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Playak News Flash - August 7, 2016
Playak News Flash - August 7, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.
Palm Blogs GBR Women’s Rafting Team
Palm Blogs - During our most recent training weekend, we got together in Sunny North Wales to decide where each of us will sit in the boat for our next event; the World Championships.
The Lake is the Boss Getting Better and some Rallying
The Lake is the Boss - The annual Great Lake Sea Kayak Symposium is in the books.  Attendance was down a bit but the usual flood of late registration chaos insured the usual course and instructor shuffling while the big lake threw in some weather that cancelled some tours and modified others.
Canoe Roots Your New Favorite Day Pack
Canoe Roots - Duluth Pack has a functional backpack that can serve as a great day pack on canoe and camping trips.
SUP Fitness Our New Downwind SUP Community Website: Maliko Run of Maui
SUP Fitness - My passion and love for downwind paddling has resulted in this new place that holds a magic and mystery to all of those who dream about big ocean glides and swells. There are photo and video galleries, and you can meet and better; join our special tribe of paddlers from around the world who also share this stoke.
SUP Magazine Innovations from the Floor at Outdoor Retailer 2016
SUP Magazine - We spent the week roaming Salt Lake City, searching for the most impressive new innovations and digging into the nitty-gritty of new technologies in standup paddling. Here are some of the most promising gear pieces from the OR showroom floor.
SUP Magazine Shop Talk Nomadic SUP Offers Natural Tours
SUP Magazine - If you’re like me, you’ve probably dreamt of a beach shielded from wandering eyes where you can swim, surf, paddle or do whatever you want, completely nude. Perhaps you haven’t voiced this desire to others, but you’ve thought of it.
SUP International Jp Australia 2017 Outback Standup Paddleboard
SUP International - New and most versatile! Efficient sharp displacement bow, wide and stable, multiple bungee tie downs, FCS nose plugs for GoPro, windsurfing option, cooler tie-down inserts, inserts for the JP Fishing Rack (sold separately) and a unique storage system the Light Capsule for amazing night paddling.
Jamie Garrod Grand Canyon - Colorado River
Jamie Garrod - Hunter and I sharing a moment on one of the many side hikes after a day on the river. How to begin and what to say?
Blue Planet Surf M2O report by Jennifer Lee
Blue Planet Surf - Molokai 2 Oahu World Championships have come and gone. This year I went as a mixed team with Tyler Jaggers.
Adventure Kayak OR Demo Day: New Inflatable SUP From Body Glove
Adventure Kayak - Body Glove’s Matthew Ross showed us the Performer 11, an inflatable SUP designed by Luke Hopkins, a top athlete in the stand-up paddle boarding world and a GoPro Mountain Games medalist.
Am. Whitewater El Dorado County Fails to Support Public Access to the South Fork American River
Am. Whitewater - The El Dorado County Transportation Division has issued a feasibility study proposing to remove access at the river once construction for a new Mosquito Road Bridge is started on the South Fork American River. American Whitewater pushed for this study as required under the California Highway Code.
Palm Blogs SUP the Danube – A Three Month Epic Across Europe
Palm Blogs - This spring, Kate and Andy quit their jobs and set themselves the challenge of a lifetime, to try and be the first people to paddle the entire length of the river Danube by stand up paddleboard.
Jackson Kayak LA1 Slamboree 2016
Jackson Kayak - Ever since the first time I fished the LA1 Slamboree, LKFC‘s largest event, it became my favorite kayak fishing event of the year. No time that I’ve fished it have I done very well, and it’s usually one of the tougher events of the year, but I enjoy it greatly.
SUP Mag UK Peace of Mind – Palm Glide Floatation Belt Review
SUP Mag UK - Palm Equipment’s Glide flotation belt is new for 2016 and it’s a nifty bit of crossover kit that covers multiple paddle sports. For SUPers it’s an added back up in case of emergency that could prove invaluable during situations of dire straits.
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