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Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling news in week 15, 2019.

News Watch The Recovery isn't Over Brittany Parker - The year leading up to my accident I had undergone extreme growth. I had faced some of my biggest fears, overcome some great obstacles, and was in the best shape and health of my life. Top Things to Do With a Safety Tape Palm Blogs - A tape and karabiner are two of the simplest pieces of rescue equipment here are some ways you can put them to good use Lowering, lifting and dragging This is probably what I use my sling for the most. Pacific Sailing on the Strikhedonia Part II Sea-Boo-Photos - During my life I have read thousands of books. They have taken me to thousands of different lives and worlds. From fantasy to reality. Tragic Trade-Offs of Mekong Hydropower International Rivers - Today, International Rivers releases a new factsheet, Tragic Trade-Offs. The MRC Council Study and the Impacts of Hydropower Development on the Mekong. Getting Back Into the Swing of Fishing Jackson Kayak - Who else takes a little time off during the winter? I can’t be the only one, right? Well I always find myself itching to get back out there and go fishing. More safety and rescue skills with paddler safety series - Part 7 The Paddler ezine - Our previous articles have focused on preparation, simple rescues, working together on the river and above all avoiding incidents happening in the first place. The techniques covered in this article assume that you have read the previous chapters. Bone Fishing 101 Jackson Kayak - I get asked a lot about the big three in the sports capital of the world. The Florida Keys offers so much but for an angler it can be over whelming with the amount of water there is. On both coast of the over set a highway you will see beautiful flats if left to the imagination hold hundreds of bonefish patrolling the flats for a meal. Bonefishing takes a little know how, patience and luck. If your goal is a silver missile you need to evaluate maps and areas. Chris Brain Safety Series: No.6 the Chest Harness The Paddler ezine - In the sixth part of the paddler safety series we will be looking at the quick release chest harness that many paddlers choose to wear on their PFD. A Restorer’s Guide to a Chestnut Bobs Special Wood-Canvas Canoe Canoe Guy BC - The blogs I do on the specifications of canoe components for various types of canvas-covered canoes seem to be quite popular.  2019 is set to be a very active year for the sport of kayak fishing in Alabama Jackson Kayak - Thanks to its freshwater fisheries and the gulf coast, Alabama has more biodiversity than any other state. In fact, the state of Alabama has more navigable stream miles than any other state in the United States. It should be no surprise that with great fishing and accessible waterways come kayak fishing enthusiasts. OIA Welcomes Our Newest Members Outdoor Industry Association - The post OIA Welcomes Our Newest Members appeared first on Outdoor Industry Association. Hawaii – A Send Vacation unsponsored - Many people know Hawaii as the place to go for beaches and life styling, and though there is plenty of that to be had, the boys see Hawaii as a place of potential. 2019 Guide to Choosing Your Kokopelli Packraft AirKayaks - Founded in 2014, Kokopelli Outdoors, Inc is one of several of companies exclusively focused on inflatable packrafts, and increasingly known for performance, quality and durability. First Canoe Outing of 2019 Massie Creek Paddlers - I finally got out for the first time in 2019 in my canoe. Just put new Northstar Canoe seats in her. She’s a “Galyans Woodmsan III” so she has some Ted Bell DNA in her so it only seemed fitting. How To Fold A Drysuit unsponsored - NRS team gives you insight on how to store and care for your dry suit so it would last longer.

Factor Athletes with top online media coverage in April 1. Dane Jackson 2. Eric Jackson 3. Michael Booth Videos How to Install Scott Burke Atlantic SUP Fin (MarkKelly) How-to-Replace the Pedal Housing for the HyDryve Pedal Drive (Lisa Senecal) ONE OF THE MOST GLORIOUS DAYS!! [ Ldub/Outlet/Truss ] (danejackson) First Day Kayak Fishing at PAC Kayak Rentals in Louisiana (The Heliconia Press) Perfect Shoe for Summer the SoftScience Men's and Women's Tradewind Lace-up Shoe Upcoming FLW Tour - Lake Cherokee US, TN, Jefferson City, Apr 11 - Apr 14 Thursday Throw Down - SUP Race#5 US, FL, , Apr 11 425pro WTT SUP Series 2 - Papara French Polynesia, Tahiti, Papara, Apr 11 - Apr 14 Cowichan River Youth Kayak Festival Canada, BC, , Apr 12 - Apr 14 Paddle South US, GA, Columbus, Apr 12 - Apr 13