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Playak Weekly Digest - week 01, 2019
Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling news in week 01, 2019.
Brittany Parker The Forest Fire of 2018
Brittany Parker - Sometimes, a forest needs a fire. This years series of events were my fire. It was time to let it all go up in flames. Everything. Up until this year, my life had been packed-full of trauma and bullshit.
Northwest Rafting Company The 10 Biggest Whitewater Rapids
Northwest Rafting Company - A few rapids loom larger than others when river guides tell tales around the campfire. Here's a list of the biggest rapids from a river guide's perspective - in alphabetical order.
International Rafting Federation Promoting Tourism Safety in Costa Rica With 100s of Newly Certified Raft Guides and Safety Kayakers
International Rafting Federation - The Costa Rica Sports Association for Adventure and Paddling , which represents the IRF in Costa Rica, has conducted a massive certification mission in the country to certify 178 raft guides and safety kayakers with the goal of improving safety in adventure tourism.
Jackson Kayak Epic Solo Day in the Nirvana
Jackson Kayak - With my friends all busy with their families for the holidays or in Chile living the dream in the even deeper south, I had to step things up alone if I really wanted to go big this weekend.
SUP Tonic Kai Lenny Wins Clips of the Month With Massive Bomb Drop
SUP Tonic - November’s Clips of The Month.
Jackson Kayak Kayaking and Concussions Part 2
Jackson Kayak - The first step in concussion recovery is knowing the signs and symptoms of a concussion, but how do we recover and when is it safe to return to sport.
Jackson Kayak Running Rivers at High Water Part One – Preparation
Jackson Kayak - This is part one of a two part blog about kayaking rivers at high water. This first part is about how we can prepare, and part two is about what we can do on the river to minimize our risks.
SUP Magazine Dave Boehne Talks Past, Present and Future of Race SUP Design
SUP Magazine - Renowned SUP shaper Dave Boehne talks a lifetime dedicated to forward-thinking SUP design and shaping boards for some of the world's fastest paddlers.
SUP Magazine Kai Lenny on His 20-Foot Air Drop at Jaws
SUP Magazine - Kai Lenny talks about surfing during a massive swell at Jaws and the waterman experience that helped prepare him for that day.
International Rafting Federation We Are River Family – Meet Vedat Vural
International Rafting Federation - In our final River Family interview for 2018, we meet Vedat Vural a pioneer of rafting in Turkey. Before 1990, he worked as a mountain and expedition guide, always getting excited every time he saw rivers carving through the mountains and valleys.
kayakudos.com Best Kayak Trolling Motor – Top 5 Freshwater and Saltwater Models
kayakudos.com - Kayaking has been my favorite hobby for many years now, and I’m sure that’s something many of you can relate to as well. But, if you like to fish from your kayak, or if you need to cover a lot of ground in your boat, you know how difficult and exhausting it can be to have to paddle all day.
SUP Connect SUP'S Most Inspirational Performances in 2018
SUP Connect - Each year in any sport there are a number of athletes and performances that stand apart from the others. Whether it’s a comeback from behind, world record or dominating performance these achievements don’t go unnoticed.
SUP Magazine The Galapagos Dream Retreat Lives Up to Its Name
SUP Magazine - Those are the words of Kristen Randall, a mother of four who had just spent nine days standup paddling, snorkeling, hiking, and mountain bike riding as part of our Galapagos Dream Retreat a nine-day, multi-sport excursion to the exotic volcanic archipelago that lies over 600 miles off the coastline of Ecuador.
The Paddler ezine Chris Brain Safety Series: No.4 – Get the Advantage
The Paddler ezine - In the fourth part of the Paddler safety series we will be looking at recovering pinned boats from the river. If there was one recommendation that I could make that would help you to avoid having to deal with this situation at all in the first place, it would be airbags! Get yourself some bow and stern airbags and make sure they are inflated before you set off.
unsponsored Claire O’Hara MBE
unsponsored - It is great to see a number of paddlers being recognised for their work in the New Years honour list. First up is Claire O’Hara who has been awarded a MBE for her services to canoeing. Well deserved.
Athletes with top online media coverage in 2018
1. Eric Jackson
2. Kai Lenny
3. Drew Gregory
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