New Xsup Sac: First Stand Up Paddleboarding Game Ever ~ Slave River

Playak News Flash - February 12, 2014
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News Watch Headlines New Xsup Sac: First Stand Up Paddleboarding Game Ever Standup Journal - Thanks to the creation of the XSUP SAC, a new sport is born. Individual sports and paddling are fun but picture yourself playing a hockey style sport on the water. XSUP is a fast paced team sport that incorporates competition, strategy, passing, shooting & scoring. Spring Season starts March 16, 2014. Team schedules will be created one week prior to start date. Inflatable Boats Are Perfect Partners for Idyllic Family Vacations Sea Eagle - Doesn't this sound rather idyllic? Rambling around the great open spaces of the beautiful USA in an RV with one of your kids and a couple of Sea Eagle Sport Kayaks, then meeting up with the rest of the family halfway across the country for a family boating adventure? First-Time Whitewater Kayaking - Class II & III Rapids in Idaho & Payette River Sea Eagle - Some folks are simply adventurous. Henry Michael, of Caldwell, Idaho, tells us he spent 10 years in the Coast Guard; drove truck for 16 years, and piloted 100-ton commercial ships in the Gulf of Mexico. He rides an 1100cc motorcycle. We Go Campervanning, Tramping & Sea Eagle Kayaking in New Zealand Sea Eagle - The main reason we chose our 385 FastTrack was the ability to store it under the bed in our campervan. This works great. We're impressed with how quickly it inflates with the pump. Kayaking & Camping in California's Channel Islands Sea Eagle - Glen Cuff has owned four Sea Eagle inflatable boats over the past 20 years. His newest one is his new 385ft FastTrack. Glen lives just a mile from the Pacific Ocean in beautiful San Diego, California. Mike Tavares Reviews the Boardworks Mini Mod Boardworks SUP - For me, the Boardworks Surf Mini Mod is that ultimate board! It's a board that I feel comfortable paddling in almost all ocean conditions, as well as a board that is high performance enough for me to work on the next progression of tricks and turns. The varied sizing of the Mini mods gives you a wide range to pick from, which covers any ability and level of paddler Apurimac - Speaking God Descent upper Amazon - Alarm clock rings, 3 o'clock in the morning - we torment from the Penn bags and make our way to the Apurimac. About unpaved mountain roads we reach the bridge to work after frightening 5st Directions. Grand Canyon of the Elwha - 2013 Daniel Patrinellis - There's nothing better in this world than shared misery. Once a year there is a 2 to 3 week window when the Grand Canyon of the Elwha is at a reasonable level to boat. The Canyon is great for a couple reasons. Sea Eagle Kayaking in Beautiful Hawaii Sea Eagle - My husband, Andrew, and I have kayaked for years where we live in Hawaii. In the last few years, we've vacationed in some of the National Parks in the continental United States. U.S. West Coast - Part 2 Tomass Marnics - Probably few modern kayakers have not heard about Upper Cherry creek. It's a classic California kayaking and about this river have recorded a large number of different video and photos. I tried to get here two years in a row in the summer 2010go and 2011go year, but catch the water and could not. Slave River Dave Crerar - The slave river has been in the back of my mind since I started kayaking. The article with Steve Fisher crushing big lines and surfing these huge waves was just awe inspiring. Until last season I really thought the Slave river was out of reach to me. Paddleboard Expedition Pioneer Mike Simpson attempts to Circumnavigate Puerto Rico Standup Journal - UP expedition pioneer Mike Simpson is en route to Puerto Rico where he will attempt to circumnavigate the Caribbean island on his stand up paddleboard. Best known for his epic 2,000+ mile self-supported paddleboard expedition from Florida to Maine, Mike's latest adventure is something he's been planning for over a year. Paddling Chile's lower Baker River Funhog Blob - The river was swift below El Salton, with misty mountains rising all around. The Baker was now clearly on the wetter side of the Andes. Multi-trunked jungle-like trees, mostly beech, spread into a flat canopy of flowering and leafy deciduous that covered nearly vertical mountainsides. Naish'S Ridge Lenny Wins The Na Kama Kai Challenge Naish - On Saturday, February 8, 2014, Naish team rider Ridge Lenny dominated the competition in the 12-16 Division at the Na Kama Kai Challenge, impressing the crowd with some big floaters and cutbacks. Ridge took home 1st place while fellow Naish teammate Riggs Napoleon came in a well-fought 4th after battling through some exciting North Shore winter surf (and 5-7 foot faces) in front of the Turtle Bay Resort. Leaking Kayak? unsponsored - A common problem faced by paddlers each time they buy a new boat. Reasons for such problems can be placed in to one of two categories; * The paddlers kit is letting the water in. * The boat is really leaking.

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