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Playak News Flash - July 4, 2018
Playak News Flash - July 4, 2018
The world's latest paddling headlines.
SUP Connect What to Wear on Your Next Outing
SUP Connect - Paddle boarding provides an excellent way to exercise while soaking up the sun and enjoying the water. However, it isn't as easy as it appears to those who watch from the shoreline. In order to ensure that you make the most of your time on the water, start your day off wearing the right thing.
SUP Connect First SUP Descent of Europe'S Deepest Canyon
SUP Connect - For the first time in history five stand up paddlers Vallentin Illichmann, Stéphane Pion, Nicolas Fayol and Stetcher twins Mario and Manuel have successfully completed a self-supported descent of the deepest canyon in Europe, the Tara River Canyon.
Hala Rundown of the Vail Town Series - Fun and challenging wave plays
Hala - The Vail Town Series this year rocked! We had great weather from the very start, bringing in ladies all the way from Winter Park. It is always way more fun when you have a full heat of women to play with.
SUP Magazine Annabel Anderson on Gender Equality in SUP
SUP Magazine - SUP racing champion Annabel Anderson shares her opinions on the issue of gender equality in the industry and her ideas to level the playing field.
Hala Summer SUP in Steamboat Springs
Hala - The Yampa River is under 1000cfs, which solidly puts us in tubing season for the next few weeks. What does that mean for SUPing in the Yampa Valley? Hala Gear HQ has compiled the best flatwater excursions in Northwest Colorado.
SUP Examiner International Canoe Federation Ready to Stage World Championship Standup Paddling Event
SUP Examiner - International Canoe Federation to hold World Title event The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has expressed hope a resolution will be reached with the International Surf Association over the management of Stand Up Paddling (SUP) activities before the ICF hosts its first SUP World Championships in Portugal later this year.
SUP Mag UK Adrian Angell Completes SUP Channel Crossing for Diabetes UK
SUP Mag UK - Adrian Angell has crossed the Channel on a paddleboard from Dungeness to Boulogne in just under five hours and raised over £2000 for Diabetes UK.
SUP Magazine Editor’s Letter: Locales Only
SUP Magazine - Localisms isn't always a bad thing.
Kayak Session ICF Slalom World Cup 2: C1 Men, K1 Women Finals (Report and Video)
Kayak Session - Jessica Fox it was who won gold medals in both K1 and C1 slalom in Krakow, Poland. In the men’s it was Joseph Clarke who won the men’s K1, though he just barely qualified for the KI finals coming 9th in the semi-finals. Catch all the details here, learning about the luck Jessica had as she made her run before the rain and windy weather conditions prevailed.
Trash Paddler Staking Out the Sebasticook
Trash Paddler - As the sun rose in the eastern sky I paddled away from my campsite at Sebasticook Lake's southern end and headed north.  Other than the occasional and haunting calls of loons, silence prevailed. 
ISA Toronto, Canada Receives First ISA Flat Water SUP Course
ISA - This past June 23rd & 24th, Janna Van Hoof, SUPGirlz owner, and Catherine Bruhwiler, ISA Course Presenter and. Team Canada SUP Surf Athlete, hosted the first ISA Flat Water SUP Coaching Course in the Toronto, Canada.
Standup Paddle Magazine 7th Annual Paddle at the Porch
Standup Paddle Magazine - The 7th Annual Paddle at the Porch Sponsored by Destin ER will be held on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, beginning at 9 a.m. Registration is open on PaddleGuru.com. Paddle at the Porch showcases the beautiful emerald green water and white sandy shores of Destin, Florida, behind one of its most loved restaurants, The Back Porch Seafood & Oyster Bar.
SUP Industry Association SUP Company Acquisition by Zodiac-Nautic to produce new range of inflatable boards
SUP Industry Association - With Zodiac-Nautic announcing acquisition of Anonym Stand-Up Paddleboards (SUP), SUP industry can look forward for new different range of inflatable SUPs to be manufactured in the market.
Standup Journal Fanatic Strike
Standup Journal - Strike 14’0″ Carbon Redesigned for 2019, the Strike is our out-and-out speed machine. Quite simply the fastest board you can put your feet on! Its unique shape defies convention, delivering the stability of a wider board with the efficiency of a much narrower one.
Distressed Mullet Adrian Angell On Crossing the English Channel
Distressed Mullet - Last month, Adrian Angell crossed the English Channel on a paddleboard in just under five hours. Adrian completed the crossing on Wednesday 13 June for Diabetes UK after his niece Megan was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was nine.
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