Mike Dawson Checks in Treetrunkgorge , Nz ~ The Big Blue Paddle – Part 3

Playak News Flash - January 29, 2014
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News Watch Headlines Mike Dawson Checks in Treetrunkgorge , Nz Jackson Kayak - Tree Trunk Gorge is a magical piece of whitewater in New Zealands central plateau. Just a few minutes drive from State Highway 1 and you'll find yourself on a bridge looking down on this tight and committing gorge. River Bassin Tournament Trail Is Back Bending Branches - So excited to have my awesome paddle sponsor, Bending Branches, a big part of my 2014 endeavors, especially the River Bassin Tournament Trail! We just announced the trail a few days ago and it is going to be epic! Bending Branches, thank you so much for your constant support of kayak anglers! To read the full press release read below Boardworks Surf Announces Michael Tavares as 2014 SUP Team Manager Playak - Boardworks Surf is pleased to announce the addition of Michael Tavares as Team Manager for 2014! Mike T has been with us in many facets over the past 2 years and will add team manager to his list of titles at Boardworks. Sea Kayaker Refuses Help After Sending SOS GrindTV On-Water - A polish adventurer attempting to become the first to kayak from Europe to North America inexplicably waved off a rescue attempt last month after sending out an SOS signal midway through his 5,200-mile journey. Hanohano Race Brings Hundreds to San Diego SUP Magazine - Each winter, San Diego's annual Hanohano Ocean Challenge draws some of the largest numbers in SUP racing to the shores of Mission Bay. The Big Blue Paddle – Part 3 SUP Magazine - On December 26, 2013, two Aussies set off on a 30-day, 917-kilometer (approximately 570-mile) SUP expedition. Paddling to promote healthy living, Michael Leith and Tony Miller-Greenman took off from Brisbane and made the long journey to Sydney's Bondi Beach. Warm Winter Paddling, Part 3 Pawistik - An unusual weather pattern settled over the prairies last week. In the wake of the much-hyped "polar vortex" that brought very cold temperatures to much of the USA (i.e. the jet stream pushed cold northern air southward - sounds like "winter"), we had a week of unseasonably warm weather. A Blustery Afternoon of Fishing YakAngler - January is a very challenging month to get any kayak fishing done but with the recent warmer temperature sand running water through Rock Creek Lake we have not seen any ice lately. Gorge in the Fog Kayak Yak - Louise and I decided to get the paddling season started this morning with a quick little jaunt down in The Gorge. We didn't want to do a long paddle; this was more of a work out the kinks paddle, both in our gear and ourselves. We've been off the water for a few months, and have had a pretty lazy winter so far, so we wanted to go slow and easy the first time out. January 26th - Race Rocks Mike Jackson - Dan, Dennis, George and I gathered at 0730 at Killarney Kayak Base to load up the truck with our 4 kayaks and head out to Pedder Bay. We were on the water just before 9 and out at Race Rocks by 10. It was pretty foggy when we started, but it was lifting as we paddled out. By the time we left Rocky Point we could easily see the lighthouse. Fox unbeatable at Penrith ICF - Olympic silver medalist Jessica Fox has continued her blistering start to 2014, adding the K1W and C1W Australian Open titles to the National titles she recorded on Friday and Saturday. VFishing for Zander From Kayak Jackson Kayak - This is what we do here in autumn and winter. We fish for zander, a mysterious predator, very similar to the american walleye. Fishing for zanders is tough, they feed only at certain times and they are very picky. Colour, size and presentation of the bait always have to be just right. Well done Paul Jackson @ New Zealand Champs Fanatic SUP - Paul Jackson has competed @ the New Zealand Champs last weekend winning the BOP Race 12´6 and finishing 2nd in the 12´6 Long Distance Race! Well done there. In This Year YakAngler - I'm not much of a writer as some can tell. I don't punctuate properly, or even know how to spell very well. My sentence structure really is deplorable as well. Having said this, I think I am going to try and get on this blog thing at least once a month this year. Peabody Museum - Green Bladed Decorated Paddle Paddle Making - Superb blogger of Indigenous Boats, Bob Holtzman, has posted some personal photos of canoe-related exhibits at Harvard University's Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.

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