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Playak Weekly Digest - week 28, 2019
Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling news in week 28, 2019.
Palm Blogs River Trips With Youngsters, Daunting Right?
Palm Blogs - Any parent knows that just heading to the shops requires a little extra planning and a lot of extra time! Kids seem to require a lot of stuff, and then some spare stuff, and then some stuff for just in case and then the tantrums, toilet breaks, food fights. The thought of taking them on a river trip seems pretty daunting, right? I certainly thought so. But I’m here to tell you it’s not that bad, and it’s exactly what they need. So read on for some quick and simple tips to helping you have a great day on the water with the family.
SUP Mag UK A Voyage Of – Exocet Discovery 10’9 X 32” X 240L
SUP Mag UK - This isn’t the first time we’ve tested Exocet stand up paddle boards, but it’s been a while since they were on UK shores. Now the France based watersports brand is back and keen to show off their wares. First up we have the Exocet 10’9 x 32” inflatable SUP.
PaddlingLight What I Carry on My Life Vest for Kayaking
PaddlingLight - What you carry on your life vest for kayaking varies based on personal choice and what you use your vest for. But, many beginners or intermediate paddlers skip carrying gear on their vest in favor of throwing it into a day hatch.
International Rafting Federation Warm Weather and Welcomes in Banja Luka for the IRF Euro Champs
International Rafting Federation - Bosnia and Herzegovina has turned up the heat and the welcomes for the IRF’s 13th Euro Rafting Championship which starts in a few short days at the ever popular site on the Vrbas River just outside Banja Luka.
Jackson Kayak My PanAm kayak fishing tournament story
Jackson Kayak - PanAm experience…first off AMAZING!! I’ve never seen such an awsome event put on for kayak fishing. They spoiled us for sure. I lived that we all were working together as one team. This is a memory I will hold near and dear to me for the rest of my life. Lemme tell you a quick story [...]
International Rafting Federation Whitewater, Distance and Heat Put Downriver Competitors to the Test
International Rafting Federation - Vrbas has once again put competitors through their paces in the gruelling 14 kilometre downriver race at this year’s IRF European Rafting Championship. With a sailing start at Kamp Krupa, teams raced their way down the idyllic Bosnian countryside pitting their tactics, strength and stamina to the test against fellow competitors.
Mt. Hood H2O Calapooia River: Headwaters
Mt. Hood H2O - The Calapooia River was for many years one of the Willamette Valley area runs that was only accessible during hunting season. Some years the water would line up that early in the Fall, other times it would not.
ICF ICF working to have an environmentally sustainable competition event
ICF - The International Canoe Federation and the organising committee for the 2019 ICF Junior and U23 canoe sprint world championships in Pitesti, Romania, have unveiled details of a sustainability project they will run during the event.
Jackson Kayak Get that confidence to fish successfully - Keep the baits that suit you...
Jackson Kayak - Confidence, as stated in its definition… “belief in one’s ability to succeed” can definitely play a role on the water. If you think you can catch fish on a certain lure, then most likely you will. By choosing the right lure and presentation to match conditions your are already on the right track. Indecision can throw a wrench in your gears! So…know you have the right bait and know the fish are going to eat it!
Newfoundland Kayakoholic Day Paddle and overnight camping experience
Newfoundland Kayakoholic - This past weekend (June 29th and 30th) the weather was perfect and so nine of us drove to Colinet for the put-in and paddled down to Pinchgut.
Jackson Kayak Doing the amazing section of whitewater at the North Fork Championship
Jackson Kayak - Hey guys, it is Andy here. Guess what, I’ve been to North Fork Championship in June and it was amazing. Lucky me, I was with my friend Janosch Plathner there and could share this amazing experience with him. But first, what is the North Fork Championship? The North Fork Championship is a competition made to expose the talent of the best kayakers in the world on an amazing section of whitewater.
ICF Junior First-Timer and Defending Champ Take Freestyle Gold
ICF - A teenager competing at his first international event and a defending world champion took the honours on the penultimate day of competition at the 2019 ICF canoe freestyle world championships in Sort, Spain, on Friday.
unsponsored Steve Backshall – Expedition
unsponsored - Last year Unsponsored noticed on social media that Steve Backshall was kayaking in Bhutan within Darren Clarkson-King and Sal Montgomery. Freestyle kayaker James Bebbington is one of the camera operators.
Newfoundland Kayakoholic 2019 - Post 10 - PNL Club Paddle: Cape Broyle
Newfoundland Kayakoholic - Yesterday (July 6) we had our annual club paddle in Cape Broyle, led by Ron. I took nearly eighty pictures hoping to get a few good ones. Here are the ones I've selected to share.
SUP International Waterwoman Annie Reickert
SUP International - 17 year old Annie Reickert takes on multiple water sports in the winter of 2018/2019.
Athletes with top online media coverage in July
1. Dan Gavere
2. Zane Schweitzer
3. Dane Jackson
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