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Playak News Flash - November 20, 2016
Playak News Flash - November 20, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.
Adventure Kayak One Woman’s Quest To Set A New World Record In Kayaking
Adventure Kayak - As her life becomes filled with the logistics of an ambitious kayaking expedition, Traci Lynn Martin stays inspired by thinking about her mother. In 2016 Martin’s mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Martin took time away from work to care for her, and it was during this time she began putting together a bucket list of things she wanted to accomplish, one of which was paddling all five great lakes. On March 13, 2017, she will attempt a new Guinness World Record in kayaking.
Paddle Making Cockburn'S Mi'Kmaq Encampment at Point Levis
Paddle Making - Here's another illustration of a Mi'kmaq paddle from a painting by James Pattison Cockburn. Mi'kmaq encampment at Point Levis, Quebec  dates to around 1840.
Indigenous Boats Buckminster Fuller's Model Boat Collection, Part 2
Indigenous Boats - In this post we look at the remainder of Buckminster Fuller's model boat collection that was recently donated to Penobscot Marine Museum. See our previous post for the first half of the collection.
Trash Paddler Sudbury River,Traps and Signs
Trash Paddler - The great November weather we've been enjoying in southern New England continued today with bright blue skies and temperatures near 60 degrees. 
Kayak Angler Magazine Ocean Kayak Releases Trident: We've been paddling it for months!
Kayak Angler Magazine - This afternoon, Ocean Kayak finally released the newly redesigned Trident for hungry open-water anglers. Kayak Angler got a Trident 13 earlier this fall and it has become my go-to boat for everything from skinny water sight casting to big water paddling. The boat handles waves and current with enough stability for stand-up fishing.
SUP Connect King Of The Cut Attracts Big Names
SUP Connect - Australia’s Michael Booth (Starboard) has won the 2016 Fiji ISA World SUP Championship, a 17km marathon race from Cloudbreak to Musket Cove in Fiji. Booth will be heading back home to Western Australia shortly to compete in the world’s fastest downwind SUP race, the Stand Up Surf Shop King of the Cut.
SUP Magazine Endurance Race Training: Taking On The Ironmana KXT Bora Bora Liquid Festival
SUP Magazine - Endurance Race Training A Greenhorn Takes On The Ironmana KXT Bora Bora Liquid Festival You’re not an endurance racer.
ISA SUP Worlds The 4th day 17 km race from Cloudbreak at Fiji’s ISA Paddleboard championships
ISA SUP Worlds - Two medals each for Australia and France in 17km Distance race; Large swell marching towards Cloudbreak for With the stunning visual backdrop of Fiji’s natural island beauty, day four of the 2016 Fiji ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship saw Australia’s Michael Booth and New Zealand’s Sam Shergold emerge victorious in the divisions of SUP and Paddleboard, respectively, in an exhilarating 17km race from Cloudbreak to Musket Cove in Fiji.
Daniel Patrinellis The Big Quilcene River - 2016
Daniel Patrinellis - I hadn't been into the Big Quilcene in a couple of years and with the unseasonably warm and wet Fall we have had so far; a warm, pogie-less trip down The Big Q seemed like a great idea. I ran into Sam, Richard and Chris on Saturday up on the Stillaguamish river and after a couple of beers and retelling of tales of carnage, I had these guys hooked on an OP mission.
Standup Journal ISA World Championship in Fiji Awards First Gold Medals
Standup Journal - In a day of heated competition and epic glides, the ISA World Stand Up Paddle and Paddleboard Championships awarded their 1st Gold Medals of the event today in Fiji. In the Men’s Technical SUP Final, Casper Steinfath of Denmark created a dynamic finish in the sprint to the end of the course.
SUP Magazine Pro Tips | The Perfect GoPro Shot
SUP Magazine - Chuck Patterson is famous for many things: being the first Battle of the Paddle winner, surfing massive waves, skiing off cliffs and winning the SUP magazine Lifetime Achievement Award. But the one thing the GoPro-sponsored athlete might be known best for is his constant and impressive use of the most ubiquitous action camera out there. Here, he gives us the pointers he uses for getting the best selfies in the sport.
ISA Surfing Boss Envisions Olympic Stand-Up Paddling
ISA - (ATR) Fernando Aguerre grabs his snorkel and flippers and hops into the sparkling, crystal-clear Fijian waters. The 22-year leader of the International Surfing Association, accompanied by two of his vice-presidents, one paddling a longboard, takes off on a leisurely, aquatic business trip. Aguerre tells Around the Rings in Fiji that he believes Stand-Up Paddling offers all of the attributes that the IOC is seeking in a new Olympic sport discipline.
SUPracer Candice Appleby Outlasts Olivia Piana to Win Marathon Gold for Team USA in Fiji
SUPracer - Candice Appleby and Team USA have claimed gold in the marathon race here in Fiji today, with France's Olivia Piana very impressive in claiming her second silver of the event.
Standup Journal Sup for Sleep | How Our Favorite Sport Helps Fight Sleep Deprivation
Standup Journal - Getting out on your board could be the solution to your sleep problem. If that doesn’t put a hitch in your giddy-up and compel you to go grab your board and stroke it out for a bit, what I’m about to propose will also enhance your athletic performance. Learn what does SUP have to do with sleep and circadian rhythm?
SUPracer Michael Booth Overpowers Titouan Puyo and All-Star Cast to Claim Marathon Gold for Team Australia in Fiji
SUPracer - Michael Booth has cemented his reputation as the world’s best distance paddler, outlasting France’s Titouan Puyo and an all-star cast to win gold for Team Australia in the marathon race here at the Fiji ISA Worlds today.
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