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Playak News Flash - August 5, 2019
Playak News Flash - August 5, 2019
The world's latest paddling headlines.
ICF Nine Nations Share Ten Golds in Pitesti
ICF - Athletes from nine nations shared the ten gold medals on offer, with Canada’s Sophia Jensen picking up her second and Hungary’s Anna Lucz successfully defending her K1 200 title on the penultimate day of competition at the ICF junior and U23 canoe sprint world championships in Pitesti.
RAM Mounts Mount of the Month: RAM Tab-Tite Holder for 9″ Tablets With Cases
RAM Mounts - If you’ve been searching for a dependable way to secure your tablet nearly anywhere, then you’ve come to the right place.
International Rivers Report - Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Myanmar Hydropower Sector: Discussion Brief
International Rivers - This brief introduces the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Myanmar Hydropower Sector and seeks to generate dialogue, including around the study’s process, findings and recommendations. While the assessment was a contested process, it produced important outcomes, including the recommendation to reserve the mainstream of Myanmar's major river basins from hydropower development to keep these rivers free-flowing.
International Rafting Federation Ken Streater Aims to Empower the Rafting Community at the IRF World White Water Rafting Summit
International Rafting Federation - International author, social entrepreneur and raft guide, Ken Streater, will discuss how raft guides and adventure travel outfitters can transform their community and the world to inspire trust, ensure safety, and better the environment.
Badfish SUP Paddle in Costa Rica With Brittany Parker
Badfish SUP - Team rider Brittany Parker spent a majority of last Winter in Costa Rica paddling their rivers. She went there on a two week trip and ended up flying back a week later for two months. She fell in love with the place and is moving towards making it her Winter-time home base.
Frogma Dragonfly at the Inwood Canoe Club
Frogma - Great day at the Inwood Canoe Club today! They have a lovely little garden in front of their boathouse which was very popular with the local insects. This lovely dragonfly was quite cooperative about posing for photos.
Kayak Session The young rising slalom star - 15 year old Evy Liebfarth
Kayak Session - Evy Liebfarth is about to take the world by storm, that is, unless she has not already done so by the time you read these words. The shackles of youth disappeared into the air this past January when Evy turned 15, the required age for entry into ICF competition. New chapter. New story. This summer, Evy placed third in the women’s canoe category in Ljublijana, Slovenia, becoming the youngest competitor to earn a medal at a World Cup, in only her second World Cup competition.
SUP World Mag Paddle Board Set Up for Fishing – Board Ty[e, Tips, & Tackle for Fishing on a SUP
SUP World Mag - Kraken Bass shares their tips and tricks to set up a SUP for fishing.
SUP World Mag Stand Up Paddling an Der Müritz- Mavic 2 Zoom Field Test
SUP World Mag - Mavic 2 Zoom Testing what better subject than Sups at sunset?
SUP International This Ocean Life and Molokai 2 Oahu - Leane Horton
SUP International - Past competitors from the Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championship talk with This Ocean Life Podcast Host Josh Pederson about their experiences in the channel.
SUP World Mag 2019 BIC SUP – Performer Tough- Tec Paddle Board Series
SUP World Mag - If you’re looking for a board to be equally at home surfing a wave as is relaxing on the local lake, look no further than Bic SUP’s Performer series.
red paddle co Travel Diaries: Meet Jo Pavey
red paddle co - There is no shortage of evidence that as well as offering a peaceful way to get out onto the water and closer to nature, Stand Up Paddle Boarding also provides a full body workout. Who better to chat through the multitude of benefits of SUP than with 5 time Olympian Jo Pavey.
SUP Connect APP Tour Offering Unique Experience at Osaka SUP Open
SUP Connect - The APP World Tour is excited to announce its return to Japan in 2019 with the introduction of the Osaka SUP Open. As the next step in its City Paddle Festival approach, Osaka will host the world's very best Stand Up Paddlers from the 20th - 22nd September for stop #3 of the 2019 APP World Racing Tour.
TotalSUP Rethink, Redesign, Reduce: Leading the Way to Clean Oceans With Plastic Offset Program
TotalSUP - Dedicated to the preservation of the fragility of our Oceans, Starboard is the world’s first company to activate the Plastic Offset Program (POP) for responsible plastic use within products and processes in the business. The goal of their latest mission was to retrieve 43,000 kg of trash in one year. Just in time the team hit the target and turned the pilot program into a successful example for offsetting the company’s plastic footprint.
Kayak Session Acting to defend the rivers of the Balkans in a fun way - Balkan Rivers Tour (BRT)
Kayak Session - Just kayaking a river can’t save it from hydropower dams and destructive industry. But combining kayaking with direct action, media coverage and local river defenders, can. Balkan Rivers Tour (BRT), now in its fourth year, have proven their form of river conservation is comprehensive, effective and damn fun!
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