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Playak Weekly Digest - week 29, 2018
Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling news in week 29, 2018.
Palm Blogs Meet the team – Shilpika Gautam
Palm Blogs - Every day on the river Ganges was perfect yes the water can be mega polluted but the variety of experiences and scenery, the curiosity and the kindness of people and the spiritual energy of the river makes it all very special.
Kayak Angler Magazine Pelican International introduces Catch 130 HyDryve Pedal System At ICAST 2018
Kayak Angler Magazine - Pelican International’s line of lightweight, thermoformed kayaks now adds a pedal-powered model to the family. Their flagship fishing kayak, the Catch 130, is now available with a HyDryve pedal system.
Palm Blogs Meet the Team – Santiago Sandoval
Palm Blogs - I love my Palm FXr just because I feel super safe and it allows me to move and be free while running hard rapids or just racing down rivers.
Kayak Angler Magazine Old Town's New Topwater Kayaks Launched At ICAST 2018
Kayak Angler Magazine - Old Town swept through ICAST Demo Day with their new Topwater line featuring three new models: 120, 107 and the PDL. The new boats are designed to offer a great value for a simple kayak that features Old Town’s legendary quality.
SUP Connect ICF Dismisses Reports of Legal Challenge to SUP World Championships in Portugal
SUP Connect - Athletes from all over the world, including Germany, USA, Spain, Great Britain, Mozambique, Algeria and France, have already registered for this year’s inaugural International Canoe Federation Stand Up Paddling World Championships in Portugal.
Will Herman Wasdale Horseshoe Fell Race
Will Herman - For many, racing is ultimately what fell running is all about. It is a position that has been markedly at odds with my approach for many years, fell running being something which I have done simply for the joy of being in the mountains. Quite often as something that can be done when the weather is too poor for other things.
SUP Connect Nike Swim Jumps On Board With Dragon World Championships
SUP Connect - As part of a global, two-year partnership with the world’s leading inflatable paddle board company, Red Paddle Co, Nike Swim has been announced as the headline partner for this year’s Dragon World Championships in Lake Fuschl, Austria.
Northwest Rafting Company Whitewater Kayaking on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River
Northwest Rafting Company - The Middle Fork of the Salmon River is so well-known that it is simply referred to as the Middle Fork. It has jaw-dropping scenery, world-class fishing, hot springs, great camp sites, and wildlife.
American Rivers The White Salmon River
American Rivers - In October of 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act into law. The legislation had been sponsored in Congress by Senator Frank Church of Idaho.
SUP Examiner Sustainable Swimwear: Zimzala Swim
SUP Examiner - Swimwear for life’s adventures Georgia and Kendall are adventurers at heart. United by a passion for travel, the two met in the Canadian wilderness and after many bikini-clad adventures they were inspired to create something of their own.
ISA Toronto, Canada Receives First ISA Flat Water SUP Course
ISA - This past June 23rd & 24th, Janna Van Hoof, SUPGirlz owner, and Catherine Bruhwiler, ISA Course Presenter and.
SUPracer The Paddle League World Tour in Bilbao
SUPracer - In brief: Michael Booth has flexed his muscles once again, breaking and then holding off an ultra-strong field of international talent to claim the fifth stop of The Paddle League World Tour and week 7 of the EuroTour here in the Basque city of Bilbao.
SUP Magazine SUP Foil Racers Make History In Hawaii
SUP Magazine - Zane Schweitzer and Dave Kalama make history on their SUP foils between Maui and Molokai during the Molokai Holokai.
ISA Iran Holds Historic First-Ever Surfing National Championships
ISA - Press release via the I.R. Iran Surfing Association. History was made in Iran. The first-ever Iranian National championships, organized by I.R. Iran Surfing Association, were held on June 20 and 21, 2018 at Ramin Beach, Chabahar, Sistan and Baluchestan.
International Rafting Federation We are river family – meet Ine Skjørten
International Rafting Federation - In the first of our River Family series, we meet Ine Skjørten, kayaker, raft guide, and raft race competitor with the most number of IRF championships under her belt and an ever smiling face on the raft race circuit.
Athletes with top online media coverage in July
1. Kai Lenny
2. Sonni Honscheid
3. Connor Baxter
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