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Playak News Flash - June 7, 2017
The world's latest paddling headlines.

Late Spring Heavenly Highland Whitewater Jackson Kayak - This past winter and early spring was starting to look like we were not going to have much of a creek season in the southeast. Warmer and dryer temperatures was the theme of the winter months in our region. Then spring sprung and we had a few showers here in there in late March into early April that started getting an occasional run up to a runnable level for a day or so if you could catch it. Where To Carry All That Stuff On A Triathlon Bike? Simon Willis - That's a serious question where do you carry it all? Especially for middle and long course events in the UK and other parts of northern Europe. Deakins Leads Wire to Wire BFL All American on Pickwick Lake Ultimate Bass - Marshall Deakins of Dunlap, Tennessee, brought a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 15 pounds, 5 ounces Saturday to win the 34th annual T-H Marine Bass Fishing League (BFL) All-American on Pickwick Lake. Deakins’ three-day cumulative catch of 15 bass weighing 60 pounds, 6 ounces was enough to earn him $125,000 and a berth into the world championship of bass fishing the Forrest Wood Cup. The EuroTour Live Stream of the ‘Thonon Race’ Is Live on Our Facebook Page Right Now. SUPracer - The post The EuroTour Live Stream of the ‘Thonon Race’ is live on our Facebook page right now. Kayak Fly Fishing- Peacock Bass in Miami Jackson Kayak - JK Media House takes the Mayfly to artist and fly fisherman, Eric Estrada for peacock bass. Turns into an incredible day on the water. Sup Racing in the Beautiful French Riviera SUP International - Taking in the beauty of the French Riviera (St. Maxime sits across the bay from the iconic St. Tropez) this event is as much a holiday as it is a race. The SUP Race Cup has been running every summer since 2009, making this year’s event the 9th annual edition. You May Rue the Day You Meet the Giant Bothy Rat and Adders of Ruantallain. SeaKayakPhoto.com - On the second day of our trip to Orondsay and Colonsay we woke before dawn and were breakfasting by the time the sun rose above the hills of Jura. Safe SUP Choices Check the Forecast SUP Magazine - Standup paddling is all fun and games, until it’s not. The water whether ocean, river, lake or pond can be dangerous and always deserves respect. Enchanted again by the remote west coast of Jura. SeaKayakPhoto.com - The sudden feeling of remoteness when you enter West Loch Tarbert on Jura never ceases to surprise. Gradually the inner loch narrowed until it looked like we were heading into a dead end..... however a hidden right angled bend took us through the constriction at Cumnann Beag. Vaz Brothers - The Find, Vol. 2 SUP Magazine - A series from Brazil's most talented SUP stars from their surfing exploits in Indonesia. N1SCO European Championships event for UK Paddlers to look forward to this June 10 SUP International - Race 2 of the N1SCO European Championships’ series would take place at Swanage, UK. It’s a nice, fun event for Stand Up Paddlers, they would compete on Naish ONE 12’6″ inflatable stand up board. Check out registration details here... What We'Re Doing This Summer or Upwest and Downeast Sea Kayak Stonington - In just over two weeks Rebecca and I will launch our kayaks from our most recent backyard, and embark on a two-month paddle along the Maine coast. This has been a good place to live, watching the tide come and go in Greenlaw Cove where just offshore, a pair of glacial erratic boulders perch on a ledge like sculptures on a pedestal. CLIF Bar and Santa Monica Pier Announce 2017 Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival Distressed Mullet - News Release Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival June 10 Santa Monica. The world famous Santa Monica Pier announced CLIF Bar & Company, leading maker of nutritious and organic food to feed and inspire adventure, the title partner of the annual Santa Monica Pier Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival. Musee De Beaux Art Rennes Canoe Model & Paddle Update Paddle Making - From the Memoires Amerique Francaise website is another photo of the 18th Century Mi'kmaq canoe model at the Musees des Beaux Arts (Rennes). Why Do We Test New Rangers? Tsunami Rangers - I remember as a young scruffy kid hanging out with my friends down by the river in a tree fort.