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Playak News Flash - May 5, 2018
Playak News Flash - May 5, 2018
The world's latest paddling headlines.
Distressed Mullet Competition or Personal Accomplishment: A Thought on Race Courses
Distressed Mullet - This is an observation for race directors looking to get more people to come and enjoy their races. When you have a challenge that goes beyond a simple 5K or 10K race, one that has obstacles that transcend a straight line, a start and a finish, you can inspire people to consider their own performance as the reward (or punishment).
Traversing Garmin Introduces The inReach Mini
Traversing - Today Garmin announced the inReach Mini, a smaller and more compact version of the inReach SE+ and Explorer+ that came out a year ago.Measures just under 10cm/4 inches tall by 5cm/2 inches wideWeighs 1g/3.5 ounces.
Jackson Kayak The Middle Fork of the Payette?
Jackson Kayak - Everybody has heard of the Payette River, and many of you are probably familiar with various sections sections of the Payette, but not so many people are familiar with the Middle Fork of the Payette River.
Palm Blogs Freestyle training motivation - Points - Get that focus...
Palm Blogs - It took me a pretty long time to understand what my goals were and how to stay motivated when training freestyle. Here are a few quick pointers I’d like to share with you.
SUP Examiner Stevie Bodden on Life and Paddling
SUP Examiner - To all the superwomen out there, keep moving forward I had the pleasure of meeting Stevie Bodden with Team 404 this past fall at the Pacific Paddle Games (PPG). In between warming up, getting ready to race, racing, and recovery we chatted briefly about the paddling scene in Panama, where Stevie is from.
Jackson Kayak CKFC Boyd Lake Bass Tournament Recap
Jackson Kayak - The Colorado Kayak Fishing Club (CKFC) started the club tournament season with a Bass only event at Boyd Lake in Loveland, CO. This was the same location as the first tournament which I won in 2017, but this year the conditions were much different.
unsponsored Dagger 30 Years
unsponsored - Dagger is 30 years old and to celebrate Dagger Kayaks have a limited release of the RPM and RPM Max with Countour Ergo Outfitting. They are also releasing a limited number of kayaks in a colour scheme they are calling Red Dawn.
Standup Journal The Viking, Casper Steinfath, on China’s Surprising Sup Scene
Standup Journal - Always the adventurer, Casper Steinfath can never turn down the opportunity to do something extreme(ly different).  Last weekend, he touched down in the Shenzhen region of China to celebrate the opening of the Mahalo Beach Club and explore the paddling scene there.
SUP World Mag Ty Judson Testing His New Unlimited Dugout SUP Race Board
SUP World Mag - Aussie paddler Ty Judson testing the latest unlimited board by Blue Planet Surf.
SUP Magazine A Northern California SUP Expedition To Fight Offshore Oil Drilling
SUP Magazine - Environmental nonprofit Plastic Tides takes a 17-mile expedition from the San Lorenzo River to Moss Landing to help stop offshore oil drilling on the California coast. Celine Jennison and Christian Shaw of Plastic Tides did a expedition paddle of a 17 mile stretch of ocean paddling down San Lorenzo River to their destination at Moss Landing. They did this crossing to bring attention to the growing threat of new offshore drilling their mission titled “Stand Up to New Offshore Oil”.
Keeper Sports Get to Know Scott Burke Board’s Team Rider, Fisher Geary.
Keeper Sports - I enjoy cruising on my skateboard, hanging out with friends, playing sports, and most of all surfing. I love the beach and the ocean and am constantly doing surf contests.
TotalSUP Florence Paddle Games- Intense Battles Under the Ponte Vecchio!
TotalSUP - Last weekend the Florence Paddle Games came to town, set in the beautiful location of the Canottieri Firenze with the iconic Ponte Vecchio the setting added great atmosphere to the paddlers, with crowds gathered alongside the course and some real battles taking place it was a truly exciting race.
SUP Magazine Exclusive Photos From the 10th Annual OluKai Ho’olaule’a
SUP Magazine - Visual evidence of an outrageous SUP race on Maui's north shore.
International Rafting Federation Rafting Clubs Launch Their Bids in Austria to Win the World Cup Series
International Rafting Federation - The recent IRF Euro Cup (EC) event in Wildalpen, Austria was the second in the 2018 EC series, the first being the Dracula Race in Romania.
unsponsored Dagger Kayaks RPM 2018
unsponsored - Dagger Kayaks have announced a limited release of the RPM and RPM Max.
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