Ken Russell: Why and How We Do What We Do: The Orange Bowl Paddle Championship and other races

Playak News Flash - January 16, 2014
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News Watch Headlines Ken Russell: Why and How We Do What We Do: The Orange Bowl Paddle Championship and other races PaddleBlogs - There used to be only one standup paddle event in the world. Now, I bet you could throw your board in your lear jet and go to five different races every weekend all year long. It's the sign of a growing sport, and that's a good thing. But where do all these events come from and why? What makes some of them disappear after a year while others have a growing following that builds with time? And how can YOU put on a successful event in your local waters? Slater Trout Launches into 2014 by Winning the Orange Bowl Boardworks SUP - A huge congratulations to Slater Trout, champion of the 2014 Orange Bowl in Miami which is known as the first big race of the year. Talk Story - My Molokai SupExplore - Here is my video. Finally finished. Hope you enjoy. Talk Story - My Molokai captures a 4 year dream to paddle the Molokai Channel at the age of 50. This adventure takes on 8 months of training and finishes at the 2013 World Ocean racing Championships. California SUP Hats Update California SUP - After posting the above mockup of our new caps, we've been bombed with emails and online request for the California SUP snapbacks. Thanks and sorry for the wait. A few lucky people snapped up the limited run we did for Tarsan SUP before Christmas. Update from the Henry Brothers Expedition Nikki Rekman - We were super excited to get word via email from Russell and Graham last week with an update on the Henry Brothers Expedition. The guys are on an EPIC adventure paddling from Belém, Brazil to Florida, USA. Check out the route map here. Inside the 1st french beach race of the new year with Greg & Valérie Nah Skwell SUP - Grégoire and Valérie Vitry enterred the 2014 1st Beach race last weekend. Greg got a nice 9th place and Valérie took the victory in the women's course .Congratulations Payette River Games 2014 SUPracer - Remember last September when we announced the Payette River Games were offering the largest prize purse in SUP racing history? Well suddenly that event is only five months away (June 20th-22nd) and we've just got word on the exact prize money breakdown. H2mexicO trailer SUPboarder - A crew of the best SUPboarders from Hawaii and America headed to Baja on the west coast of Mexico to film Chuck Patterson's new film called H2mexicO. Photography & Rafting on the Rogue River Northwest Rafting Company - Participate in a unique opportunity to join Outdoor Viewfinder and Northwest Rafting Company for a photography class and rafting trip on the Rogue River! Whether you are a new camera user or a photographer stuck in creative rut, Jason of Outdoor Viewfinder will get you where you want to be with your photography and you'll have a great time getting there with Northwest Rafting Company. Surf Expo 2014 – A Mermaid's Top 15 Favorite "Finds" Standup Journal - Here is fitness trainer Jodelle's Top Sup Gear Pics at Surf Expo. They range from SUP board, sandals, chemical free water proof sunscreen, PFD, wetsuit, paddle board night lights , paddle port and other such accessories like sweat bands for keeping our hair in place. These are some cool stuff a paddler may find helpful while paddling. Surf Expo certainly had a lot of overwhelming stuff on display ... Coming to a Theater Near You YakAngler - It is time for the annual Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T), presented by Costa. There are seventy seven showing locations in the United States, and locations in Canada. Tickets are now available in most locations for $15. Inflatable SUP Pump Options iSUPworld - An inflatable stand-up paddleboard inflates very quickly. The majority of them come with a standard hand pump, which will do the trick. However there are other options that may interest you as well. Below I will go through the pros and cons of each pump option. Read on... Blue Planet Surf Fun Stick SUP Board Review SUP Surf - I've been giving the Blue Planet Surf Fun Stick a try for the past few days. Stable, surfs well, glides, and makes for a great "if-you-could-only-have-one-SUP board. Coached downwind group runs- two new videos Blue Planet Surf - The wind does not look good for the next week, so we can't schedule any downwinders for the coming week, sorry. D.C. Beard - Boatbuilding and Boating (1911) Paddle Making - Archive.org has a free online edition of Boat-building and boating (1911) by Daniel Carter Beard. Chapter VI features bark canoe construction. The images look to be replicas of Adney's famous sketches and are quite detailed. On page 60 is a crude sketch of some paddles with rough dimensions.

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