Jake Jensen Wins The Long Distance and Kai Lenny Takes The Overall

Playak News Flash - September 25, 2013
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News Watch Headlines Jake Jensen Wins The Long Distance and Kai Lenny Takes The Overall Waterman League - Jake Jensen (Fanatic) from Australia makes a move on the penultimate buoy turn of the long distance to take the win on Day 2 of the Stand Up World Series in Huntington Beach, California, just getting the edge over the sprints winner, Kai Lenny (Naish). Okc Announced as Host for 2014 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships Sportscene - The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has announced Oklahoma City as the host for the 2014 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships. The announcement was made yesterday in Copenhagen at the conclusion of the 2013 world event. The audience for the announcement included the Crown Prince of Denmark. Thule SUP Carrier makes the task of mounting and carrying your paddleboard hassle free SUP International - Thule SUP Taxi Paddleboard Carrier 810 is a Stand-Up Paddleboard (SUP) carrier that helps you transport your SUP board, safe and securely. This innovative product by Thule is what every SUP paddler would need. One of the features of the product include heavy-duty steel reinforced webbing straps with spring loaded locking cams that keeps your board safe during transit. Read more... Lenny Wins Huntington World Series, Girls Tie SUP Magazine - Kai Lenny is dominating. We chatted with him last week and he said, "I just want to win so bad." He was referring to the World Series title which he took a big step toward this weekend with his overall first place at Huntington Beach but he also made it clear that this was just his general mindset. Aussies Dominate Day Two At Huntington Beach Pro SUPracer - Watch highlights from Day 2 of racing action at the Huntington Beach Pro, the penultimate stop of the 2013 Stand Up World Series. After Kai Lenny took out the sprints in the waves on Saturday, Sunday saw the Distance Race. Skipping Stones Palm Blogs - Dynamic rock hopping - as it was scheduled. As a seasoned touring paddlers from the south of the republic is as rare as exotic for me this type of paddling. Basically it's a game with the dynamics of waves in the rocks of the coastal areas. 2013 Freestyle Kayaking Worlds Wrap Up Jackson Kayak - Wow, time has really flown by since I qualified for the USA Freestyle Kayaking team back in April. Since that time I have had a lot of time on the water, gone across the country for practice, and have seen my kayaking progress. 2013 Chesapeake Bay Kayak Anglers Tournament Results fishyaker.com - Slam Division (Striped Bass + Bluefish + White Perch) Sponsored by Easton Cycle & Sport * 1st – Richard Souder – 51″ * 2nd – Jimmy McDermott – 44.5″ * 3rd – Jason Pratt – 36″ A New Addition to The Euro Cup Schedule International Rafting Federation - The turquoise Soca River, based out of the Solkan Kayak Centre, which is in the Nova Gorica region, was the host this time for the Euro Cup in Slovenia. This is the first time this section has been used for a rafting Euro Cup event. Island to Island Relay Raises Money to Fight Cancer SUP Connect - Giles Finlayson recently beat cancer. ·Now his life's work is to raise money for other people stricken with the horrible disease! You can help out in the cause in less than three weeks by participating in the Island to Island Waterman Relay. Mitch'S Awesome Grand Canyon Recon Trip Aquabatics Calgary - I hope fall is treating everyone well and people are still getting out to enjoy some late season sunshine on the rivers! With water levels starting to come down this is the time of the year we start travelling just a little further each week to find some good white water and keep clinging onto the summer dream of big waves and warm days. Fishing From A Sup The Top 5 Reasons to Try It CKS Blog - The Arkansas River has dropped to native inflows, which means this week I've started looking for new opportunities for outdoor fun. This inspired me to take a couple of inflatable stand up paddle boards and try fishing with them. A Three Hour Tour The Lake is the Boss - Actually it wasn't even three hours, it was more like 45 minutes. A friend had just completed a beautiful new strip baidairka for his wife and wanted a brief test paddle on Saturday morning. A Day in Mt. Hope Bay Trash Paddler - Yesterday I was able to enjoy a weekday free from work and elected to spend it paddling the upper waters of Narragansett Bay. Back in The Saddle Again YakAngler - Yes, it's been a while, but I'm back on the water. To say the past year has been a little tough is a bit of an understatement, but there's always someone who is less fortunate so I'm not complaining.

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