2014 Alpacka Yak ~ Current GoPro Setup – April 2014 ~ Esox Lucius

Playak News Flash - April 29, 2014
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines 2014 Alpacka Yak Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - Just in time for the lovely spring we're having (down south at least), I finally got my 2014 model Yak which I ordered four months ago at the tail end of a sale. Current GoPro Setup – April 2014 unsponsored - I use both a GoPro Hero 3 Black and 3+ Black editions. Both have there firmware updated every time there is a new release. Convert Your Paddle Into a Packstaff Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - No one's ever asked me how to make a packstaff attachment for their four-part paddle, but I'm going to share anyway. I just updated the IK&P paddles page, btw. 2014 Home Town Throw Down Events worldkayak blogs - The HTTD event series is designed to provide local boaters an opportunity to compete with friends and meet new ones in a no stress environment. Although points and prizes are awarded, the intent of the event series is to educate participants, and audiences on things like trick type, competition format, and provide an opportunity for our community of kayakers to promote the sport. Esox Lucius Jackson Kayak - Being a self employed landscape gardener is a dream job for me, I love it, however the only problem is I'm at my busiest in the wamrer months when the fishing is best! Living in England though means rain is never far away so sometimes I'm rained off work, this is a good thing though as I can go kayak fishing. The Selway River - 2013 Daniel Patrinellis - The summer of 2013 was a good one. An exceptional week of that already awesome summer was spent with a bunch of kayak bums, packed into a van and rallying through Idaho. Anderson, Ching win Carolina Cup SUP Magazine - In one of the country's toughest races, experience matters. That's why Danny Ching and Annabel Anderson were able to fight through difficult conditions—and stacked fields—to win the Carolina Cup, the opening race of the newly formed Champions Tour. Karma and Zen in the Redwoods Jackson Kayak - Our Karma RG's arrived just in time for our annual Spring Run-Off Trip. We loaded them up with our Zen's and camping gear and ran-off in search of whitewater and wilderness. Paddling At Lake Rogers on a Beautiful Spring Morning Durhamblogger - Saturday, April 26 was a mild temperature and low humidity day - the kind of day you wish could be bottled and opened as needed! It was also a perfect day for paddling! I decided to head to one of my favorite put in locations - Beaver Dam Lake. Danny Ching, Annabel Anderson Go Back to Back in a Grueling Race SUPracer - Congrats to Danny Ching for muscling his way through this one and to Annabel Anderson for coming out on top despite a huge push from Jenny and Lina. Danny has now won this event three years in a row while Annabel has gone back to back in her first two attempts. Our Experience with Shoulder Surgery for The Prone Paddler, Sup Racer, Swimmer, and Surfer Riding Bumps - Shoulder pain is common in water athletes such as SUP, prone paddling, and surfing. If left unchecked that niggling shoulder pain can progress and may even turn into a lesion that requires surgical intervention. If you have a surgical lesion you have two options. 10 Things to know about the ISA Worlds SUPboarder - In this third edition of the ISA World Championship, the best men and women from around the world will gather in Nicaragua to determine the individual Gold Medalists in SUP Racing, Paddleboarding, SUP Surfing, and the coveted Club Waikiki-Peru World Team Champion Trophy. Here are 10 things you need to know about the 2014 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship... British Universities Creek Race 2014 unsponsored - The second ever British Universities Creek Race was held earlier this year. Another great event. Check out the official video from The Outdoor Journal. CCNY Concrete Canoe Team at Sebago Frogma - Oy. Here we are, two weeks after the Season Opener, and I still haven't finished talking about what we found going on back in the basin, after our paddle around Canarsie Pol and prior to retiring to the clubhouse for the traditional consumption of mass quantities. Feathercraft's new Aironaut IK Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - Thanks to Tim E from BC for pointing out Feathercraft's new Aironaut IK. As with their folders, FC have managed to turn the usual IK sow's ear into a very silky purse. A few years ago I briefly owned FC's Java, what they rightly call a 'sit on top' IK, but I didn't get on with it.

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