Kai Lenny and Ale Dorries Secure Convincing Wins in The Sprint Racing

Playak News Flash - September 24, 2013
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Kai Lenny and Ale Dorries Secure Convincing Wins in The Sprint Racing Waterman League - With a rising swell throughout the day, the World Series Sprints saw spectacular racing for both athletes and spectators alike, as the world's best took on pounding surf to make it around the 'M' course to the finish. Drama was at a high, as clean up sets rifled through the course at times,providing a major show for the assembled crowds and spectators online. Usa Canoe-Kayak Seeks High Performance Boss Sportscene - Another great opportunity for top coaches everywhere: USA Canoe-Kayak is looking for a sprint high performance manager. Responsible for delivering the organisation's high performance plan, it's based at Oklahoma City (where the wind comes sweeping down the plain, as I remember it. Interview with Multiple Olympic Champion Eirik VeraS Larsen Sportscene - Eirik Veras Larsen (born 26 March 1976 in Flekkefjord) is a Norwegian sprint kayaker who has competed internationally since the early 1990s. He has participated in three Summer Olympics, and has won a complete set of medals (gold: 2004 K-1 1000 m and 2012 K-1 1000 m, silver: 2008 K-1 1000 m, bronze: 2004 K-2 1000 m). Pushing The Envelope with New Sup Foil Concept Standup Journal - I have been pushing the envelope in Kitesurfing for years. It is what I do professionally! I recently in the past 3 years got hooked on SUP wave riding on my Imagine boards. As I started to ride foils on a kite I started to really push the concept. Our sport is changing and foils are exploding. Interview with Russian Sprint Canoeist Ilya Pervukhin Sportscene - Ilya Pervukhin (born July, 6, 1991) is a Russian sprint canoeist. He was the winner of the World and European junior championships. He won gold medals at the European Championships in 2011 and 2013. Ilya Pervukhin won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the C-2 1000m event. He represents the Tver' region and the Republic of Bashkortostan. Interview with Sprint Head Coach Scott Oldershaw From Canada Sportscene - This interview with Scott Oldershaw was conducted by Yuliana Salakhova at the World Cup in Poznan, Poland and proofread by Lou Lockhart. The Canoe Sprint Pines Resort 2013 Sportscene - The Pines Resort, located in the small town of Indian Harbor Beach, Florida, USA, becomes the home of hundreds of competitive paddlers each spring. The majority of them are Canadian, with members of their national team as well as upcoming paddlers who are training with their Canadian clubs and regional teams. In Search of Higher Knowledge Newfoundland Kayakoholic - In June of 2008 I bought my first kayak (see this post). Two or three weeks later I did the Flatwater/Level One kayaking course. Since then I have been busy trying to be better at the things I had learned during that course and I have been busy trying to learn things that were not taught during that course as well. Canoe Marathon World Championships Kick Off with The Junior and U23'S Sportscene - The Canoe Marathon World Championships kicked off with the Junior and U23 events today at Lake Bagsvaerd in Copenhagen. Jake Jensen Wins Day Two At Stand Up World Series Huntington SUPracer - We've just wrapped up the Huntington Beach Pro, where many of the world's best paddlers battled it out in the penultimate leg of the 2013 Stand Up World Series. Yesterday (Saturday) saw the knockout sprints while today (Sunday) it was the distance race. Fluid Team Trip to the Southeastern US! Fluid Blog - Celliers Kruger made the announcement early in the year that there would be two team trips, one in the Southeastern US and one in Europe. I didn't have much vacation time at work but since I live only 7 hours from Asheville, NC, I knew I could make a few days of the trip. Susquehanna River Kayak Fishing Report fishyaker.com - This morning I hit the North Branch of the Susquehanna River with my bud John Blair. It was windy, and clouds were moving in and out. Luckily, the river didn't really rise from last night's rainfall. Club Paddle Cape Broyle Just Yakkin - 18 paddlers made it to Cape Broyle for a late September Club Paddle. What was supposed to be the final Club Paddle took place two weeks earlier in Aquaforte but the success of that event led to Gerard wanting to schedule one more. Izzy Gomes Takes The World by Storm in Huntington Beach Waterman League - The young and talented Izzy Gomes (Starboard) from Florida takes the world by storm in Surf City USA by securing the well deserved and highly acclaimed win against the widely regarded event favorite and Southern California local Candice Appleby. Seafood Restaurant Owners Battle on Paddleboards SUP Connect - It was the battle of the seafood restaurants as Mitch Tonks of RockFish and Ben Squire of The Boathouse Cafe took part in the inaugural Ecover Blue Mile Fish SUPper Challenge in Plymouth to raise money for the Marine Conservation Society.

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