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Playak News Flash - November 4, 2015
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Shengzhong Kayak Fishing Open Championships, China Palm Blogs - When you get an invite to go to China, you’ve got to take it right?Last year I didn’t. The invite was very last minute. It turned out I was in Holland the day before I needed to be in China, I was gutted. Some Really Awesome Teammates Blue Paddle SUP - Check out Performance Paddling in Dana Pt., CA. It's a great group of people training & playing on their SUPs. 1st Annual Salt Life Pacific Paddle Games Performance Paddling. Why I Paddle Jackson Jackson Kayak - There are a lot of misconceptions out there about what it means to be a sponsored athlete, among them that every athlete makes lots of money- or gets tons of free gear, or are sponsored because they are running the biggest, baddest rapids out there. I hate to dispel these myths, but the reality is that most sponsored paddlers work hard for the gear they get- at discount, rather than free- and few earn any form of livable income from paddling alone. Copenhagen to Istanbul - 7,200 km by kayak Kokatat Blog - Lars, Suzi and their two children, 8 year old Tiuri and 6 year old Liva, have been travelling by kayaks for 1 1/2 years through Europe, reaching their final destination Istanbul. Highlights of their journey include kayaking with seals in Denmark, peddling through 274 canal locks in Europe, huge waves in the Mediterranean, and marathon sea crossings from Italy to Greece - over 90 km with no land in sight. Speak Up for Clean Water Am. Whitewater - This year, American Whitewater has supported a new Clean Water Rule by the EPA and Army Corps that restores protections to our nation’s headwater streams and wetlands. Inside The World’S Greatest Paddling Team SUPracer - If your knowledge of the paddling world ends when the words stand up are dropped from the equation, probably not. But if you’ve ever spent five minutes in the world of outrigger canoeing (or its Tahitian equivalent, va’a), the name EDT instantly conjures up images of a team filled with mythical ocean warriors that win virtually ever race they enter. SUP Surfing in Tahiti with Riviera Paddlesurf Distressed Mullet - Amazing footage: There’s one scene early on with a waterfall. It looks fake. Like something out of Willy Wonka. I love the one part where Drew Brophy says, The waves were too big to surf, so we were looking for a reform to ride. the whirling dervish finless spin footage is very cool. SUPIA Ultimate Giveaway starts Tuesday SUP Industry Association - Support your fellow SUPIA Members & SUP Businesses! We’ve got the Accessory & Apparel Manufacturer segment of SUPIA launching a product GIVEAWAY Tuesday that will continue over the next 4 weeks. London Calling Sarah Outen - I have written the first sentence of this blog a few times, hitting delete again and again. I just don’t quite know what to say about how I feel right now. The Green Race Experience NRS Duct Tape Diaries - On the first Saturday of November, kayakers and spectators flock to western North Carolina’s infamous Green River Narrows to enjoy the competition and carnage that is the Green Race. NRS’s Jean Slade, a former Asheville local, offers the quick-n-dirty on how to get the most out of your Green Race visit before, during and after the event. Noctober Fest, Pumpkin Paddle with Famagogo Jackson Kayak - The perfect family paddling Halloween river festival is at the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Five hundred pie pumpkins are released into the river each with a unique number on the bottom. Please Support Blue Planet Surf’s Kickstarter Campaign SUP Surf - Please support Blue Planet Surf’s Kickstarter campaign for their Kai Zen high performance stand up paddle. Click here or the banner below to visit their Kickstarter page. Step Up: High Performance SUP International - There are many ways to express yourself on a stand-up, and for many, this still involves sticking vertical pokes off the lip, smacking roundhouse cutbacks off the whitewater and busting the fins out now and again. Just a few years ago an 8ft SUP was unthinkable, but if you’ve got it in your mind to shred, then the time to step down to a smaller board may be sooner than you anticipate. Top 6 Beginner Whitewater Kayak Gear Essentials CKS Blog - Life can be rough as a beginner kayaker. Few want to invest heavily in a sport that they are just starting, but when it comes to kayaking, your gear can make all the difference. I know from personal experience that your gear can make learning how to kayak more fun, safer and easier. I put together this list of my top gear choices for beginner kayakers with both cost and effectiveness in mind. It covers your six essentials and will give beginners gear that they can learn in and rely on for years to come. Slingshot Reveals 2016 Crossbreed Lineup SUP Connect - With the new year approaching comes new gear and we couldn't be more excited to give you a peek at what Slingshot SUP has in store for 2016. Slingshot recently announced three new versions of its insanely popular Crossbreed model, the soft top, inflatable and the hard top. Learn a bit about each in the beautiful videos below.