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Playak News Flash - July 17, 2024
Playak News Flash - July 17, 2024
The world's latest paddling headlines.
Message of the Day
Retiring News Flash and Weekly Digest mails in August 2024
I developed the News Watch service and the News Flash mailings back in 2004, when social media hardly existed, people actually browsed the web on desktop computers, and e-mail was the most relevant service for personal communication. These days people spend more time on social media than websites, and use apps on phones and tablets to do so. In personal communication, messengers (X, Facebook, Signal, Whatsapp, Discord, Telegram, …) have become much more important than e-mail for most people. Since 2004, I have used homemade robots to gather paddling news, and from that flood of news I hand-picked the most relevant headlines 365 days per year. In the past 15 years I’ve paid several assistants for this daily work. I’ve found it hard to stop this service, as so much love and sweat went into building and maintaining it, but now the time has come to recognize that it is just not worth it anymore. The above is how I assess the situation. If you see it differently, please let me know. I hope you have enjoyed these services during the past 20 years. Cheers, Jeroen
Canoe Guy BC How to Make Pocketed Inwales for a Double Gunwale Canoe
Canoe Guy BC - In the early days of wood-canvas canoe construction (late 1800’s until about 1906), builders (primarily in up-state New York and Maine) tried to emulate the birch bark canoes in the region. Like birch bark canoes, they constructed their hulls with cedar ribs and planks. They also emulated the look of the gunwales. The inwales and outwales of birch bark canoes are lashed together and the rib-tops are whittled to wedges which are forced up between the inwales and outwales.
Trash Paddler Coasting Fort to Fort
Trash Paddler - As tempting as Children's Island looked in Tuesday morning's sparkling sunshine I continued hugging the coast of Marblehead and pulled into a serene Dolliber Cove where little Crowninshield Island offered an ideal spot to land.
Paddling Life 2024 Yukon River Quest: Fires Shorten Race, but Don’t Dowse Energy or Excitement
Paddling Life - Wildfires shortened this year’s Yukon River Quest Race, an annual 414-mile race from Whitehorse to Dawson City, but they didn’t dampen the camaraderie or fun. The 2024 race ended in Carmacks due to increased fire activity along the race route on road and river.
SUP Connect A Deep Dive Into the Success of the Dam 2 Dam Event With the Goat Boater Owner Megan Cynowa
SUP Connect - The paddleboarding community is buzzing with excitement after the recent Dam 2 Dam event, which raised an impressive $70,000 for cancer support programs. At the heart of this success is Megan Cynowa, the owner of The Goat Boater, who played a pivotal role in organizing and executing the event.
TotalSUP Highlights From the 2024 Czech SUP and PARASUP Championship
TotalSUP - Tagged: Lena Nowak Samuel Peska, Reka Slekta Jakub Petržílek Linda Syrovátková Czech Surf and SUP Federation, Czech SUP & PARASUP championship Czechia Tomas Grosup, Lucie Raab,
SUP World Mag Falls of Bruar – 1st SUP Descent
SUP World Mag - The Falls of Bruar hold a special place in Scotland’s history. Once a barren landscape, it transformed into a lush and stunning area after the renowned Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote a poem petitioning the Duke of Atholl to plant trees along its banks. Interestingly, Burns penned the poem from the river’s perspective, asking for the trees.
SUP Connect Thrilling Victories and Rising Stars at the 2024 Namur SUP Race: A Eurotour Highlight
SUP Connect - Another beautiful day in Belgium for the 14th edition of Stop #6 of Eurotour 2024, presented by Deloitte Belgium, the Namur SUP Race. With 13 nations and a high caliber of competitors enjoying the summer at The Flow Namur.
SUP Tonic Iset Segura | Making the Most of a 35 Degree Weather Day
SUP Tonic - set Segura Making the most of a 35 degree weather day
SUP Connect Best Inflatable Standup Paddleboards 2024
SUP Connect - After personally paddling, weighing, and thoroughly testing 200+ boards, our expert staff has selected the best inflatable stand up paddle board 2024 models. These are designated by the "A" grade and organized by categories (inflatable, all-around
SUP Tonic Byron Bay Downwind Foiling – T2B
SUP Tonic - Summery conditions in the middle of winter, epic wind bumps after the wind blew all night and then all day allowing for 3 T2B (tallows to broken) runs and just in boardies the whole day
SUP World Mag Most Beautiful Downwinder Ever
SUP World Mag - It is always a treat to get to explore a new coastline on foils. Dane McBride invites Jack to come do the most beautiful downwind run ever – Na Pali Coast. Enjoy the action from his day.
SUP Tonic Episode #5 – Your First Wing Foil Session
SUP Tonic - In the latest episode of the Wing Life Podcast, hosted by Luc Moore, Gwen Le Tutour, and Damien LeRoy, the team shares insights on their journey of learning and mastering wingfoiling – Tune in
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