Let’s Talk Shoulders ~ Go Ultra-Light ~ Mythic Gear Drysuits

Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling links in week 10, 2014.

News Watch Let's Talk Shoulders Jackson Kayak - As a kayaker I am sure you have either experienced or know someone who has experienced a shoulder injury. It could be high brace that leads to a shoulder dislocation, hitting a rock that separates your AC joint, or overuse giving you tendinitis. Go Ultra-Light Rapid Media - Is that two-kilometer portage into you favourite lake tougher every year? Do you struggle to pack up your mess and break camp by the crack of noon? The affliction is common, and the solution simple: lighten your load. Dump the stuff you don't need and find the lightest reliable gear. Mythic Gear Drysuits Rapid Media - New paddlesports supplier Mythic Gear has introduced the lowest-priced drysuits in North America, with prices starting at just $225 for the Sobek model. For another $100, you can get the Enki Relief, with a relief zipper. Both feature breathable fabric, bomber zippers and gaskets, and sewn-on drysocks. Whitewater N Surf Kayak Safari PaddleBlogs - Whitewater and Surf Kayak Safari's on the Mendocino Coast are one of our favorite events to host in the winter and spring. Our goal is to hit the triffecta of a kayak surf session, a whitewater river run, and ocean rock garden play. Mexico 2013 Part I Welcome to Mexico Down Hill Kayaking - From my house in Mentone, Alabama it is almost exactly a 27-hour drive to the take-out for the Cascadas Micos section of the Rio Valles in San Luis PotosiMexico. For the eighth time in the last nine years, friends trickled into my house the night before departure so we could wake up early and start the drive the following morning. Playboating Clinics with Jk'S Stephen Wright and River Sup Clinics with Ken Hoeve Nikki Rekman - In collaboration with the VKC and Western Canoeing and Kayaking, Jackson Kayak is offering two clinics, Introduction to Playboating with Stephen Wright and Introduction to River Stand Up Paddling with Ken Hobie Hoeve. GoPro DIY Grip unsponsored - Here are a few images of my newest GoPro grip. Full carbon shaft and a little something secret to ensure that the GoPro mount is firmly attached. New Waves in Arkansas! Claire Chappell - Siloam Springs Whitewater Recreation Park is the latest river park to open up. With 60 degree air last weekend and frigid water that makes me feel right at home, I had to go check it out. It's on the Illinois river just downstream from the locally known Fisher Ford Bridge. This river is spring fed, the water is clear and gorgeous. There are two features and huge eddys. Even a small pool secluded from the current with a rock wall for lessons, practice or whatever your heart desires. This river is spring fed, the water is clear and gorgeous (except during agriculture run-off I'd imagine). There are two features and huge eddys... Off Season Training – Aussie Style SquareRock - With selections already done I have been fortunate to be able to enjoy a rare off season this year. Now, off season is an interesting term as although it implies time off. What it actually means is a winter of alternative and often more intense training. Interview with Luke Egan SUP International - The world's most enduring pro surfer also likes Stand Up Paddling. Luke is involved with board design at Fanatic, here he shares his views on SUP and the sort of board design he thinks is good for Stand Up Paddling, trick is on how you use the paddle to your advantage on a longer board rather than use a short board thats good only for surf. Pioneer of Sea Kayaking, Carrie Stevenson Simon Willis - One of the great joys of running SeaKayakPodcasts.com is the amazing people I get to talk to. Not so long ago I headed to a retirement home on Scotland's west coast to record a chat with one of the pioneers of sea kayaking, Carrie Stevenson. 'Dam Hetch Hetchy!' Same Deep Water - The Tuolumne River at the end of the Grand Canyon runs into a structure that has nearly defined a generation of environmentalists. The O'Shaughnessy Dam holds the Tuolumne back in Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and completely floods the Hetch Hetchy Valley. Playboating this Winter SquareRock - Last year, I finally gave up trying to squeeze myself in and out of my Jackson Kayak Shooting Star …time for a bigger boat! The 2014 Jackson Kayak Rockstar had a lot to live up too. The Shooting Star had been a great boat, and I was sad to see it go. Fna Bomber Helmet Review Idaho Creeking - Fitting- Every helmet includes foam strips of different thicknesses. These foam strips have an adhesive side. So when you decide where you want them, just peel and stick. I sat down with a knife and began cutting up the strips and testing the fit. Within twenty minutes outfitting I achieved a tight helmet. Top Shelf Review in Paddler Magazine by Christian Knight WaveDog Blog - 2007 has been a breakthrough year for WaveDog Paddles .A boaters best friend. We have started an underground movement of paddlers seeking the best/strongest paddle on the market. WaveDog Paddles.

Forums Chile video trailer/teaser... Feedback for new collection Death by sand fly! Videos Starboard Brushed Carbon 2014 Surf Models and construction (DanGavere) Free Dutch Oven Cooking Clinic, March 2014 (amyannbesch) How To Stand Up Paddle Board-Turning & Evasive Maneuver Techniques (choge) WhiteWater The Canoe Centre Review the Werner Tybee kayak paddle. (PRS) Rindbach / Austria ... the most exhausting expedition run in the Salzkammergut (RobertMachacek) Upcoming Ganga Kayak Festival Uttarakhand India, Rishikesh, Mar 5 - Mar 6 Canoecopia US, WI, Madison, Mar 7 - Mar 9 5th Annual Punta Sayulita Classic EM, Sayulita, Mar 7 - Mar 9 Mickey Muñoz Mongoose Cup Stand Up Paddle US, CA, Dana Point, Mar 8 Rung What Ya Brung Race 5 US, FL, , Mar 9

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