Yes, yes Y’all ~ Standup Paddling To A College Degree ~ The Green Inferno

Playak News Flash - March 9, 2014
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Yes, yes Y'all Titan Kayaks - I'm Happy to announce my collaboration with Titan Kayaks! I'm very Proud to be part of the team. During the last 5 years, I really worked hard to get into that wonderful sport that is whitewater kayaking and Now I'm joining the coolest grass root company out there! An interview with ISA's man Fernando Aguerre, who wants to make SUP a Olympic Sport SUPracer - Here is a long interview of Fernando Aguerre, the president of International Surfing Association, under him ISA is working to get surfing and Stand Up Paddle boarding into the Olympics, for ISA surfing and SUP go hand in hand. The whole account is interesting, it includes the history of ISA, and also why the SUP community should join hands and support ISA. There's also the excitement about the upcoming ISA World Standup Paddle and Paddleboard Championship in Nicaragua a bit on that and more... SUP race training requires consideration of stroke rate, glide, and blade face size Riding Bumps - At Riding Bumps we are big proponents of heart rate based training. All of our workouts and training programs are based on the premise that getting the intensity of a workout correct is one of the biggest steps and endurance athlete can do to prevent over training, encourage progressive improvements year after year, and even avoid injury. Standup Paddling To A College Degree SUP Magazine - SUP has grown exponentially in the recent years so much so that Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla have incorporated SUP into their college syllabus and students are receiving credit toward their undergraduate degrees for hitting the water. The one-credit class helps students to fulfill the college's graduation requirements of two P.E. credits. The SUP class meets once a week for about two hours, where they learn proper stroke technique, water safety, and how to perform various turns. We Won Three Paddling Film Festivals Simon Willis - I was cautious when we had won two events, but now we have won all three of the paddling film festivals we entered I feel able to celebrate a little more. My First Lord of the Fork Race & a Look Ahead to the Green Race! worldkayak blogs - Last fall I had the distinct pleasure in racing in the 2013 Lord of the Fork on Saturday, October 25, 2013!  To participate in this race had been a goal of mine 7 years in the making… And now I set my sights to try to beat my time this year and to participate as a racer in the Green Race!! Independent Review of Don Sahong Dam EIA International Rivers - A technical review of the Don Sahong Dam's 2013 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reveals critical knowledge gaps and inaccuracies, which call into question the credibility of the report. The following summary is based on independent reviews from a series of experts in fields including fisheries, the Irrawaddy dolphin, hydrology and transboundary impacts. The elephant in the loch. SeaKayakPhoto.com - Once through the Rhu Narrows we paddled into the inner recesses of  the Gare Loch. After the constriction of the Narrows, the scenery opens out here and moody clouds hung low over the snow flecked mountains of Argyll. Although we were paddling on salt water, we were  completely surrounded by land. The Green Inferno SUP International - An hour's plane flight can make little difference to your reality or it can make a lot. A connection from New York to Washington for example is just trading one drab purgatory for another. You never know unless you go! Jackson Kayak - Two buddies and I met up at dawn in Monterey. Paddled out to the first spot and jumped into 30-35 foot visibility. I took a small cab chilling back in a hole and then skewered a nice size Opaleye. Cool looking fish that are more common in SoCal, but there are isolated populations in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties. Then I found a good sized male Cabezon guarding an egg nest. We all spent some time checking him out before leaving him to do his daddy duties. Cloudbreak and Professional Sup SUPboarder - Cloudbreak, situated around a mile off the island Tavarua Fiji, was discovered by a man called David Clark and his brother in 1982 when they camped out at the spot and found a perfect left hand wave resulting in them leasing the land and the surf spot. Then further more making them the created and owners of Tavarua Surf Resort that is very popular today. Sup Fitness: 3 Simple Step Total Body Trim and Tone Standup Journal - We leave no stone untouched, no muscle un-involved in this 3 part move inspired by a vinyasa yoga sequence. Not only will these moves done in sequence whittle your waist, chisel your cheeks, and shred your shoulders, but alongside the breathing described throughout the movement, you will be magically whisked away out of your running "hamster wheel of thoughts" into a meditative movement on the water. Here's how to begin trimming and toning your entire body with this 3-part movement. March Fishing in Texas Bending Branches - Winter is finally breaking in the south and allowing for some manageable days out. Today gave me bluebird skies and some wind (but manageable) on Lady Bird Lake in downtown (yep I said downtown) Austin, TX. 2014 F3T Film Review YakAngler - 2014 is the seventh year for the Fly Fishing Film Tour. I have become a fan of F3T, and have been to the last three. Many anglers are catching the bug, as the two events for Charleston sold out at least a few weeks before the February 22 showings.

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Today's News Editor(s): bartw.