I Love It When a Plan Comes Together ~ Danny Ching Signs Up for Molokai

Playak News Flash - May 19, 2013
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines I Love It When a Plan Comes Together Jackson Kayak - Been trying for a few years to dive this one area have lay awake at night staring at satellite pics for hours and dreaming of what the structure would look like underneath the waves but conditions and my schedule never seemed to line up, and when ever I tried to go there it has always been super rough and blown out. Danny Ching Signs Up for Molokai SUPracer - Danny Ching has just signed up for the solo SUP division of the Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championships, setting the stage for perhaps the most competitive channel crossing ever. Gillian Gibree Lands Cover of Yoga Journal SUP Magazine - Perhaps you've noticed that standup paddling has been making some pretty big splashes in some fairly mainstream news outlets. Jan's Corsica Road Trip Gene17 - Since Corsica was blessed with an exceptional snow cover this year, I decided to book Gene17's "all inclusive" Corsica road trip in mid-April. A rental boat and paddle were part of the package, so I was able to fly without much hassle and avoided an otherwise long trek by car and ferry. Enter The Find The Glide Contest SUP Magazine - Welcome to the 2013 "Find the Glide" contest, presented by SIC. Our mission is to build the largest downwind database on Earth. The "Glide Guide" will give paddlers everything they need to access bump runs the world over, from ideal wind direction to shuttle tips to the best après paddle eats. Lyons Outdoor Games and Burning Can to Support AW Am. Whitewater - Lyons, Colorado – The Oskar Blues Burning Can Beer Fest ( www.burningcan.com ) is back (June 1st) for the second year as part of the Lyons Outdoor Games (5/31 to 6/2) to bring you everything craft beer in a CAN offers: ... Rob's Pics Mark Sundin - Rob is forever experimenting with cameras, angles, techniques for shooting paddlers in rough water, & sent me through a few pics from his paddles on Saturday & Tuesday. Enjoy them…. SUP Race Fins – Black Project SUPboarder - As with all sports, equipment plays a part in performance and your SUP race fin is no exception.  Ben Swails, a top UK based SUP racer, competing on both the UK and international circuits guides us through some of the the technical aspects of the fin and introduces two excellent options...

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