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Playak News Flash - November 20, 2017
Playak News Flash - November 20, 2017
The world's latest paddling headlines.
Canoe Roots Connected by Canoe Bringing Canadians Together in a 16-Passenger Voyageur Canoe
Canoe Roots - From the Canadian Canoe Museum website. The Connected by Canoe Journey was a two-part canoe trip from Kingston to Ottawa that carried with it a message about the on-going importance and possibilities of canoes for community building in Canada's continuing evolution as a nation and helped to welcome delegates to the Community Foundation of Canada annual gathering in Ottawa.
Jordan Searle White water and more things to experience in the 4000​ ​Islands in the Mekong River
Jordan Searle - The goal of this article is to give people the fundamental information and a head start when planning a​ ​trip​ ​to​ ​Si​ ​Phon​ ​Don​ ​or​ ​the​ ​4000​ ​Islands. The region offers you easily accessible class IV-V whitewater, cheap food and accommodation, a good night life, a relaxed island vibe, smiling locals and the river pretty much to yourself.
Jordan Searle Gradient & Water Calendar 2018 - the Best Yet
Jordan Searle - What a year Some how each and every year seems to be getting better and this calendar will illustrates that. Epic NZ paddling, Laos, Kyrgyzstan and California we still can't believe it.
Am. Whitewater Let’s stand up for rivers - New Hydropower Act passed not good for American rivers
Am. Whitewater - The “Hydropower Policy Modernization Act” recently passed gives Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) more authority to decide on how a FERC licensed dam should function taking into account natural resource issues related to water quality, fish, water flows, recreation, wildlife etc. This is not good as it makes sense for State, federal and tribal agencies who have more experience and expertise in managing rivers to continue to make decisions on this matter. Else these rivers' would be ignored and left in the mercy of river damaging dams.
Austin Kayak Outdoor Gift gear ideas the 2017 holiday season
Austin Kayak - Give the gift of adventure this Holiday season. Shop our 2017 Holiday Gift Guide to find the perfect gift for those wild ones on your list! We broke down our Holiday Gift Guide to highlight some of our favorite products on this years list.
Canoe Kayak Camp Chairs Worth Sitting in
Canoe Kayak - If your river runnin’ days go back as long as mine do, you’ll remember the incredible breakthrough of backrests in camp. Those first folding chairs you could sit on the ground and lean back in revolutionary.
unsponsored Guigui Prod Shinobi
unsponsored - Guigui Prod have been around for some time producing some of the best custom playboats available. Guigui Prod has released a new composite creek boat named the Shinobi.
SUP Magazine Punta de Lobos, Chile and Noosa, Australia get the World Surfing Reserve (WSR) recognition
SUP Magazine - Save The Waters, an Organisation that works to protect coastal ecosystems around the world in partnership with other groups have identified Punta de Lobos, Chile as World Surfing Reserve (WSR) and Noosa, Australia as 10th World Surfing Reserve (WSR). It is good news that these locations got the above official recognitions as groups would conserve and preserve them as part of the Save The Waters’s World Surfing Reserve (WSR) program.
The Paddler ezine Nova Scotia Circumnavigation 2017
The Paddler ezine - On August 11th Peter Bojanic and I set out from Hubbards in Saint Margarets Bay to circumnavigate Nova Scotia. It was the first time we had ever paddled together.
Log of Ibi My Other Ride
Log of Ibi - My favorite three rides are the green Mohawk Odyssey 14 Royalex for the occasional bumpy, rough river ride, the yellow Superior Expedition decked canoe for long trips and the 14-ft.
Canoe Kayak Camp Chairs GCI Packseat
Canoe Kayak - Yes, there is a lot to be said for a backrest, but the fact is that a good deal of camp time is spent getting up and down to tend to a meal, stoke a fire, grab the snacks or other chores.
Frogma Mid-November Whale News
Frogma - No, these aren't whales - but they're very important to whales. Interesting news week for whales in NYC and elsewhere along the east coast. Just a few links to share tonight.
surfski.info ICF Ocean Racing World Champs What You Need to Know
surfski.info - Here are some basic facts that’ll help you to visualise what’s going down on Saturday and Sunday in Hong Kong, when the women’s and men’s ICF Ocean Racing World Championships take place.
SUP World Mag Exploring Ireland by Stand Up Paddleboard
SUP World Mag - A good journey through Ireland by the water.
surfski.info Recap of the ICF Ocean Racing World Championships in Hong Kong - Women’s surfski division
surfski.info - The 3rd ICF Ocean Racing World Championships took place in calm conditions and there were 45 paddlers from 16 nations participating in it. There were some favorites that were expected to win the competition, but it was Hayley Nixon who emerged the winner in the women’s division. Check out how the race went with Nixon winning the Championship and more interesting happenings in the competition. Growth
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