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Playak Weekly Digest - week 45, 2019
Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling news in week 45, 2019.
Jackson Kayak New Playboating Bible With New ICF Freestyle Moves
Jackson Kayak - So the ICF have slightly changed the definitions of a few moves and with footage from the Argentina world championships, the playboating bible defines some of these moves.
Mark Sundin Axe & Sundo & the Hawkesbury Classic
Mark Sundin - So we all have old mates, the friends you've had from forever who you see maybe once a year, and then it's just like you're back in the dressing sheds/beach side flat/pub from all those years ago, despite the intermittent contact in a busy life.
Kokatat The Path to Level 5
Kokatat - Are you sure you don’t want to coach at a higher level? You’re already paddling in Level 5 conditions. Why not teach in them? My friend and frequent kayaking collaborator, Kelly Marie Henry, posed this question to me on one day during our expedition in Taiwan. It was one of many long days of paddling in which we already exhausted all tangents of our life stories and moved on to discussing the future.
Jackson Kayak Reflecting on paddling goals
Jackson Kayak - Effort This last season of whitewater kayaking and life in general has been a year of solid effort. My efforts have been pulled, stretched, divided, shut down, and inspiring (for me) this past year. My name is Emily Jackson, I am a professional whitewater kayaker, mother, wife, employee, fur Mom, teacher and adventure seeker.
AirKayaks 2020 Kokopelli Inflatable Packraft Product Line – What’s New
AirKayaks - During the 2019 Paddlesports Retailer show in Oklahoma City, Kokopelli Outdoor Inc . unveiled their 2020 lineup of inflatable packrafts and gear.
Outdoor Industry Association OIA in D.C. Notes From the Hill
Outdoor Industry Association - If it weren’t for veterans, the outdoor industry as we know it might not exist today. Think about it: Teddy Roosevelt, one of our nation’s most influential outdoorists, was a veteran.
ICF China Hosts Biggest Ever Dragon Boat World Cup
ICF - An incredible 37 team from 29 countries are taking part in this weekend’s International Canoe Federation dragon boat world cup in Ningbo, China, making it the biggest world cup ever held.
Jackson Kayak St. Augustine: For the Love of Inshore Fishing and History
Jackson Kayak - Two years ago on our way back from a trip to Cuba, my family and I stopped in St. Augustine, Florida. I had never visited this area before even though I lived for some time in southern part of the state. Immediately I knew this was a place that I wanted to spend more time exploring for it’s rich history and have a chance to fish the local inshore scene.
ACA SEIC Discipline Committee Elections - Voting Open Until Nov 18th
ACA - Every two years, the ACA's Safety Education & Instruction Council (SEIC) Board as well as the SEIC's Discipline Committees request nominations and elect voting members who are committed to volunteering their skills and expertise to the continued development of ACA's education and instructional programs.
Hala Paddles to Poles
Hala - I touched base with fellow team athlete Kerri Rougemont to see if we could have a play-date and she let me know that John Blackshire was planning on a trip down the Lower Blue.
SUP International Ke Nalu Iwa 775 Foil Test Review
SUP International - The Ke Nalu foil comes boxed in a foam block with 65cm Alu mast, fuselage and surf plate for a double US box set up. The removable top plate connected with 6mm stainless bolts, the fuselage has two rear positions for more control or a more forgiving ride (it can be shimmed if required).
Kayak Session Results of this whitewater race - Green Race 2019
Kayak Session - The Green Race is over, here are the results. However, make sure to catch the action that happened on the Green River on race day by checking out 'Inside the 2019 Green Race #5, The Contenders' post which you can find below on the page under related content.
SUP World Mag Colorado River SUP
SUP World Mag - Stand up paddle boarding the Colorado River from the Glen Canyon Dam in Page, Arizona to Lee’s Ferry. We backhauled from Lee’s Ferry to the dam and did an easy 2-day float down the river, camping just past Horseshoe Bend at 8 mile campground.
TotalSUP Count Down to the Barbados Pro SUP Surf Competition
TotalSUP - After a busy couple of months of competition in New York, Osaka and then back to San Francisco for the Red Bull Heavy Water, it is now time to return to the surf events for the all new stop on the APP World Tour.
SUP Tonic Duotone Foil Wings & Axis Foils
SUP Tonic - Robert Pirie takes us for a ride in this one and a couple of wipeouts too.
Athletes with top online media coverage in November
1. Danny Ching
2. James Casey
3. Eric Jackson
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