SPZ Sports Debuts with Heat-to-Tow SUP Specific Apparel and Accessory Collection

Playak News Flash - September 1, 2013
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News Watch Headlines SPZ Sports Debuts with Heat-to-Tow SUP Specific Apparel and Accessory Collection SUP Surf Mag - The SPZ Sports SUP line will include two shirt styles, gloves, two bootie styles and a head wrap to start, with additional products to be added soon. Each style features the ultimate in sun protection and unique innovations for comfort and maneuverability while on a stand up paddle mission or other active watersports endeavor. Star Studded Line Up for The World Series in San Francisco Waterman League - After 2 dramatic City stops in 2 weeks (Hamburg and Chicago), the Stand Up World Series is now headed to San Francisco this weekend for Stop number 7, the AC Open, integrated into the world famous America's Cup of Sailing at Marina Green. Shop Talk: No Coast Standup SUP Magazine - No Coast Stand Up owner Katie Gilbert, talks about her four year old SUP venture. Her enterprise is situated in Des Moines, Iowa which is blessed with natural resources with many lakes, creeks, rivers and streams. Her company also provides demos and arrange for classes on SUP, SUP yoga, water safety etc which are taken by WPA certified instructor. Read more about No Coast Stand Up here… Puma and 101 Surf Sports Play Host to The Stand Up World Series Waterman League - We are proud to announce that PUMA will host a major welcome event for all athletes and the SUP community at their HQ in AC Park on Saturday 31st August from 5.30pm. With food, drink and music, PUMA will open their arms to the SUP community and celebrity athletes as history is once again made here on the Stand Up World Series. 2013 ICF Canoe Sprint Senior World Championships Sportscene - Canada's reigning World Champion and unbeaten - Laurence Vincent Lapointe - is back on the line to defend her C1 and C2 titles. In the C2, she is teaming with Sarah-Jane Caumartin after the retirement of 2-time World Champion Mallorie Nicholson. 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. 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 . 2013 Ape's Nolichucky Gorge 1st Timers Trip & Picnic Report worldkayak - Saturday, August 24, 2013, was the Appalachian Paddling Enthusiasts annual first timer's trip on the Nolichucky River. We had a nearly perfect day with mostly clear sunny skies and temps in the low 80′s for our river trips. Mallorie Nicholson A True Champion on and Off The Water Sportscene - It's hard to define Mallorie Nicholson in a page. She represents women's canoe with integrity and passion. She focused on Native American issues in her undergrad of Peace and Conflict studies. Her homemade costumes are astounding. She describes Buffy the Vampire Slayer as one of her idols. Boulters Ramp Changes SquareRock - Boulters ramp was washed away in high water over the winter so was replaced earlier in the summer with a different ramp. Last week I took a walk at Boulters and thought the new feature looked pretty good so paddled it the next day. The Appalachian Trail Log of Ibi - Three teenaged boys from Duncan, OK, targeted Chris Lane, a young man from Australia, because they were bored, they said. Having nothing better to do, they decided to go on a lark and murder someone. Translatlantic Voyage in a Liberian Dugout Canoe Indigenous Boats - Dr. Hannes Lindemann is well-known to historically-minded kayakers for his east-to-west solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in a folding kayak in 1956-57. Ultra Marathon Attempt Planned for September SUP Magazine - Will Schmidth, Ultra marathon standup paddler would undertake a solo open ocean standup paddle challenge that will launch from Oxnard, Calif., go through all eight Channel Islands, and finish in Dana Point Harbor. Escorted by the Campbell Sloop, Schmidt will negotiate roughly 320 nautical miles of open water on the journey, starting September 13th, 2013. 2013 Mystery Championships PeakUK - They say theres a spot called the Leslie deep in the Great Smokey Mountains that offers some of the the best rides in the World. They say its the deepest, smoothest seem out there and offers some of the longest timed rides. Reflections on The Ultimate Sup Showdown SUPracer - One week ago we saw the unveiling of the Ultimate SUP Showdown, a brand new stand up paddling event that has a lot of potential but up until now has been pretty mysterious.

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