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Playak News Flash - August 4, 2016
Playak News Flash - August 4, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.
AirKayaks Product Review: Compact Innova Helios 2 Inflatable Kayak
AirKayaks - The Innova line is unique for a number of reasons. First, all the kayaks are handmade in the Czech Republic; the factory has manufactured inflatable boats for well over 50 years. We previously published our review on the single version Innova Helios 1. So here is our write-up on the the Innova Helios 2 inflatable tandem kayak, which weighs 36 lbs in the pack, is 12’6″ inches in length and has a payload of 396 lbs for two persons and gear..
Standup Journal 4 Stand Up Paddlers Drown In Us This Week In 3 Separate Incidents
Standup Journal - Last Saturday’s NH tragedy comes off a week that also saw sup paddlers in Montana and San Diego perish on calm waters,
Adventure Kayak OR Demo Day: Current Designs New Sisu LV
Adventure Kayak - Following the success of the Prana, the second collaboration between Danish designer Jesper Kromann-Andersen and Current Designs has created the Sisu. Slightly wider and shorter than its predecessor the Prana, the Sisu is also more nimble and manoeuvrable.
Jackson Kayak 2016 Road Trip Out West
Jackson Kayak - This summer has been packed full of fun and adventure for this guy! To start, I got the opportunity to take a 3 week road trip out West with Jesse Burroughs, Mark Gomez and Mark’s 2003 4 cylinder Honda CRV.
SUP Mag UK Behind the Brand With Charlie Cripwell
SUP Mag UK - Although Freshwater Bay Paddleboard Company are just a few short months old the brand has already caused a few heads to turn.
Jackson Kayak Florida Panhandle vacation fishing
Jackson Kayak - My cousin got married in Santa Rosa Beach, FL last month, which provided my family a great opportunity to go on a week long beach vacation. Baton Rouge has been pretty chaotic lately so it was nice to get out of town for a while.
Starboard SUP Connor Finishes Third in M2O SUP Crossing
Starboard SUP - One of the most difficult and famous SUP race in the world took place on Sunday: the 32 mile channel of bones crossing between Molokai to Oahu.
SUPracer Kai Lenny and Travis Grant Battling Side-by-Side in the Middle of the Ka’iwi Channel
SUPracer - Check out this interesting little clip from Sunday's epic Molokai 2 Oahu race. This was filmed about two thirds of the way across the Channel of Bones, when Kai Lenny and Travis Grant were locked in an epic duel for the title.
Distressed Mullet 2016 Outdoor Retailer Open Air Demo Day Recap and Op Ed
Distressed Mullet - In this video, we discuss meeting Zane Schweitzer, Dave Kalama, Travis Grant, and Seychelle Hattingh and boards and gear from SIC, Hobie, Starboard, Surftech, Bark, Hala, Boardworks, Imagine, L2, Intova and more. We also talk about the event in general, trends and observations.
Bellyak Bellyak’s Features Athletes of the Month
Bellyak - Luciano was born and raised in Salvador, Brazil where he grew up on the beach. He learned to swim at a young age to help overcome asthma and became a natural water lover.
SUP Fitness Watch Webinar Setting Up Your SUP Mental Strategy with Suzie Cooney for Paddle Monster
SUP Fitness - Setting up your SUP mental strategy is really important. You can train on the water and train in the gym for a successful season, but what is your mental training or mental set up look like? How do you manage equipment failure, changing conditions, body failure or worse, mind failure?
Frogma Riding the Lake Shore Limited from Toledo, Ohio to NY, NY
Frogma - In an unplanned but fun finish to my Midwest vacation, I ended up riding the rails from Toledo to NYC today.
Distressed Mullet Two reported paddleboard deaths this week
Distressed Mullet - What stands out in both of these tragedies is that both paddlers fell off their paddleboards and didn’t come up. There is no mention of struggle, just that both disappeared into the water. Both had people close by. Neither were wearing life vests. Neither seem to have been wearing leashes. The San Diego accident was attributed to drowning with no other contributing factors, but there are still details that haven’t been made public.
SUP Magazine Female 110-mile Record
SUP Magazine - On New Year’s Eve, 2014, lifelong outdoor and ocean enthusiast, Seychelle Hattingh, decided to try her hand at an unobstructed, 24-hour standup paddle session.
TotalSUP SUP Training: the Windshield Wipers Explained and Demonstrated by Robert Norman
TotalSUP - 22 year old Instagram SUP training sensation, Robert Norman, is our new ambassador in Florida! This professional and fun personal trainer and exercise instructor has been paddling since July 2014 and competed in his first event February 2015.
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