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Playak News Flash - August 30, 2018
The world's latest paddling headlines.

Learning to hold your breath under water - a skill that might be handy for paddlers Palm Blogs - While kayaking is largely safe, a flowing river is ultimately a hostile environment to air-breathing mammals. Let me share with you how I stumbled across this and learned to hold my breath for almost four minutes. Astral Greenjacket Limted Edition 10 (LE10) unsponsored - For the last nine years Astral have released a special (limited) edition of their Greenjacket PFD. 2018/19 is no exception. Aqua-Bound's Updated Performance Paddles Adventure Kayak - Listen up, discerning kayakers.  At Paddlesports Retailer 2018's On-The-Water Demo Day in Oklahoma City, Paddling Magazine caught up Andrew Stern of Aqua-Bound to get a first look at the updated Whiskey and Tango paddles Hero SUP Spark ISUP Review iSUPworld - The Hero SUP Spark is a really cool little board for a few reasons. Save the Mekong point out that dams are built on Mekong River without addressing concerns International Rivers - Save the Mekong coalition has said that building 4th dam on the lower Mekong mainstream even after the incident of the collapse of an auxiliary dam of the Xe Pian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower project in southern Laos is worrying. Earlier as well, the Melkong River Commision went ahead building 3 dams on the lower Mekong mainstream when people’s serious and outstanding concerns regarding each of the mainstream dams were left unresolved. YakAttack Improves a Classic and Adds a New Accessories Kayak Angler Magazine - YakAttack gear is created by fishermen for fishermen, specifically kayak fishermen. Bending Branches Spins New Navigator Angler Paddle Kayak Angler Magazine - One of our favorite paddles for river fishing is Bending Branch’s Navigator with tough wooden paddle blades. Top finish updates from 2018 Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race Distressed Mullet - Fin Film Company This is one of those magical events that happens each year without much fanfare, with no mainstream coverage, only the core paddlers with gear—thank you Chris Aguilar—and with boatloads of heart and soul for paddling. Fanatic SUP Academy - Mobility & Balance Fanatic SUP - Burn your calories as you learn these exercises, doing them on a SUPboard , and improve your “Mobility and Balance”. #LoyaltotheFoil interview by Ron Simpson SUP World Mag - Robert Stehlik the guy behind the « Loyal to the Foil » video project, tells super interesting stuff about SUP foiling , starting from how it started, and more giving us a gist of how it feels to be SUP foiling. SUP foiling clip of the 2018 China Uemura SUP Foil Surfing Contest standuppaddlesurf.net - SUP foilers at the 2018 China Uemura SUP Foil Surfing Contest, watch them SUP foiling here. Summer SUP Boards surfingsports.com - Summer SUP Boards fresh into the shop…These are SUP boards designed for SUP paddlers catering to their requirements. Take a look at them. Enjoy your adventure your way, outdoor products for a great time outdoors SUP Examiner - Plan your weekend adventure around these product ideas Labor Day weekend may mark the formal end of summer, but you can keep the adventures alive with a little help and innovation. Waterkids All-Around 8′ “The Natural” Review supboardguide.com - WaterKids is the first brand to design a high-performance paddleboard specifically for kids that is not an inflatable. Sea Eagle Fish SUP 12.6 Goes From Simple to Motor Kayak Angler Magazine - Check Sea Eagle’s Fish SUP 12.6 out.This hybrid SUP can be rigged with swivel seat and electric motor.