An Attempt to Complete the Historic Arctic Expedition - Kotatat Supplies Team

Playak News Flash - April 30, 2012
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News Watch Headlines An Attempt to Complete the Historic Arctic Expedition - Kotatat Supplies Team Kokatat - In 1895, Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen abandoned his plan to reach the North Pole by ship and headed for the pole by dog sled. Nansen didn't make it to the pole, but his journey and safe return became one of the poles most epic tales. Review Kwik Tek Airhead Roatan 2 Person Inflatable Kayak The Boating Store Blog - Review Kwik Tek Airhead Roatan 2 Person Inflatable Kayak Kwik Tek Airhead 2 Person Roatan Inflatable Kayak The Kwik Tek Airhead Roatan 2 person inflatable kayak is a kayak you would purchase for family fun on mainly flat water, though the website says it is designed for moderate ... A week of freestylin' (Video Inside) Wavesport Blogs - Just wanted to drop a quick photo dump, as well as a video edit I threw together from some freestyle action this past week with Team "Captain Kirk." And by freestyle, I mean, flying by the seat of your pants. The week started at Tallulah fest where we showed off some of the latest and greates... EJ's Follow up from Olympic Trials, Freestyle, Extreme Racing, and the Future…. Jackson Kayak - Training for two weeks in Charlotte for Olympic Trials with my new slalom boat, my kids, and the slalom racers was an awesome experience. The racing was also incredible, as I got 6 tries to lay down some good runs, and while I never had a "good" run, not even for myself, I did have lots of good moves and fast sections.   Old School Series – Pyranha S6f unsponsored - Review by James Bebbington – Team Pyranha. Obviously I will be biased towards Pyranha boats as Pyranha sponsor me but these are my actual opinions and thoughts of the boat and how I have found it over the time I have been paddling it. Spain. 1st Cup Freestyle Millau (France) 2012 Wavesport Blogs - Season begins again freestyle. Spain held the 1st cup of freestyle in the town of Millau (France) organized by the club of Salt-Ter canoeing, last weekend on Saturday rain water with a good morning show paddlers who competed for the selective France of the 2012 ... New Pyranha Kayaks Jed (Eye) Freestyle Kayak & Pyranha Loki Whitewater Play Kayak reviews now live! Canoe & Kayak UK - New test reports on the Pyranha Kayaks Jed (Eye) Freestyle Kayak & Pyranha Loki Whitewater Play Kayak now live in the Canoe & Kayak UK Reviews Section. Klamath River--Seiad Valley to Green Riffle--Six Rivers Source to Sea North Coast Paddling - Day One (Two Really) During the night it started to rain, and the gentle percussion continued all night long on the roof under which we were so fortunate to be sleeping. Explore Six Rivers owes a big thanks again to Tom Alexander and Four Winds Rafting in Seiad Valley ... Paddle Battle Vichuquen Naish - Chilean Naish team racer, Arnaud Frennet, raced to the top of the inaugural Paddle Battle Vichuquen, organized by Quiksilver and Roxy. After a cold and cloudy morning, the sun came out and started to warm everything up. Families and curious visitors started gathering by the water to take advantage of the SUP demos that were being offered. The Battle of the Coast Naish - Last weekend, the Battle of the Coast was held in Zandvoort, the Netherlands, featuring 2 disciplines - a beach race and a long distance race. Naish team Holland, including riders Martijn van Deth, Dennis vd Panne and Chantal van Ruler, did an outstanding job despite the really rough conditions. Congratulations team! 2012 Paddle for Humanity kicks off this weekend at Dana Point, CA SUP Surf - 2012 Paddle for Humanity kicks off this weekend at Dana Point, CA. This year's event is a 2 day happening starting with a social paddle and gathering on the roof of the Doheny Hilton Double Tree. The race will be Saturday and will feature 3 events in 1, enter all 3 or just 1 but come [...] St Ives Bay Open Surf Competition Palm Blogs - The St Ives Bay surf competition was on the 7th of April and the weather wasn't very nice and the surf wasn't very good either! Check in was from 8:00 – 8:30 and then we had the safety brief. I was entered in the Junior Long and Short and the Open Long and Short. The Ohana Makes SUP Different SUP Connect - Sports throughout the world bring people together to enjoy a day at the field, in the gym, or on the waters edge only to have everyone leave and say goodbye immediately after the last race, inning or when time runs out.  But wait, have you ever noticed that SUP is different? The Think Eze – a dealer's perspective Sydney Surf Ski - In the second instalment of entry-level skis in the dealer's own words, we have Stewart O'Regan from Think Kayaks with his perspective on Think's beginner ski, the Eze. This opinion is reproduced with permission from the Think Australia website. Galen Volckhausen Makes the News- Story and Link Attached- 80 ft Fall! Jackson Kayak - When I heard that Galen Volckhausen was paddling kayaks over 80-foot waterfalls, it brought back a decade-old memory, and it made me smile. Galen was a classmate of my daughter at the Elizabeth Ann Clune Montessori School, and one day I navigated my Subaru through an inch of slushy snow to drop her off at school.

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