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Playak News Flash - June 3, 2017
The world's latest paddling headlines.

Tutorial for freestyle paddler aspirants on doing the loop Rapid Magazine Blog - Here are guides and tips for freestyle/playboating paddlers to do loops. Check it out. 5 easily practised components are explained here and this should hopefully give aspiring freestyle paddlers a set of smaller goals to attain. Doing that loop should be easier to achieve with less frustration now. Industry Profile Scott Burke Keeper Sports - Keeper Sports and Scott Burke Paddleboards are rapidly becoming a household name. Whether you go to BJ’s or Sam’s Club to find an economically friendly starter board for your family, chances are, you’re going to come across Scott Burke Boards or their sister company, California Board Company. Keeper Sports Products Signs North Florida Pro Surfer Jazmine Dean Keeper Sports - Keeper Sports just unleashed the dragon! That is, they signed on pro surfer Jazmine Dean as ambassador and spokesperson for the Scott Burke line of surf and stand up paddleboards manufactured by Keeper Sports Products, LLC. 2017 Clif Flowing Rivers Grant Program Am. Whitewater - American Whitewater and Clif are pleased to announce the Clif Flowing Rivers Campaign, pledging $2,500 to American Whitewater Affiliate Clubs for river stewardship work. Funding for this program is provided by the Clif partnership with American Whitewater. Clubs have the opportunity to apply for one of two $1,250 grants.  On the Newsstands- Early Summer 2017 Issue of Canoeroots Traversing - The Early Summer 2017 issue of Canoeroots is on the newsstands. Three Streams in a Theme Trash Paddler - On Monday the Sudbury in Wayland beckoned. On Tuesday the Assabet in Stow called and on Wednesday the Otter River in Gardner begged exploring. The theme was plenty of clouds and plenty of water.  News- Bart De Zwart Sets 24-Hour SUP Distance Record SUP Magazine - The Flying Dutchman Bart de Zwart overcame thunderstorms and high winds to cover 120.4 miles to set the new 24-hour SUP distance record. Picturesque SUP Foiling Session SUP Magazine - Dreamy drone footage of a paddler gliding above rolling waves and clear water in this picturesque video. Three Waves Induvidual Earplugs King of the Alps - ThreeWaves ear protection kit for individually adapted earplugs for the water sports area made of high-quality silicone for self-made.  Connor Baxter Wins the 2017 Hossegor Paddle Games SUP Connect - The 2017 Hossegor Paddle Games was a great event in a sick town here in France for my second stop on the Euro Tour. Two Dogs doing SUP supboardguide.com - Here are two dogs, Mac and Molly who go Stand Up Paddling with their owners. Check how they started Stand Up Paddling. This should inspire you to take your dogs out to go Stand Up Paddling. Whitewater SUP- Golden Games Downriver SUP Sprint SUP Examiner - My first whitewater SUP race This year marked the seventh year of the Golden Games, an annual event to kick off the summer season of outdoor activities in Colorado. I participated in the Downriver SUP Sprint on Clear Creek in Golden, Saturday May 20th. Bart de Zwart Breaks 24 Hour Paddle Distance Record SUP Connect - On March 30, 2017 at 5pm local time, Bart de Zwart finished his 24hr SUP distance record in Alrech, Switzerland with a new world record of 193.8 km (120.42 miles). Here is a short recap of his new record in his own words. Challenging rapids to check out at the Kali River Festival ( India, Karnataka) Kayak Session - The Kali Kayak Festival on this weekend, this whitewater event happens at the Kali River that flows through Dandeli forests. There is over $15000 USD prize money, there are race events for everyone from beginner to professional. Great Class 5 rapids to kayak on Kali river which is already famous for rafting activities. It’s good that paddle sports is encouraged in India, it would be wonderful if the paddle lifestyle and river, ocean conservation movement starts in India like it happens in USA and UK. Historic Illustration - Rindisbacher'S Bobble Grip Paddles Paddle Making - Found another print by Swiss Artist, Peter Rindisbacher (1806 – 1834) entitled,  Indians Gathering Wild Rice and Shooting Wild Fowl , 1832. This one in collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery   clearly shows the stern paddler using the indigenous paddling technique with the upper hand grasping the shaft below the bobble shaped grip.