Check Out Kai Lenny’s First Time Sup Session In Pistol River Oregon

Playak News Flash - February 24, 2014
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News Watch Headlines Check Out Kai Lenny's First Time Sup Session In Pistol River Oregon Standup Journal - Action, Kai has so much fun doing windsurfing, SUP in rapids. This makes a exciting video to watch, in the end its heart warming to see Kai teach kids Stand Up Surfing and enjoying every movement of it. This video is a must watch!!, its very refreshing. Its certainly positive. More flooding in the UK lets the Mobius play! Wavesport Blogs - We have had lots of rain here in the UK with major rivers bursting their banks both in the North and South of the country. Many Brits are therefore hitting the rivers or Wales, Scotland or Yorkshire or have been hanging around waiting for the weirs to run. Kink-Free Skegs by P&H H2Ohio - Last year, P&H launched their new kink-free skeg system. The system combines the best of both worlds: the ease of maintenance of a rope skeg with the precise trimming found in cable skegs. Moreover, the system is lightweight and fully field maintainable. Stop Mekong Mainstream Dams - Stop All Investment International Rivers - A cascade of hydropower dams planned and being built on the Upper and Lower Mekong River mainstream pose significant threat to the Mekong River and its people. Scientific evidence to date has demonstrated the enormous impact these dams will have on the region by blocking vital fish migration routes, stopping sediment flows important to agricultural production, and destroying the river's ecosystems and biodiversity. Starboard's 2014 ALLSTAR Range Reviewed by Paddleboard Specialists Starboard - Gary Stone from Paddleboard Specialists (one of our top dealers in the USA) has provided us with a review of the latest in Starboard's Racing line, the 2014 Allstar. The latest 2014 version of Allstar is a good upgrade of previous years board so it would go faster and perform better, find out the reasons here. Champion Connor Baxter has also given good reviews on Starboard's versatile racing board the Allstar. Ben Marr & Friends Tour Feb/March 2014 unsponsored - Ben Marr – 'Benny', is an extreme kayaker, from Ontario, Canada He is 28 years young and was the first person to descend the Stikine river without portaging, conquering the infamous Site Zed, Grand Canyon of the Stikine in August 2012. Mid-Western Paddlers, Come See The Werner Paddle Family Next Weekend. Werner - We have some great show specials on these paddles, starting at $99.00. Come meet pro-staff and Wisconsin native, Richie Bekolay to chat about paddling and fishing. What We Pass By Every Day Kayak Yak - There are everyday miracles and wonders all around us much of the time. There are wonders to be found even in cities where the marks of feet trampling the ground tend to obscure the unique elements of a place until it seems that everything is the colour and shape of footprints. Kaituna Timetrials & Wairoa Extreme Race Martina Wegman - A large international field of racers gathers together in Okere Falls for the annual Kaituna Timetrial. Despite it was a rainy day, the river levels where super low, which meant more slow water in between the rapids, pushing the laps to at least 7 minutes of brutal sprinting. Kaituna Timetrials & Wairoa Extreme Race - NZ Extreme Series Martina Wegman -  The NZ Extreme Race Series kicked off with the first 2 out of 5 races taking place on the Kaituna & Wairoa Rivers. Despite it was a rainy day, the river levels where super low, which meant more slow water in between the rapids, pushing the laps to at least 7 minutes of brutal sprinting! Naish's Arnaud Frennet Is The ONE At The Paddle Pro Concon Naish - From February 14-16, 2014, Naish's Arnaud Frennet attended the 2nd Annual Paddle Pro Concon, stop 1 of Chile's National SUP Championships and made it an event to remember on his Naish ONE Inflatable SUP board. The wreck of MV Captayannis, the Sugar Boat, and the sweet waters of the Clyde. SeaKayakPhoto.com - We had arrived at the wreck of the MV Captayannis. She was a Greek merchantman and on the night of 27/28th January 1974 she was anchored at the Tail of the Bank off Greenock. She was waiting to enter the James Watt dock to offload a cargo of raw sugar from Portuguese East Africa for Greenock's Tate and Lyle sugar refinery. YakAngler Outlaws YakAngler - Kayak Wars started this month and is in full force in many parts of the country. However, many of us, myself included, are froze out! With 30+ inches of ice on the lakes and only one spot with moving water that is partially open it will be awhile before I get out. Anna's Six Minute Ab Series. Jackson Kayak - One reason I was excited to join Jackson Kayak was to have the opportunity to share a few yoga stretches and core exercises that help to keep me healthy, strong and on the water through the JK blog. Inflatable Stand-Up Paddleboard FAQ iSUPworld - With a regular hand pump or a K-Pump, it will take anywhere from 4 – 8 minutes. With a good electric pump it can take 30 seconds to 1 minute.

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