Stoked on the Fire!!! Let it Burn! ~ Waves, Rapids and Rivers

Playak News Flash - July 7, 2012
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Stoked on the Fire!!! Let it Burn! Dagger Blogs - If I have seen farther it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.(Isaac Newton). Over the year's I have grown into running big waterfalls and approaching the mental space needed to huck these giants.  Through the incredible collective conscience of our community of kayakers, ... In Production: Wheelchair by Land, Class V Kayak by River Dagger Blogs - Sometimes you meet people in life that absolutely blow you away with their strength, determination and ambition--people that inspire you to live life at full speed.  For me, Greg Mallory is one of those people. Liquidlogic Freeride Riverrunning @ Middle Fork Nooksack Team LiquidLogic - We took the Liquidlogic Freeride 57 out on one of my favorite rivers to see how it would perform on some technical river running. Needless to say it killed it, and we were able to have a good time and throw some freestyle too! The perfect Riverplayboat! Check it out.Click here to view the embedded video.. Watermans Paddle for Humanity - Lake Tahoe SUP Connect - The Watermans Paddle for Humanity is heading to Lake Tahoe July 7, 2012.  The third stop of the event series will feature fun in the sun for the whole family and a chance for everyone to check out the community surrounding the paddling. Waves, Rapids and Rivers Nikki Rekman - This past weekend I got the opportunity to share my neck of the woods with a couple of Starboard Team Riders, Nikki Gregg and Dan Gavere. After much planning and a weekend of racing and some grueling paddles I was stoked to get some surfing done. Which Kayak for Me….? Mark Sundin - The most often asked question we hear, with boat choices available from EK now numbering in the high teens, and each craft selected to slot ever so slightly into a niche of it's own. Although it's impossible to provide intricate details of each & every design in a single blog post, ... 24-Hour Stand Up Paddle Distance World Record SUP Connect - Ben Friberg sets Stand Up Paddling Distance World Record on the Yukon River in Canada's YukonTerritory.  He paddled 238 miles (383 Kilometers) in one day (24 hours) on June, 27th 2012.  Read on for all the amazing details!  Building a Cedar Strip Paddleboard: Fairing and Sanding Dash Point Pirate - Now that the entire board has been stripped, it's time to fair the deck and hull and shape the rails. "To fair" is defined as "to make the connection or junction of (surfaces) smooth and even." Because we milled the strips ourselves, there was some unevenness in the thickness of the strips that needed to be evened out. Product Review: The 2012 Airis Play Hi-Pressure Inflatable Kayak from Walker Bay AirKayaks - Last month we released our product review on the Airis Sport 6.5 PSI high pressure inflatable kayak – the first in a series of redesigns being offered by Airis (Walker Bay) for 2012. Recently we received the new 8.5 foot Airis Play model, the second kayak in the series...

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