an abundance of wildlife, un-crowded beaches and scenic vistas all making Amelia Island a true SUP destination.
SUPglobal Kai Lenny wins the SUWT Surfing at Huntingdon Beach
SUPglobal - Kai Lenny (Naish) from Maui put together a flawless event campaign here in Huntington Beach to take the win at stop 3 on the 2013 Stand Up World Tour.
Jackson Kayak Spring behind the Arctic Circle
Jackson Kayak - In Russia, a lot of interesting areas and rivers for kayaking, both for creeking and freestyle. But in most cases it is difficult to get to, and it will require more time than we used to spend on kayaking in Europe or America. Therefore, each of our trip on the river equated with the expedition.
Girls at Play Water Sliding 101 – How to make Friends as an Adult
Girls at Play - It’s occurred to me lately that I love kayaking not only because it’s fun as hell, challenging, and let’s me go to amazing places, but because it feels like being a child.
SUP Connect 15th Annual Jay Race Sees New Faces Atop The Podium
SUP Connect - At Saturday's 15th Annual Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race presented by New Leaf Community Markets, two first-time competitors climbed to the top of the podium. Robert Parucha, age 25, of Manhattan Beach, CA and Lachie Lansdown, 20, of Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia grabbed victories in the Unlimited and Stock Prone classes, heading the field of nearly 200 entrants on a sunny morning in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
ACA ACA Grant Project Brings Paddlesports Education to Underserved Communities
ACA - ACA Staff on day two of training for Fort Meyers USCG Grant Course, June 16, 2016 (T.J. Turner, Mike Hammond, Peg Phillips, Brandy Minchew, Michael Shugg, & Tommy Thompson).
Canoe Kayak Road to Rio: ICF Slalom World Cup 3
Canoe Kayak - The third of five world cup races takes place June 17 – 18, at the French home-field in Pau. Following this race the world cup will take a bit of a breather for the Olympics until resuming in September.
Athletes with top online media coverage in June
1. Connor Baxter
2. Fiona Wylde
3. Michael Booth
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