Tuesday Night Xmas Paddle ~ Norway A Beginners Guide ~ The Local Connection

Playak News Flash - December 19, 2013
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Tuesday Night Xmas Paddle Mark Sundin - I tagged along on Rob's final Tuesday Night paddle for the year, the traditional Xmas picnic paddle. There have been years (over the last 14 years that Rob has run this challenging weekly sea paddle), where this has been a very short paddle & a very long picnic party. Norway A Beginners Guide Ben Jackson - Recently I managed to break my seasonal routine somewhat and headed to Scandinavia for my first Norwegian paddling season. What followed were three months of fantastic adventures on and off the water. The Local Connection Elder SUP - Grabbing our bags from the baggage carousel at Kahului Airport took on a sense of adventure. All we had were two duffel bags and a KIALOA paddle bag. The duffels held our Naish ONE inflatable 12'6″ race boards and our clothes – all under 40 lbs. Check Out The Uli Inflatable Surfing in Indo Distressed Mullet - Jim Weir says, I brought ULI's newest Gerry Lopez model, with removable future fins and a new Fat Ass Quad with removable future fins and the wiki rail, the latter turned out to be my favorite in small and overhead waves, and I believe the fastest board we've built to date. David Silks 2013 Year Jackson Kayak - This has been just an amazing year for me. I got to do so much, and go tons of places. First I'd like to thank everyone who helps we out regularly, including my parents, who take me to the river and even got me into boating in the first place, and also just everyone who I boat with and who just make it fun to be out on the water no matter the levels or conditions. Ej'S Christmas Gift Suggestions for Whitewater Kayakers Jackson Kayak - If you celebrate the holidays, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, etc. you are probably thinking about what the ideal gifts might before your loved ones. Of course, gifts of service, love, friendship are more important that a material gift, but some material gifts lead us to more quality time together with our loved ones. Lee Valley White Water Centre to host 2014 ICF World Cup ICF - The world's top canoe slalom athletes will return to Lee Valley White Water Centre next summer after the London 2012 Olympic venue was confirmed as host for the first race of the 2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Series (6-8 June 2014). Mauritius Sup Challenge with Olivia Piana & Raf Filippi Fanatic SUP - The 2nd edition of the Mauritius SUP Challenge taking place last weekend on December 7th and 8th with Fanatic riders Olivia Piana & Raf Filippi was a huge success. Special thanks to the sponsors LUX * Resorts MTPA & Air Mauritius. Stellar Service From a Great Company worldkayak blogs - Hey there folks. Hope everyone's finding water this weekend! I think I may head over to the Hehnen Residence on Spring Creek this afternoon so I can get the scoop on the playspot there, along with some pictures and get them up on our WK Local Playspots page. Surfing Etiquette Rob Casey - Went surfing yesterday and was surprised by the large volume of folks on the water. Usually NW surfing in December is a scant bunch of folks willing to brave the 46F water and cold air. Announcing the ACA Adaptive Paddling Summit ACA - Geared toward professionals and enthusiasts working to bring paddlesports into the lives of individuals with disabilities, the Adaptive Paddling Summit. The 2014 Starboard Allstar Race Board SUPboarder - Bark Dezwart talks about StarBoard AllStar, its nice to hear him talk and show us the features of this versatile SUP Board that can do well on waves, downwinders, headwinds and flatwater, hear more from Bark himself, the great endurance SUP paddler who recently went on a SUP expedition to the Arctic Circle. Some of the features include: sleek outline, thick block tail, recessed deck, drain holes, chop/wave piercing nose… An introduction to SUPAA (The Stand Up Athletes Association) Riding Bumps - Chase Kosterlitz along with several SUP athletes has formed SUPAA, Stand Up Paddle Athletes Association to set rules for SUP races that would be standards all can follow. This would make the sport SUP more recognized, organised and structured. Another goal of SUPAA is to provide race organizers expert training in race management and promotion. Soon SUPAA will develop a rulebook that SUP race directors should respect and follow for betterment of the sport. Us Triple Crown of Stand Up Paddling Waterman League - With $75,000 of prize-money at stake across our 5 European events this summer, together with the prestige of winning the European Cup of Stand Up Paddling, the European leg of the Stand up World Series promises to be one to remember in 2014. Stay tuned as we build up to what will be an incredible summer in Europe. Kayak Fishing Safely Jackson Kayak - Most of us started out fishing long before we started kayaking. We might have been fishing from the bank or even from a more expensive motor boat.

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