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Playak News Flash - February 1, 2020
The world's latest paddling headlines.

Back to where rafting racing started - Chuya River, Russia International Rafting Federation - AreYouReady to head back to where it all started? Федерация Рафтинга России / Russian Rafting Federation are pulling together their bid to host the 2023 IRF World Rafting Champs on the Katun River (Class 3 and 4) and Chuya River (Class 3 to 5)! Considered as the founding race that in 1989 pulled together nations from across the globe to bring peace and prosperity at a time of global friction, Project RAFT on the Chuya River saw racing take place on a truly international scale. Starboard Inflatable Welding vs Fusion Technology SUP International - Check out Starboard SUP’s Inflatable Welding vs Fusion Technology used in manufacturing premium Stand Up Paddleboards that are lighter and stiffer. Paddleboard Yoga With Chelsea Gilson SUP World Mag - Chelsea Gilson first yoga class ever, balance is the key. But it is for sure not the same as usual. Check it out how a great yoga teacher is dealing with the little waves. Handling a troubled situation in water and getting treatment - Rescue Case unsponsored - Was It Worth It? This video chronicles the events on NYE 2018/19 where I dislocated my shoulder and took a trip to the ER. Freestyle Is Not Dead Jackson Kayak - I saw a few posts on social media recently in the vein of Freestyle is dead, one of which was a comment that hated on someone else’s stoke. For me, it was a really disappointing attitude to see. While I get that competing at an ICF Freestyle World Championship is not what brings many the most joy in a kayak, there are plenty of other reasons to get on the freestyle hustle. Here are a few of my favorites. Try them out and help me prove Freestyle is not Dead. Kayaking the River Roding & Barking Creek, From the Thames to Ilford Canoe London - The River Roding rises in Essex and flows through East London before joining the Thames at Barking Creek. We kayaked upstream from the Thames on a rising spring tide, reaching Ilford before returning. Sup Surfing Jackson Close 10ft Deep SUP World Mag - Jackson Close is an 4x Australian Longboard champ and an 4x Australian Sup champ. If my math is any good, thats a 8x Aussie champion. And if you add the two surfing disciplines together and multiply it with a factor of Jackson on a Deep 10’x26″x4″ it equals this. BSUPA SUP Instructor Revalidation Conference British SUP Association - Following on from the success of last years SUP Instructor conference we are extremely pleased to be holding another in March. Dave Kalama Longboarding SUP Fun SUP World Mag - If you don’t understand Stand up paddle long boarding, then look at this video. Dave Kalama Shares his thoughts on why Long Boarding style SUP Surfing is still fun. Sardinian Crew SUP Tonic - Roberto D’amico, Gony Zubizarreta, Marlon Lipke and Aritz Aranburu head to Sardinia, and even though the winds were insane, they still managed some pretty sweet sessions. The Islands Bounce Back: Spotlight on St. John Standup Journal - Resilience. After the devastating effects of Hurricane Maria in the US Virgin Islands and surrounding areas, the news outlets went dark as the islands began the monumental task of digging themselves out from under the debris, restoring power, water and inhabitable life on some of the favorite playgrounds, like St. John, within the western hemisphere. Stories of heartbreak, relocation, even death spun a picture too hopeless to even contemplate. The Rhondu Gorge Of The Indus unsponsored - In November Dane met up with the California boys to experience a river like no other, the Rhondu gorge of the Indus. Flowing 86 miles from the valley of Skardu, The Endeavour SUP International - 7 miles from shore with the end at last feeling possible, I found myself in a spontaneous, unspoken race with Alan Stokes and Ben Skinner. Both career professional surfers, both still in their prime, and both still with a competitive fire that the previous 25 miles had apparently not quelched. They were both quick! I will remember this as the most painful hour I’ve spent on a paddleboard, including the time I broke ribs on the Isle of Harris. Sup Surfing - Australia 2020 SUP International - How do you get ready for the 2020 SUP competition in Victoria, Australia you may ask well by escaping Melbourne city and the Ocean Grove summer crowds to SUP surf in pristine empty waves on 13th Beach Victoria Australia, at dawn. Kayak Fishing Stream Secrets Jackson Kayak - Flowing freely across the continent, rivers, creeks and streams all hold the promise of adventure, fishing and fun. If you can navigate moving water, breakdown the puzzle and fool a few fish you’re on your way to learning stream secrets. Lakes and ponds, flat water are great places but there’s little change to the landscape and minimal current to challenge the kayak anglers.