Entries are now open for Sunset Beach & Turtle Bay Women’s Pros

Playak News Flash - January 8, 2014
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Entries are now open for Sunset Beach & Turtle Bay Women's Pros Waterman League - Make sure to get your entries in for the prestigious and iconic Sunset Beach Pro and Turtle Bay Pro, taking place right here on Oahu's Fabled North Shore from the 8th – 16th February. AW, VPC Intervene in Green River (VT) Relicensing Am. Whitewater - American Whitewater and Vermont Paddling Club have filed a Motion to Intervene in hydropower relicensing application filed by Morrisville Water & Light for the Green River dam. We are asking FERC to require the utility to provide 8-10 annual releases on this scenic and challenging run in northern Vermont. Stem Cells, Surgery, R&R Connor Baxter - After looking at the Ultrasound images, Dr.Tierney could see all the problems I was having with my back. The doctors talked about Regenerative Injection Therapy (RIT) – and one of the procedures included Stem Cell/Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC). 2014 What Will We Teach Our Kids? SUP Radio Show - Will we nurture the uniqueness of individuality that is their birthright, or will we lead them to a life of conformity fuelled by our adult, externally imposed, irrational fears, insecurities, and misinformed motivations? Surf Expo kick starts on January 9th Outdoor Industry Association - Provably, the first big lifestyle trade show to start off early this year, there would definitely be something for SUP and paddle enthusiasts to look forward to here. The Expo will begin with the industry kick-off party sponsored by Freewaters after which the screening of Bruce Brown's iconic movie The Endless Summer would take place. The movie is a 60's cult classic that every surfer dreams to relive, it documents an epic journey of two California surfers, Mike Hynson and Robert August ... 10 Tips for Peak Sup Performance Standup Journal - If you've stand up paddled any distance at all, you understand what incredible energy it requires. If you've hauled your cookies (and your SUP) any distance down the beach, down to the dock, or through the woods to the river, you understand what an endurance is required of you (aside from the paddling aspect). A short but sweet kayakin trip to Colombia Andraz Krpic - ...I can honestly say that Columbia's nature is amazing. But of course it is in its own way almost all around the world. What makes it more interesting and exotic for someone like me is that you can expect mostly jungle and some desert, dependant on what part of the country you go to. It normally doesn't get too hot in the high parts of Cordilleras... Full Lendal North America X-Range Paddles Range Now in Stock Mark Sundin - Our full stock of the brand new Lendal USA X-Range paddles are now on the shelf. We've got the Kinetik 650, 700 and the new Storm paddle, which we were helping to test during the prototype phase. Stand Up Paddling Gear Guide With Mike Harvey CKS Blog - I moved to the Upper Arkansas River Valley in 1993 as an 18 year old right out of high school and immediately became a frothing, live-in-your-van-down-by-the-river, hard core, whitewater junkie. In the past 20 years I have gone through periods of being psychotically obsessed with almost every form of interacting with rivers. Board of Directors Election Results Am. Whitewater - As an organization, American Whitewater is fortunate to have a committed group of volunteer Board of Directors that provides the organization with high-level oversight and strategic direction. To sustain this healthy and vibrant Board, an effective election process is in place to insure an appropriate transition of Directors over time. World's Top 5 Paddlers All Sidelined With Injuries At The Same Time SUPracer - So who wants to get on a podium? Now's probably a good time to have a crack at it, because the five best paddlers in the world are all carrying injuries and are all officially out of action at the moment. ... World'S Top 5 Paddlers All Sidelined with Injuries At The Same Time SUPracer - So who wants to get on a podium? Now's probably a good time to have a crack at it, because the five best paddlers in the world are all carrying injuries and are all officially out of action at the moment. Fastest on Paddler Earth Connor Baxter - For those of you that have been following my blog and event stories over the past couple years – you probably know that I have been living with a severe back problem since the Battle of the Paddle 2012. Sebago Frostbite Regatta, 2014 Edition Frogma - Skipping back a couple of days to New Year's Day - I'm so glad the snowstorm held off until Friday, a couple of days earlier and it would have wrecked Sebago's annual Frostbite Regatta. I love starting out the year with a morning on the water and some New Year's Day rolls,... The Grand Canyon Part 3 Nathan Pfeifer - Day five started just like the ones that had come before it - wake up, eat breakfast, load rafts, and shove off. Before heading downstream, a few of the kayakers decided to do some laps on President Harding.

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