Kayaker Dies on Great Falls ~ Tutorial: Film making tips and advice

Playak News Flash - July 16, 2013
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Kayaker Dies on Great Falls Playak - The training run death of kayaker Shannon Christy, 23, of Greenville, S.C., on the Great Falls of the Potomac cancelled the annual Great Falls Race as part of the weekend's 26th annual Potomac River Festival. While the other Potomac River Festival events went on as scheduled, organizers cancelled the race so friends and family could hold a memorial service on the Virginia side of the river... Tutorial: Film making tips and advice Tim Fullwood - The advent of affordable waterproof camera technology, and off the back of that, the head-cam craze has resulted in the proliferation of youtube amateur sports videos. The vast majority of these films are hamstrung from the very beginning, mainly due to the mental approach to the editing of film. So here I am going to try and give a few tips on how you, the film maker, can up your game and spare the viewers from yet another headcamtastrophic watching experience. Going WILD on the BBC Palm Blogs - WILD is Saturday morning TV programme which aims to show kids the wonders of the outdoors and get kids off the sofa. There's an awesome mix of wildlife, activities and adventures; each episode being themed around a certain environment. Connor Baxter in His Own Words How I Won Maui to Molokai SUPracer - Boss Man's note: Connor Baxter once again proved he's the king of the ocean, taking out the 27 mile Maui to Molokai race on the weekend ahead of a quality field. The win comes at the right time for the Maui young gun, with the biggest ocean race of them all, Molokai-2-Oahu, only two weeks away and set to feature the most competitive Molokai field ever. Connor Baxter, Terrene Black Win Maui to Molokai SUPracer - Take a look at the early results from today's big event in Hawaii, the 27 mile Maui to Molokai SUP race. Plenty of the world's best are on the islands for "Downwind Month" so expect a stacked field to line up on the West side of Maui for the epic crossing. Some More Mach1 Action Corran SUP - Yesterday was choppy, windy, sloppy and the surf was dubbling up and all over the place – so I decided to go out anyway and get some waves. Rather than taking an easy board, I took my super skinny custom Mach1. I'm not going to tell you it was easy to stand on it and paddle around, but it was worth it and I got a few great rides. This board never ceases to amaze me. 2013 Mec Victoria Paddlefest Kayak Yak - You couldn't ask for a better day for a Paddlefest. Well, you could, but that would be greedy. In the midst of an incredible run of sunny weather, Louise, Paula, Bernie and I arrived at Willows Beach for the 2013 version of the MEC Victoria Paddlefest. Martina Satkova (Cze), Champion of The Day, Ronan Cordier (Fra) and Finn Hartstein (Ger) Champions of The Champions ICF - Martina Satkova from the Czech Republic was the great winner of the last day at the 2013 ICF Wildwater Canoeing Juniors World Championships in Lofer by winning the K1 and the C1 Women Sprint Finals. Whales in Witless Bay Newfoundland Kayakoholic - The word had been going around. There were lots of whales in Witless Bay! So a few of us went today to see if they would not mind if we paddled with them for a while, Tony and I decided to put in at the river in the bottom of Witless Bay and then paddled up the north side. 400 Mile Paddleboard Expedition Set for Connecticut SUP Connect - BIC Sport, world leader in watersports, is excited to announce that BIC SUP ambassador Mike Simpson will be embarking on his next expedition July 15th down the historic Connecticut River. A postprandial snooze on Gigha. SeaKayakPhoto.com - Leaving The Boathouse we paddled out into Ardminish Bay. Yachts were arriving by the minute as the fair weather had encouraged them round the Mull of Kintyre. Sharing Our Favorites Christina Russell - My parents just arrived in Anchorage and boy are we happy to see them. We haven't seen them in almost a year which is way too long. It feels so good to give them a hug and talk to them in person. 3 Miles and a Left Turn KayakQuixotica - I can remember when I turned down the opportunity to go to the Great Lakes Sea Kayaking Symposium in Grand Marais, Michigan. After all, Grand Marais is a very, very small community so far north in the UP that gravel roads were still major roadways. Bart De Zwart Preparing for His Most Extreme Sup Crossing Yet SUPracer - I do these expeditions because I love the challenge. You learn a lot about yourself and you see life and the people around you differently. Bart De Zwart Preparing for His Craziest Sup Crossing Yet 450km From Remote Canada to Greenland SUPracer - The undisputed king of distance paddling and three-time SUP 11 City Tour champion, Bart de Zwart is getting set to embark on one of his biggest (and craziest) challenges yet: a 245 nautical mile (280 miles, 450 kilometres) crossing from Canada to Greenland, aka 'The Arctic Crossing.

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