BVI’s Painkiller Cup Offers $11k Prize Purse ~ Burn 3 Large Review.

Playak News Flash - January 19, 2014
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines BVI's Painkiller Cup Offers $11k Prize Purse SUP Magazine - Prize money for the 2014 Painkiller Cup is a robust $11,000 with the winning team earning $5,000, which is the largest first place prize of any race in the Caribbean! The top five teams also earn prize money and there is an additional cash prize available for the first team to reach the cut between Tortola and Guana Island, which is approximately two miles below the starting area. Mail Tribune: Sawyer poised for boom Misc. - Sawyer Paddles & Oars president Pete Newport's second career is rapidly surpassing his first. Newport grew a Bend guitar maker from four employees to 60 in 11 years before selling the firm at 39 and dancing down the road. In just more than two years at Sawyer Paddles, Newport has helped put the company on track for unparalleled growth, acquiring two vendors along the way. We'Re Doing a Massive Update to The Rogue Sup Race Calendar SUPracer - Our world famous Rogue SUP Race Calendar has become the go-to place for finding stand up paddle races, no matter whether you're an elite professional trying to organise your travel schedule or a weekend warrior looking to have a bit of fun. Check Out the New Fanatic Falcon Flatwater Carbon Line Standup Journal - Fanatic has extended its race line with 4 additional pure Flatwater Raceboards. The goal was to create a flat water board that would be the fastest in flatwater, but yet be capable of handling slight chop, a situation our riders and everyone else racing is often confronted with. Now, with this new design you can fully focus on your competition as the board just goes by itself. Defining Moments in Sup Part 3 SUPboarder - As SUP started to gain popularity it was only a matter of time before a group of likeminded individuals would step up to the plate, form governing bodies and establish global platforms for stand up dualists to face off against each other. Gladiatorial battles in any sport are extremely compelling, entertaining and exciting and just what stand up needed. Kerry New Years Festival & Flesk Extreme Race Palm Blogs - Another year spent ringing in the New Year in county Kerry, and further confirmation that it must be one of the greatest places to be for a paddler at that time of year. Almost every university kayaking club in Ireland makes the journey south to Ireland's Kingdom for a week of paddling and shenanigans. Reparations for the Maya Achi Chixoy Dam Affected International Rivers - The word reparations ­– feared by people in the world of infrastructure development – is finally starting to find a well-deserved and long-awaited place. Reparations means making up for a past wrong. Burn 3 Large Review. AS Watersports - Love it when our customers really find a product they click with. Helen Johnson recently came in and demoed the Burn 3 Large, on the Exe Canal, then on The upper Dart and got one with it so much Helen bought one. VE Paddles unsponsored - I've been using Vertical Element full carbon custom crank paddles for some time and love them. I was able to get a custom set of paddles (left handed) on a cranked shaft ordered and delivered within a couple of days (inc a weekend). Awesome service and a great British product. Kerry New Years Festival & Flesk Extreme Race Palm Blogs - Another year spent ringing in the New Year in county Kerry, and further confirmation that it must be one of the greatest places to be for a paddler at that time of year. Drew Tabke Heads Out on Tour with Eddie Bauer First Ascent - Maybe it's because we're bundled up here in Knoxville this morning (we're here for the East Tennessee Fishing Show) or just winter in general is getting to us. Yakima Roof Racks Matt Bezzina, NSW Australia - Although I don't like endorsing commercial stuff The YAKIMA showboat is one product that makes loading and unloading my heavy sea kayak a breeze - especially after a big paddle.

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