Send a Tweet, Save a River ~ Kayaking Enard Bay ~ The Face of Rio 2016

Playak News Flash - July 23, 2013
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Send a Tweet, Save a River Playak - Tweeters can help save the Colorado River. At this year's Outdoor Retailer Summer Market tradeshow July 30-Aug, river runners and more are being asked to tweet a simple message to former REI CEO and current Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell- who leads the major federal agency that makes policy on the Colorado River - to help save the river... U23 Worlds - Czech Republic and Slovakia Top Medal Tables Sportscene - Summary of Day 4 results: U23 Gold for Jess Fox in C1W, Sátila Junior C1W first Bronze, Prskavec loses last year's U23 K1M crown to Biazizzo of France, Czechs win U23 C2M. Kayaking Enard Bay Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - The heatwave which we hear has been tormenting the southerners finally crept onto the Coigach last weekend, like an overdue dog looking for its dinner. Bart De Zwart Begins Incredibly Cold SUP Expedition SUP Connect - Bart De Zwart has ventured to go on a challenging SUP expedition out to the Arctic Crossing. There is loads of ice,cold conditions, distances and difficult, different conditions to endure . Read on and know how our Bart is doing out there. Let us all wish him good luck for his absolutely incredible SUP paddle adventure that no other SUP paddler has ever dare to take ... The Face of Rio 2016 Sportscene - Nick Harding , HardingNicolaas , Sportscene - Ana Sátila, the talented and rapidly improving 17-year old Brazilian paddler, could be the most in-demand athlete canoeing has ever seen at the next Olympics in Rio 2016. Guided Kayak Crabbing At Oregon Coast Aug. 11 & 25, 2013 Jason Self - Kayak Angler - Interested in eating fresh seafood on your next multi-day kayak journey? Maybe you'd just like to pick up dinner while day-playing at the coast? The crab are here in BIG numbers this year so let's go fishing. The Ohanepecosh River, Washington Wavesport Blogs - The Ohanepecosh River is a spectacularly beautiful Washington classic, located just outside Mt. Rainier National Park.  From Secret to La Wis Wis Campground, the Ohane is generally class IV/V, depending on water levels, ... Southeastern Overnighters The Next Horizon Line - While the Southeastern US may not be known for overnight kayak opportunities, there are certainly quite a few that are great as practice for their big brothers in the Western US and are absolutely worthy of exploring in there own right. How to Move on, From Flatwater to Beyond 3 SUP Connect - Have you ever wanted to move beyond flatwater stand up paddling and get into something a little more challenging and fun, but simultaneously deal with some real fears, concerns and lack of knowledge/experience to be able to make it really happen? Wca Spring Quarter From the Dirt - This spring I had the oppurtunity to teach and coach with World Class Academy. Here are some highlights from our west coast tour. Last minute to Val Sesia! Fluid Blog - This year's season in the Swiss Tessin and the Italian Piemont didn't seem to become one of the bests. For pretty much all weekends in late April and May, the forecast told us about cold temperatures and rather rain then sun. Racing The Class Iii/Iv Kennebec in The Zen and Duo Jackson Kayak - This is the 2nd year of Send It Maine's Whitewater Racing Series. Things went really well for me in the Zen 75 and Josh Gieb's and I in the Dynamic Duo. SUP Play: Turns and Practice Elder SUP - Get that perfect tail turn and SUP faster...Candice Appleby a inspiration who does graceful tail turns and though she works hard to get her technique right, she has lots of fun too...So improve your SUP skills by adopting the right technique a combination of perfect tail turn, paddle technique, foot-work and balance Flip denies Fox a K1 Final Spot ICF - Strong competition at the 2013 ICF Junior and U23 World Championships means the K1 Olympic Silver medalist Jessica Fox (AUS) misses out on a spot in the K1 final, but her C1 results tell an entirely different story. Kilroy Was There, Trout Float in New Hampshire Jackson Kayak - I recently had the pleasure of joining the folks from Heliconia Press and Grey Ghost Productions to showcase some of the great trout fishing in New Hampshire. The North Woods are chock full of great trout streams, and our visit was timed perfectly with the alder fly hatch – a wonderful 2 week period in late June where big bugs cover the water, and all the trout are looking up for easy meals.

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