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The Playak News Watch continously finds the world"s new paddling headlines. From the huge number of headlines it finds, Playak editors hand-pick and present the best ones (yes, that is very subjective, but they do their best to please our readers) every day, and those that then get the most reader views are sent out in the daily News Flash. Each Friday, we send out the Weekly Digest (instead of the daily News Flash), containing the top headlines of the past 7 days, as well as the most popular videos and forum topics, and a list of upcoming paddling events.


Jackson Clutch Complete Walkthrough

unsponsored (Apr 9) - Jackson Clutch Complete Walkthrough Dane Jackson gives you a full run down on all the features of the Jackson Kayak 2025 Clutch Ever feel torn between a creek boat or half slice? Jackson Clutch Complete Walkthrough From Jackson: Introducing the Clutch, a ‘creek/slice’ combination designed to make the most of any river. It is fully creekable and has a playable stern. The Clutch combines the high-riding, confidence-inspiring performance of the Gnarvana with a sleek, lower-rockered stern carefully engineered to boost speed, shred surfs, launch waves, and squirt eddy lines. This kayak is nimble, skips, and is forgiving. The result is a unique mix of confidence and creativity that might change how you see your river. Try it and you’ll...  read more...

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Our Rivers Our Future: Highlights from the 28th Annual Day of Action for Rivers

International Rivers (Apr 8) - Free-flowing rivers are integral to supporting life on Earth. They bolster biodiversity, regulate the climate, provide fresh water, and sustain cultural traditions. However, destructive extractive and infrastructure projects threaten rivers, altering their flow, starving plants and wildlife, degrading water quality, and imperiling the ways of life of countless riverine communities. On March 14, river defenders from around the globe gathered for the 28th annual International Day of Action for Rivers. While separated by geographic and political boundaries, and motivated by unique challenges, participants united around this year’s theme, Our Rivers, Our Future, affirming that defending people’s rights to social, economic, and cultural well-being is deeply interconnected with healthy, t...  read more...

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Weekly Recap 04/08/2025

SUP Connect (Apr 8) - Welcome to the…  read more...

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Cataract Canyon

Mt. Hood H2O (Apr 8) -   BETA Stream:  There are many ways to paddle Cataract Canyon.  Most often, boaters put in 4 days upstream of the canyon and float for four days of flat water before reaching the first whitewater (can be reduced with a motor or night floating in rafts).  We did the run in packrafts, hiking in to "The Loops" area on the Colorado from The Needles District.  Our first day involved a 4 mile hike and a couple hours of flat water floating to our camp at Spanish Bottom. Day 0:  We set shuttle and camped somewhat close to the start of the hike at Hamburger Rock. Day 1:  We drove a 4WD road that starts behind the visitor center in the Needles District for awhile.  Once we deemed the road more rough than we wanted to subject our vehicle to, we parked and hik...  read more...

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Niphean Launches Ambassador Search for North American Paddleboard Instructors

SUP Connect (Apr 5) - Niphean, a paddleboard…  read more...

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