Landlocked ~ Stookesberry’S Top Ten ~ Transitional Journeys

Playak News Flash - February 12, 2013
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Landlocked Level 6 - I live really far from the ocean. For someone who loves being in the ocean, this is an unescapable reality. However, I do live near the Inland Seas and they provide quite a bite of fun and have some world class sea-kayaking destinations. Stookesberry'S Top Ten Jackson Kayak - Since running my first water fall in a kayak on Oh-be-Joyful Creek in Colorado in the late Spring of 1999 I have been somewhat obsessed with free fall in a kayak. But it's much more than just gravity. A Girl'S Guide to Paddling Like a Guy worldkayak - Andria Davis knows first-hand that natural caution can be a woman paddler's biggest limitation. Sometimes embracing your inner dumb ass and paddling like a guy is all it takes to push past the fear. Stunning Sup Photos in February Photo Contest SUP Connect - Following the announcement that Sup connect is doing a photo contest each month of the year, there has been a steady flow of submissions. Beautiful pictures are rolling in on a daily basis and represent locations world wide. Here are just a few of the best so far from this month. Sunset Beach Delivers Perfection for The 1st Day of The Sunset Beach Pro SUP Surf - It was a magical day at Sunset Beach today, with a picture perfect Hawaiian day accompanied by giant but manageable surf in the 12ft+ range (20ft plus faces). Transitional Journeys Jackson Kayak - While I know full well that many don't cotton to the school of thought that, despite all our best efforts to influence and/or control situations and events, things in life always have a way of working out, I myself am a FIRM believer. Basalt Ledges and Wheeling Birds At Gull Point. SeaKayakPhoto.com - Leaving Castle Island, we paddled south over a shimmering sea towards Gull Point, which is the most southerly Point of Little Cumbrae Island. Ozo At Surf Expo oZoboard - oZoboards were again at Surf Expo in Orlando, Florida, earlier in January, with a range of boards being displayed at the Eastern Surf Supplies (ESS) booth, near the SUP pool. ESS is the US east coast distributor for oZoboards and their location, in Wilmington, North Carolina, is an excellent central distribution point for the east coast and mid-west markets. Quiksilver Waterman Southeast Series Starts Soon SUP Connect - This month there are a slew of very exciting stand up paddle events to keep an eye on! One that is quickly approaching is the Quiksilver Waterman Southeast Series. Team Naish Owns The Na Kama Kai Youth Challenge Naish - Turtle Bay's pool bar provided the perfect backdrop for the first Na Kama Kai Youth Challenge of 2013. Three young Naish riders fought their way into the final placing in the top 4. Tropic Surf Going Global oZoboard - Our friends at Tropic Surf, a super cool surfschool at Noosa Heads in Queensland, Australia, have been using the oZoboards for their learn to surf and SUP instruction for two years now. Turtle Bay Women'S Pro & Na Kama Kai Youth Challenge Turn Heads SUP Surf - Turtle Bay's pool bar provided the perfect backdrop for Amp Energy's Turtle Bay Women's Pro and Go Pro's Na Kama Kai Youth Challenge, presented by Starboard as a wealth of talent from all over the world showed up to one of the most intimate arenas in ocean sports.

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