Playak Logo


The Global Paddling Community

Independent - Daily

Login / Connect

Forums

SUPzero Forums

Market

Support American Whitewater! support unicef

[please login to make this ad block disappear]

Playak News Flash

Our famous News Flash informs tens of thousands of paddlers around the world about the most popular paddling news each day. Playak editors hand-pick the best headlines 24/7, and those that are viewed most by our readers are sent out in the News Flash. Each Friday, we send out the Weekly Digest (instead of the daily News Flash), containing the top headlines of the past 7 days, as well as the most popular videos and forum topics, plus a list of upcoming events.



Back to Playak News Flash Archive

Playak News Flash - May 3, 2017
Playak News Flash - May 3, 2017
The world's latest paddling headlines.
Ultimate Bass McCombs Wins FLW Tour at Beaver Lake
Ultimate Bass - Pro Johnny McCombs of Morris, Alabama , weighed in just two bass totaling 5 pounds, 4 ounces Sunday, but it was enough to win the $100,000 prize at the FLW Tour event at Beaver Lake presented by General Tire .
Trash Paddler Paddling Out April
Trash Paddler - Spent the last week of April paddling bits of the Assabet, close to home, and the Connecticut River, up in the North Country of New Hampshire and Vermont.
Newfoundland Kayakoholic Paddling the Conception Harbour
Newfoundland Kayakoholic - Here is how Conception Harbour would look if you paddle it, check out the pictures. You can know the terrain of Conception Harbour checking this paddle blog, where some things about the place is shown and written.
SUP Connect New Course, New Champions At OluKai Ho‘olaule‘a 2017
SUP Connect - The 9th Annual OluKai Ho‘olaule‘a made event history as Kanaha Beach Park was the start and finish of this prestigious paddling race. Australia’s James Casey and New Zealand’s Annabel Anderson took home victories in the Elite SUP Divisions. While Hawai‘i Island’s Kekoa Nolan and Maui’s own Lauren Spalding won the Elite OC1 Divisions.
Distressed Mullet Beyond The Carolina Cup: Racing on the East Coast
Distressed Mullet - SUP Racing in the Northeast and Summer Fun Alright! Carolina Cup is done! One more on the list. I never feel ready for that race. It’s a tough one to begin with and I don’t paddle enough before it, don’t train properly for it.
Will Herman Playing Second Fiddle
Will Herman - A mere 46 feet lower in height, Scafell is to my mind, a superior summit to England's highest, Scafell Pike, in every way. Far from playing second fiddle and effectively distanced from its more popular, crowded neighbour by the impasse of Broad Stand and the intimidating walls of the East Buttress, it even looks higher from the valley floor. 
Jackson Kayak From Fear To Triumph: Maddy Kellogg’s National’s Competition
Jackson Kayak - Here is a kid who is talking about the Good Wave that he is to freestyle at the National Freestyle Kayak competition, Colombus, Georgia. Generally, he freestyles the Great Wave which is below the Good Wave. Here he tells us his experience freestyling the Good Wave. The first time he did it, poor fellow he lost his paddle as the wave took it. He had to take part in the competition borrowing a paddle from some other competitor read on.
SUP Magazine Camelbak Ultra 10 Review
SUP Magazine - The Camelbak Ultra 10 is a lightweight, durable hydration pack that carries a whopping two liters of water. The post Camelbak Ultra 10 Review appeared first on SUP Magazine .
SUP Magazine SUP Surfing Clips From Sunset Beach
SUP Magazine - Highlights from the world's best SUP surfers competing against each other and the conditions at the 2017 Sunset Beach Pro.
SUPracer 2017 OluKai ‘Beach Race’ on Maui was weather affected and Connor Baxter did not win it
SUPracer - With swirling winds and stormy weather continuing to lash the Hawaiian coast, OluKai organisers wisely opted for safety over tradition, keeping the event inside the reef at Kanaha Beach Park instead of sending competitors on what would have been a somewhat-treacherous ocean paddle from Maliko Gulch. This definitely wasn’t OluKai as we know it, but there’s not much you can do about mother nature.
Austin Kayak Gift your Mom adventure with these outdoor gears that will want her explore the outdoors
Austin Kayak - Your mother probably played a definitive role in exposing you to the outdoors you now know and love. Now’s your chance to give the gift of adventure back to her! We’ve rounded up items of interest for people of all experience levels. From kayaks to wine glasses, we’ve put together the ultimate guide to help you find the perfect gift for her.
Hovie SUP Hovie SUP Moves Back to CA West Coast!
Hovie SUP - Hovie SUP announces a new move for 2017. We have moved our company back to Orange County CA, close to our roots and our custom race and Surf SUP manufacturing partners. We will be working closer at hand with our board builders to help speed up the finish process and ship time for orders out of CA.
Am. Whitewater Upper Yough Access Guidelines for Friendsville, MD
Am. Whitewater - May 6th will be the first Saturday Upper Yough release of the year, and if water levels cooperate hundreds of white water paddlers will converge on the small town of Friendsville, MD. It's time to remind everyone that we are guests in this beautiful town. Please be courteous when using the parking area.
SUP Examiner Malibu Downwinder- A Day of Shifting Winds
SUP Examiner - The 2017 Malibu Downwinder There are not many good opportunities to downwind paddle on a SUP in the Los Angeles area. Fortunately for the dozens of prone, SUP, and surkski paddlers assembled at Mugu State Beach this past Saturday, Mother Nature dialed in a period of near perfect 20+ mph wind to make the 2017.
SUP Connect Fluffy Finally Attacks Shark Bite in San Onofre
SUP Connect - Over the weekend at one of Southern California’s most well-known places for surfing and stand up paddling, San Onofre, a beachgoer’s worst nightmare happened: someone was attacked by a shark. The incident happened at a break called Church or Churches, which lies along the stretch of San Onofre State beach and is just south of the world-famous surf break of Lower Trestles.
To see all the latest news, videos, forum discussions and more, visit Playak News Watch.
This is the standard version of the newsletter, covering all paddling disciplines. To change the tailoring, please login on Playak, and then click the yellow triangle at the very top of the page to set your interests.
px

Surfrider Foundation
See the AUP for our Acceptable Use Policy and a Privacy Statement. Verein Playak is responsible for all editorial content on this site (including all graphics). No part of this site may be duplicated in any way without explicit permission from Verein Playak. Verein Playak takes great care to only publish original content, but since part of the content is user generated, we cannot always guarantee this 100%. If you notice any copyright violations, please let the editors know through the contact form and they will take appropriate action immediately. As a news and information platform, we republish small text snippets and thumbnail images, but always link to original content on other sites, and thus aim to adhere to a 'Fair Use' policy. If you believe we violate this policy in any particular case, please contact us directly and we'll take appropriate action immediately.