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Playak News Flash - June 27, 2019
Playak News Flash - June 27, 2019
The world's latest paddling headlines.
TotalSUP How to Prepare for Your 1st SUP Challenge
TotalSUP - British paddler Nick Oppe set a challenge for himself during the winter of 2018. To stand up paddleboard across the longest lakes in Wales, England and Scotland, in under 24 hours.
Jackson Kayak Jackson Demo Day on Lake Berryessa.
Jackson Kayak - Jackson demo day with some of the west coast team. We did a Jackson kayak demo event that took place on lake Berryessa in Northern California. It was held during the first KBF event of the 2019 season.
Kayak Session Men and women who conquered the Bratislava course in this ICF slalom world cup
Kayak Session - It proved to be another challenging day for many of the world’s best paddlers. Among the casualties were France’s Rio 2016 Olympic champion, Denis Gargaud Chanut, who once again failed to make the C1 final, and Rio bronze medalist, Takuya Haneda of Japan, who also fell at the semi-finals
Paddle Making Celebrating National Canoe Day in Gravenhurst, ON
Paddle Making - Got to spend a gorgeous Sunday morning paddling with other canoe enthusiasts at the Canoe Day celebrations in Gravenhurst, Ontario. The event was hosted by the folks at the Muskoka Steamship and Discovery Centre .
Jackson Kayak Handling the fish caught with care is a responsibility of every Angler
Jackson Kayak - Catching long fish, especially “very” long (40”+), such as musky or pike comes with great responsibility.   Both types fish have delicate bone structures that -due to the fish’s weight- can break if not handled properly.
Traversing Happy National Canoe Day 2019
Traversing - It’s National Canoe Day! A perfect way to celebrate the canoe, its history and its link to the outdoors. National Canoe Day was coined by The Canadian Canoe Museum following a CBC campaign that in 2007, declared the canoe one of the Seven Wonders of Canada.
SUP Tonic Greenbush Footage That’ll Make You Want to Quit Your Job and Move to Indo
SUP Tonic - Earlier this month, a dark purple blob that’s synonymous with big swells marched its way towards Indonesia. Plane tickets were bought, boats loaded and en route surfers started dreaming of that once in a lifetime surf strike. But like all swell events, certain spots fired while others were completely void of waves.
SUP World Mag Naish Wing Surfer – First Look
SUP World Mag - MACkiteboarding takes a first look at the Naish Wing Surfer.
Simon Willis Video, Ride to the Sun. Scotland'S Solstice Century Ride
Simon Willis - Last year I filmed and edited this event for The Adventure Show.
SUP World Mag NRS Mayra Inflatable Stand Up Paddleboard
SUP World Mag - The NRS Mayra Inflatable SUP Board is just as ready for sunrise stretches as it is for laps around the lake. Features intentional smooth-foam deck design and handle placement for Downward-Dog comfort and a sleek shape for paddling efficiency.
Kayak Session A new handy app for your Whitewater trips
Kayak Session - Check out a new handy app for your whitewater trips called the Whitewater Guide. It has all the essential features – guidebooks, water levels, media and more. The team of the app is running a crowdfunding campaign to introduce more features and rivers and to go really worldwide.
SUP International Stand Up Paddleboarding - A Beginner’s Guide
SUP International - Simon Bassett gives you all the information you need to know on how to SUP, great locations and how to do it safely.
SUPracer Boothy and Fiona Make It a Clean Sweep of the Greek Islands
SUPracer - Fiona Wylde and Michael Booth have made it a clean sweep of the Greek Islands for team Starboard, claiming today’s Agios Nikolaos on SUP event after conquering some of the gnarliest conditions we've seen all season. This follows on from their big wins on Corfu last week. ⁣⁣⁣
SUP Connect Top SUP news and stories from SUPConnect weekly recap
SUP Connect - Catch up with the best SUP news from SUPConnect weekly recap. There is another cool thing SUP paddlers can do on sea besides paddling, with deep sea diving. Also learn about a SUP event happening on July that fund raises for the cause of cancer, learn how SUP yoga improves your health and more cool stories from this weeks SUPConnect weekly Recap.
TotalSUP Top 5 SUP Surf Spots In South California
TotalSUP - SUP Surf is booming, with more and more surfers taking to the water it is increasingly difficult to find a peak that is suited to SUP surfing.  Infinity Paddler Izzi Gomez has made her reputation in charging on waves all over the USA and the world. At home in California, the Infinity paddler gives us her 5 favourite spots to SUP surf spots in the California, USA.
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