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Playak Weekly Digest - week 10, 2018
Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling news in week 10, 2018.
The Paddler ezine Tahe Outdoors Patagonia Austral Expedition
The Paddler ezine - When looking at the Strait of Magellan with a bird’s eye view, one can see how irregular the coastline is and how complicated the system of fjords, straits and channels – a truly grand maze. The two largest Chilean localities of Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales are 250km apart overland.
unsponsored Kayak Sledging
unsponsored - Kayak or Canoe sledging is a winter sport first developed in the UK in 1822. From its humble beginnings a number of small clubs developed and have maintained this traditional sport.
Jackson Kayak 4 First Descents in 2016 Part 1
Jackson Kayak - I have dedicated the last 18.5 years of my life to the pursuit of exploratory kayaking. I say the pursuit of exploratory kayaking because the act of exploratory kayaking represents only a small fraction of that time. But it’s that small fraction that seems to fill the rest of the days months and years with meaning. These are the fleeting moments when an extreme sense of place is coupled with a river that moves me inexorably forward, without truly knowing what lies ahead.
Adventurous Experiences Ice Kayaking
Adventurous Experiences - Sea Kayaking beneath hanging ice off the west coast of the Isle of Man. The outcome of consistent, weekly training year-round was exemplified on this morning's  Adventure Club training session.
Canoe Kayak Destination: Central Montana’s Upper Missouri River
Canoe Kayak - The Missouri River is the longest river in North America, flowing more than 2,500 miles from Three Forks, Montana, to its confluence with the Mississippi in St. Louis, Missouri.
Jackson Kayak MixMaster Meets the Ocoee- by Eric Jackson
Jackson Kayak - MixMaster Kayak Meets the Ocoee River with Eric Jackson, Dane Jackson, and Nick Troutman- an Old School/New School Boater’s Perspective.
Canoe Kayak The River Unknown: Exploring Canada’s Far North with the Ikivuq Expedition
Canoe Kayak - In the summer of 2017, six friends from Quebec planned a canoe exploration of the Ungava Peninsula, the northernmost mainland of eastern North America. This region, now known as Nunavik, consists of countless wild rivers and mysterious crater-impact lakes, and windswept tundra. The team documented the the unknown Lestage River with what was likely its first descent. Léger-Savard who was the photographer on that journey talks about this.
The Paddler ezine Behind the Lens - Kayaking photography explained
The Paddler ezine - In part one, I looked at capturing fast action shots, freeze-framing action. This time I’m going to guide you through some of the artistic steps for making beautiful photos. Whenever I go kayaking somewhere I make it my mission to not only take nice photos of my friends pulling tricks or running waterfalls but also to capture a sense of the place itself.
SUP Magazine World Champion Candice Appleby joins Kokua Trading Co team
SUP Magazine - World Champion and the Queen of SUP Candice Appleby has countless accomplishments in the SUP sport and is well known for giving back to the SUP community by sharing her knowledge with aspiring young SUP paddlers. Now the news on her is, she’s signed up with the Kokua team.
Werner Ultimate Performance for Kayak Fishing
Werner - Spending time on the water in pursuit of your favorite species of fish is ultimately what matters. Knowing that each cast could be met with an electrifying tug is what motivates us all to make the time to get out there on the water — it’s an addiction.
Level 6 Trying Something New
Level 6 - Living in Northern Canada, the winter is long and cold. We usually disappear for a few weeks to go whitewater kayaking to help break things up. This year we thought we would try something new and we headed off to La Ventana, Mexico to learn to kite board. 
Funhog Blob Arizona’s Biggest Ponderosa Pine?
Funhog Blob - This blob brought to you by Funhog Press. I wasn’t on any big tree expedition, just scrambling up a nearby canyon to rid myself of that late-November cage-ey-ness.
Rafting Life Accompanying Garrett in paddling the rapids of the Little Qualicum river
Rafting Life - Last Thursday Garrett had posted on the VIWPS Facebook group about paddling the lower three drops on the Little Qualicum river. He wanted to go at 1pm and with a meeting finishing, for myself, at 1230pm I said I could meet him around 145pm. The time was set and it was a go!
American Rivers California Debates News Dams as Drought Looms
American Rivers - With the threat of another year of drought, California is embroiled in a hot debate about the best way to spend public money to improve the state’s water supply.
International Rafting Federation Upcoming events on the IRF race calendar
International Rafting Federation - The racing calendar is filling up quickly with some great events on the horizon.
Athletes with top online media coverage in March
1. Michael Booth
2. Nikki Gregg
3. Eric Jackson
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