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Playak News Flash - July 3, 2018
Playak News Flash - July 3, 2018
The world's latest paddling headlines.
Jackson Kayak Whitewater trip experience at the Pyranee
Jackson Kayak - Why go on a kayaking trip to the Pyranees? For the pain au chocolat of course! Just kidding, well, kind of. The Pyranees is the mountain range that borders France and Spain, with the small country of Andorra sandwiched in between. The highest peak is about 11,000 feet, and it is full of great whitewater.
SUP Connect Everything Your Body Needs to Stay on Top
SUP Connect - 1.2 million people are expected to paddle board this year. With the sun shining and the summer months quickly approaching, it’s time to grab our boards and hit the water.
Rafting Life Surfing at Surge Narrows
Rafting Life - A little write up and post on Spark of a trip back in March to Surge Narrows. 
SUP Magazine SUP Cross at the Country’s Oldest Whitewater Festival
SUP Magazine - FIBark, the longest-running whitewater festival in the country celebrates its 70th year with ferris wheels, fried food and, of course, SUP cross.
Palm Blogs SUP expedition world records set by Cal Major - 1000 miles in 2 months
Palm Blogs - Team ambassador Cal Major has set two new World Records as first and fastest person to Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) from Land’s End to John O’Groats, raising awareness for plastic pollution, fundraising and collecting plastic along the way.
American Rivers Dams in the Mississippi River Gorge endangered logperch and snuffbox mussel
American Rivers - While the snuffbox mussel and the logperch lived in the Mississippi River Gorge historically, the habitat is not suitable today because of two dams.
SUP Connect ICF’s plan to organise SUP World Championship in Portugal is illegal
SUP Connect - In a recent announcement made by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Esposende, Portugal was announced as the location of their inaugural SUP World Championship to be held later this year.
Canoe Kayak Celebrating the burning spirit to protect rivers - 50 years of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Canoe Kayak - The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act has protected rivers that are designated as Wild and Scenic River in the past. In future too, the act would be used by various stakeholders(paddlers, agencies, communities, river advocates ) who are fighting to protect rivers from threats posed to them. These stakeholders gathered to look at the past accomplishments of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and the Act’s significant future in the role it has to be used to save rivers in the future.
International Rafting Federation Follow the IRF 2018 European Rafting Championship - Slovakia
International Rafting Federation - There are a number of places you can follow this year’s Euro Rafting Champs...
Frogma 6/28/2018 Full Moon Paddle at Sebago Canoe Club
Frogma - Thursday the 28th I got in another post-work paddle. This one had a nice surprise in that I got to the club around 8 PM, which was a full hour after the full moon paddle that was planned for the evening was supposed to have launched, but when I got there they were all still there!
International Rafting Federation Ziyuan Rafting Festival brings together teams from six continents
International Rafting Federation - Brazil, Czech Republic, New Zealand and Norway dominated the podium at the 2018 IRF Ziyuan Rafting Festival. A broad spectrum of IRF member nation’s teams attended the event with thrills, two spills and no definitely no chills.
unsponsored Paddlesports Retailer – Award Nominations Now Open
unsponsored - Nominations Now Open for the Paddlesports Retailer New Product Showcase and the Paddling Magazine Product & Industry Awards.
SUP Magazine Nutrition Tips to Optimize Your SUP Performance
SUP Magazine - SUP athlete and fitness trainer Carter Graves shares her diet tips about the foods she eats before, during and after her paddle workouts.
SUP Examiner Paddle racer, Anthony Johnson on bringing that fire out from you for best race performance
SUP Examiner - On Finding Balance Paddling races are filled with positive energy and great people. I had the pleasure of meeting Anthony Johnson at some races in Utah. Anthony is an account specialist for Glide paddle boards based in Salt Lake City, Utah. We had the chance to catch up recently. I asked Anthony how he finds […] The post Anthony Johnson – Tap Into the Fire Inside appeared first on PaddleXaminer.
SUPracer History Awaits Sonni Hönscheid in Scharbeutz.
SUPracer - Watch the SUP World Cup LIVE on The Paddle League thanks to VMG Blades. The seemingly-unstoppable Sonni Hönscheid stands on the brink of history at home in Germany this weekend, with the Starboard Dream Team rider set to clinch The Paddle League World Title if she's victorious on Sunday afternoon.
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