1000 Paddlers to Montreal, Canadian Sprint Canoekayak Championships

Playak News Flash - August 29, 2013
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News Watch Headlines 1000 Paddlers to Montreal, Canadian Sprint Canoekayak Championships Sportscene - Paddlers from 42 clubs across Canada will compete at the Canadian Sprint CanoeKayak Championships from Tuesday to Saturday at the Olympic Basin in Montréal. A total of 1000 paddlers will compete for the title of National Champion and club pride in various canoe and kayak events over distances of 200, 500, 1000 and 6000 metres. Preview Italian Slalom Nationals in Mezzana Sportscene - Twenty years after the 1993's Worlds, Mezzana and Val di Sole (Trentino, in the heart of the Dolomites) are back on the scene with the Senior Italian Canoe Slalom Championships being held on Aug. 31st and Sept.1st on the rough waters of the Noce River in Mezzana. Procella Organic Fairtrade Tshirts SUP International - Procella, the Latin word for storm/hurricane was the brainchild of graphic designer Jason Davis when he fell out of love with the high street surf fashion brands. Colorado River SUP Season Wrap Up Badfish SUP - There's been good flow this year during the summer season of the Arkansas river. There have been good whitewater and SUP surfing events in Colorado, these include the CKS Paddlefest, the GoPro Mountain Games, FIBArk etc, Badfish members have posted some photos and highlights of those races here, there are also video links for videos for you to watch too. Let's get inspired to preserve our great water bodies seeing the amazing water action photos ad videos here… The Return Story of Jason Craig Freestyle Kayaking NOC Worlds - Jason Craig is easily recognizable as the guy that's always paddling around with a big smile. He keeps his smile intact even as he waits to drop in during big name competitions. The second he drops in he is an impressive display of power, grace, and precision. World'S Top Freestyle Athletes, Coaches, Take a Moment to Celebrate Kc'S Birthday Jackson Kayak - KC Turned 5 years old yesterday and what a better place to have a birthday than NOC in the summer with friends and family everywhere. With all of this serious training going on, and the tensions rising as world's get closer, it was great to see everyone being kids again and playing kid games. Rios to Rivers Grand Canyon River Trip with Hatch Funhog Blob - The hole was hardly a supreme surf spot, but it was the best feature we'd seen in 100 miles. All nineteen kayakers pulled into line, awaiting their chance to surf, or should I say, be surfed. Epic wake SUP surfing with the JP crew SUPboarder - JP crew surfing and having fun in this video... you can hear them exclaiming in the adventurous and fun spirit Pacific NW Sea Kayakers-October is full of events with Alder Creek. Werner - This event comes at a pivotal time for the British Canoe Union in North America. As the organization matures here in the states and looks to become a self standing non-profit ... Paddling Kerr Lake and a Water Rescue of Sorts Durhamblogger - Rachel and I were visiting family this past weekend in Clarksville, VA. I just happened" to also take our tandem kayak in case an opportunity presented itself for a kayaking adventure. Bratislava Semifinal Luuka Jones - I shook my head at the end of the semi for two reasons. One, for very slightly touching the second to last gate and two, for holding back and being a bit too cautious. Freestyle Kayak Worlds 2013 - Central Otago to The Smoky Mountains Cumec Magazine - Modern air travel is amazing really, streamlined passenger and baggage processing and then multiple hours of inaction lounging about either in departure lounges or squeezing in your allocated seat space on the plane. There is not a great range of activities during this time of travel, just watching people or movies, eating and drinking, iPodding, smart phoning and sleeping. Connor Wins The Sprint Racing in Chicago Standup Journal - Connor Baxter (Starboard) and Kai Lenny (Naish) have another battle of the ages today at Stop 6 of the Stand Up World Series with Connor Baxter just getting the edge in the sprint across the finish line making for a showdown of epic proportions. Why I Love Badfish Stand Up Paddle Boards! Brittany Parker - You might say "oh, she has to say she loves Badfish because she's on the team." But honestly, I would back this company whether I was on the team or not because I believe in their product 100%. I would never paddle for a company that didn't make products that I was stoked on. Although, you may think my opinion is biased, I want to share with you why I think Badfish is at the top of the list for whitewater SUP designs. 3rd Stop of the Summer Sup Throwdown Greg Panas - Just finished up the third stop of the Summer Sup Throwdown in pretty small summer like conditions in Indiatlantic beach.

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