How and Why to drill your seat! ~ A Year on the Payette River

Playak News Flash - December 30, 2012
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines How and Why to drill your seat! Wavesport Blogs - Firstly just remember if you do this to your kayak you will comprise the warranty of it .  I recommend drilling the seat, especially as a female as it with lighten your kayak. You can do this to your playboat or creeker and river runner. A Year on the Payette River Fluid Blog - This year the North Fork of the Payette River blew up in the kayaking scene, largely due to the first annual North Fork Championship, an invitational race down Jacob's Ladder organized by James Byrd (nice work, James). It was a sweet event, with an open downriver race the day before the main race, ... Dane's Karma Review with Action Video from Chile! Jackson Kayak - After a month of paddling in Chile on various types of runs, I have been shown just how amazing the Karma really is. It has much more initial speed than I had anticipated. Even with its speed, it's super easy to control and very predictable. Buy Laird's Personal Board to help raise $ for Surfers Healing Distressed Mullet - Laird Hamilton is a pioneering big-wave surfer. He and his tow partner, Darrick Doerner, were two of the first to tow-in to waves with the aid of a Jet Ski. In the process they ushered in a new era of surfing. Laird pushes surfing's boundaries – he was the first to surf on a foil-board of his own design and his legendary 'Millennium Wave' at Teahupoo continues to set the bar for the heaviest wave ever surfed. How to Avoid Damaging Them & How to Repair Them If You Do Drew Gregory - I posted a photo on Facebook of about 7 GoPro cameras that I have recently had to take apart and try to repair. Florida's Space Coast YakAngler - I had the very good fortune to spend a mid-December Sunday with fellow Malibu Kayaks Pro Staffer Capt. Alex Gorichky and his father in the famed "No Motor Zone". Alex used to be employed by NASA in the solid rocket booster refurbishing facility, ... GoPro Tips: How to Avoid Damaging them & how to repair them if you do! Jackson Kayak - So, I posted a photo on Facebook of about 7 GoPro cameras that I have recently had to take apart and try to repair.  Several questions arose from the post such as, "Drew, how does this happen so i will know what not to do?" or "Drew you are too hard on your gear! Lol."   The Fish of 1,000 Casts: My First River Musky Jackson Kayak - Stalking the fish of 1,000 casts took me on one of the most interesting, trying and tiring missions of my fishing career. Attending the 2012 Jackson Dealer Summit brought me to gorgeous, middle Tennessee for a day on the water.

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