Support American Whitewater! Support American Whitewater!

[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 - April 10, 2018
Playak News Flash - April 10, 2018
The world's latest paddling headlines.
SUP Magazine Finding Fins
SUP Magazine - Choosing the right fin setup for your SUP is a tricky concept to grasp, FCS co-founder and board designer Tyler Callaway cuts through the confusion.
Jackson Kayak Reasons paddlers must visit the Okere Falls, Kaituna River - New Zealand
Jackson Kayak - Okere Falls is located in the Bay of Plenty on the banks of the Kaituna River and there are plenty of reasons you must check it out. You will always find people there who are keen to get onto the water and outdoors there.
Canoe Roots Paddlesports Retailer Update
Canoe Roots - Paddlesports Retailer, the new industry trade show designed for paddlers, by paddlers is just five months away.
Jackson Kayak Winter paddle outing - Acadia National Park, Maine, USA
Jackson Kayak - Winter 2018 in Maine had frigid temperatures which didn’t let go for around six weeks. At this time in January these guys made a paddle outing heading to Otter Cove in Acadia National Park. Here if the swell and waves are high enough it would make a fun paddle.
International Rafting Federation IRF Judges Course taking place during the Euro Rafting Championship
International Rafting Federation - This judges course is going to be run during the 2018 Euro Rafting Championship in Slovakia. Here are the details, you also get the opportunity to work with Official Judges at the event as an Assistant Judge Trainee. CHeck the details out.
Down Hill Kayaking Caribbean Creeking: Dominican Republic 2017
Down Hill Kayaking - With a 10,000 foot peak in the middle of the island, there is plenty of gradient to be had in the Dominican Republic .  It just takes rain to bring the mountain streams to life and turn it into a paddler’s paradise.
Canoe Guy BC A Restorers’ Guide to the 16′ Chestnut Pal Wood-Canvas Canoe
Canoe Guy BC - If you are preparing to restore your wood-canvas canoe – especially in Canada – you are often looking at a canoe built by the Chestnut Canoe Company based in New Brunswick from 1897 to 1978.
SUP World Mag North Shore, Oahu – Big Day
SUP World Mag - One of those awesome days on the North shore! Check out this Dans Surf Video.
unsponsored GoPro Comparison – 2018 to 2013
unsponsored - Go Pro camera camparison - Hero (2018) , Hero6 , Hero5 , and Hero5 Session.
SUP World Mag What Do Dry Reef and Limes Have in Common?
SUP World Mag - Kai Lenny latest Vlog, surfing in Tahiti.
SUP Connect Update of the intense racing that took place at the Air France Paddle Festival
SUP Connect - The Air France Paddle Festival took Tahiti by storm, with one of the most intense races the sport has seen. Around 300 paddlers came out to participate in the 8k Lagoon Race, 24k Elite Race, and 4k Fun Race, alongside a huge crowd of local supporters from the community that joined in on the action.
TotalSUP Takuma Concept Pioneers Worlds 1st Ever Surf Foil Competition
TotalSUP - The beginning of March saw the first event Foil event held in both Australia and the world,  in SUP and Surf.
Exploring Elements This year’s amazing time at the Santa Cruz Paddlefest
Exploring Elements - Another amazing year at the Santa Cruz Paddlefest! For this 32nd installment of this iconic event I was once again a main event photographer, journalist and competed in both the HP Open Kayak and IC Open Kayak events. Busy is an understatement!!!
Distressed Mullet Talking With Connor Baxter Why He Paddles
Distressed Mullet - Connor Baxter on the 2018 SUP Season Sup Racer’s Chris Parker sat down with Starboard’s Connor Baxter and talked story.
SUPracer The Paddle League Asks World Number One Connor Baxter Why Do You Paddle?
SUPracer - On the eve of The Paddle League World Tour, we sat down with world number one Connor Baxter for a chat about the big season ahead.
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.