A Kayaker’s Guide To Making Friends ~ Ascending Bogastow Brook

Playak News Flash - April 13, 2014
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News Watch Headlines A Kayaker's Guide To Making Friends unsponsored - Believe it or not, the topic of making friends will perplex even the most sociable of kayakers at some point in their paddling career. This is not because we are weird, many of us are in fact relatively normal. It's because we rely on our paddling buddies in a very different way to how we rely on our boozy weekend buddies. BIC SUP Announces One Design North American Championships SUP Magazine - BIC Sport, world leader in waterspouts, is excited to announce the 2014 BIC SUP One Design North American Championships. After a successful inaugural 2013 season, the BIC SUP One Design Challenge is set to roll for 2014 with more partners and hundreds of events scheduled around the world. Surftech Signs On As Official Board Sponsor for M2O SUP Magazine - Surftech is honored to announce its long-term partnership with the Molokai2Oahu Paddleboard World Championships. Surftech, the leading surfboard, stand up paddle board and paddle board manufacturer, will be the official board sponsor of the 2014 Molokai2Oahu Paddle board World Championships. Ascending Bogastow Brook Trash Paddler - A morning job in Sherborn finished up early thus allowing me to explore Bogastow Brook from its junction with the Charles River near the Sherborn/Millis town line. Introduction to the Anvil and a recap of some recent riverboarding highlights from Asia Fluid Blog - let's get that out there right up front. You might know my sport by a less flattering moniker, and that's ok. :) I've heard them all and I don't mind - we're different by choice. For me, I just love swimming more than anything else, so riverboarding is a natural fit. In Search of Turtles in Costa Rica Costa Rica Rios - Turtles are known for taking it slow and basking in the sun in Costa Rica. They love swimming in the coastal waters and are sometimes found on the beach, especially during nesting season. If you're looking for turtles in Costa Rica, you'll find three different types at Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica. Kiwi Adventures Jackson Kayak - Last March I made my first trip to New Zealand when Jason Searle invited me over to train with him. He took me on a 3 week 'non stop' adventure sport tour of the North and South Island and I absolutely fell in love with the place (see the March 2013 blog link for my blog on our adventures. Taking It Easy – Chillin' with Some Kitties Jackson Kayak - If you follow my post here at Jackson or my blog, you know that I am pretty intense about fishing here in Southeast Virginia. Soon tournament season will start and so will the pressure associated with competitive fishing. Dagger Katana Wins Outside Magazine's Prestigious Gear of the Year Award Confluence - We are so excited to finally announce that Dagger's new Katana™ crossover kayak has been awarded the prestigious Outside Magazine 2014 Gear of the Year award in the kayak category for its versatility, maneuverability, stability, and overall comfort. Dept. of Interior to Take a Big Picture Look at Development and Conservation Am. Whitewater - Does it make sense to develop oil and gas fields along Desolation Canyon of the Green River, or is there somewhere that it makes better sense? If a project goes forward how can impacts best be minimized and offset by conservation measures elsewhere? You would think that the government would have had good answers for these questions for decades but you would be wrong. Isle Puts New Versa and Kids Versa SUP to the Test in Mexico Isle Surf and SUP - After our trip to Sayulita we were convinced that Mainland Mexico was an ideal destination to shoot and test out new models in the spring. The end of March is prime spring break so travel in and out of the US can be really expensive. Culling The Herd- a Fun Review Jackson Kayak - Its spring and I stand before the boat rack determined to cull the herd. I survey the boats, some new, most old to older, and start to make a plan. I figure I can put boats into piles, categories, ones that are must keeps descending down to the give always. River Bassin Trail Recap – Gadsden, AL Jackson Kayak - The first regional event on the 2014 River Bassin Trail presented by Jackson Kayak was everything we hoped it would be! Thirty-six river anglers came out to beautiful Gadsden, Alabama to compete for the title and take home a new Jackson Kayak Coosa – the ultimate river fishing kayak.

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