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Playak News Flash - April 27, 2019
Playak News Flash - April 27, 2019
The world's latest paddling headlines.
PADDLEexpo Ocean Plastic Rubbish Turned Into Kayaks
PADDLEexpo - Blue Planet UK How ocean plastic rubbish is turned into kayaks Presenter Steve Brown visits Plymouth to meet Rob Thompson, the ocean activist working with Islander kayaks to clean up the seas.
Outdoor Industry Association Notes From the Hill - Earth Day Action
Outdoor Industry Association - For almost a half century, America has celebrated Earth Day on April 22. What started in 1970 as a response to an oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara has become not only an annual call for environmental protection but a global movement.
Kokatat Kalob Grady - Reflecting on 2018
Kokatat - 2018 was monumental year for Kalob Grady as he journeyed to amazing places, experienced new cultures and learned valuable lessons along the way.
PADDLEexpo Tiderace New Brand Manager Ivan Lawler
PADDLEexpo - You will have seen some big changes at Tiderace recently, with the new factory venture with Nelo Kayaks, along with some new designs and Nelo’s seamless construction.
PADDLEexpo 425pro Launches a New Line of Production in Europe With Prestol
PADDLEexpo - 425pro, the high-performance Stand Up Paddle company owned and managed by Tahitian CEO Jerry Mihimana announces a new collaboration with latvian watercraft manufactuer Prestol.
Jackson Kayak The Big Rig HDFD has something different to offer kayak anglers
Jackson Kayak - The new Big Rig HDFD is a kayak with options that is something that the industry has yet to see. It’s a kayak that can be made to fit the wants of the angler or the needs of a situation.
Outdoor Industry Association Capitol Summit Sponsors 2019
Outdoor Industry Association - The post Capitol Summit Sponsors 2019 appeared first on Outdoor Industry Association.
ICF Success of this European whitewater slalom camp showed in the results
ICF - A talent camp held in Skopje, Macedonia had ten athletes from six different countries train in white water paddling and canoe slalom disciplines. The results were great as these athletes performed well in the IKAS Open slalom event and European white water sprint cup. It is nice that such camps are held, growing the spot of canoe slalom and whitewater paddling.
Frogma March Reading Part 1
Frogma - Oof! Hate that I left the blog on a bummed-out note before budget season pulled me off for a while. I'd had my March reading queued up for a lunchtime post for some time, but then all lunches were working lunches up until yesterday.
Jackson Kayak The Reconstructive Power of 107,000 Cfs at Rock Island, TN
Jackson Kayak - One of the most prominent and used features at Rock Island, Tennessee from 1999 until 2009 was Brave Wave. 
iSUPworld Thurso Surf Tranquility Yoga Inflatable SUP in-Depth Review
iSUPworld - SUP yoga. Is there anything better? If you haven’t tried it yet I encourage you to give it a go. It can be intimidating at first because as you can imagine it is harder to keep your balance when doing even basic yoga moves on a paddle board.
Jackson Kayak After “Brave Wave” went, kayaker's searched for another such powerful wave to play on
Jackson Kayak - One of the most prominent and used features at Rock Island, Tennessee from 1999 until 2009 was Brave Wave.    It is a wave I named the first time I got on it, which was after a big flood in 1999.      The eddy service is awesome, but you have to be fast to [...]
SUP International Girls on Sups Community on Fire
SUP International - Girls on SUPS have smashed over 20.000 followers on Instagram. Support their incredible community and share their Standup Paddling passion.
unsponsored 5 Most Common Kayaking Mistakes
unsponsored - Just a quick one to try and highlight some common mistakes and how to fix them!
SUP World Mag A Beginners Look at Downwinding - Georgie’s First Downwinder
SUP World Mag - Will from SUPboarder takes Georgie on her first ever downwinder and captures it in a little blog to help inspire others to give it a go.
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