Kayaker Pulls Diamond from Pocket and Proposes on Green Narrows after Rescue

Playak News Flash - April 9, 2014
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News Watch Headlines Kayaker Pulls Diamond from Pocket and Proposes on Green Narrows after Rescue Pucon Kayak Hostel - And it was there… just below Gorilla on the Green Narrows… in the middle of the river… amid a tangled mess of rope and hope… a kayak full of water, bobbing precariously close to a sieve… one hand holding hers, the other, a ring… she finally said the word I was anxiously waiting to hear… "yes!" Kayak Fishing trip preparation - getting ready to go! YakAngler - There is nothing I like better than a grand adventure. I have always been a daydreamer, and my mind is constantly filled with places I would like to be or things I would rather be doing. Most of these "mental vacations" involve floating in my plastic boat, casting lures or whipping a fly line back and forth. This is usually how my urge to travel gets started, and soon enough the dreaming turns to trip preparation. 10 Easy Ways To Become A Better Paddler unsponsored - When you sart your paddling career progression is often very rapid. Skill acquisition is quick and you develop the technique required to safely get you down a piece of water. After you have been paddling for a while it is easy to hit a plateau. Moving past this can seem quite difficult but a few changes or adaptations can help you to continue to make progress/develop. Consider where you mainly paddle. Change venue if you can. Try a new piece of water. Paddle more. It's a simple step that can really speed up your progress. Get some professional coaching. Picking up or developing bad habits is very easy. Having an expert look at your paddling technique could speed up your paddling development rapidly... World's 13 Legendary River Trips Northwest Rafting Company - When guides banter around the campfire, conversation usually turns to the biggest, baddest river trips in the world. Although everyone has their favorites, the list of legendary rivers is almost always the same. Presented below is a list of those trips. The Endless Supper: A Stand UP Paddling Short Worth Seeing Standup Journal - A great video, bunch of three guys holidays and doing lots of SUP besides other things. We must enjoy life and these guys are doing it, SUP for them is a lifestyle which gives them fun, adventure, and peace too. Add, exploring people and places to SUP exploration, these guys have a wonderful time. Watch video to know more...interesting experiences with english subtitles... Things to Think About for Kayak Anglers… Jackson Kayak - What's important is what do YOU want, and need, out of a fishing kayak. My number one piece of advice and I tell everyone who asks; buy nothing in haste. I know too many people who bought the first kayak they came across on sale or off of ebay and you can cut the buyers remorse with a knife. AW launches Important Flow Studies on Arizona streams. Am. Whitewater - Arizona - As part of our Colorado River Basin Project, American Whitewater has launched two new surveys of the effects of stream flows on recreation quality. If you have paddled the Verde River or the Bill Williams River , and can help us define the full range of stream flows that provide boating opportunities. W e need your input ! End of NZ Summer Louise Jull - New Zealand summer is slowly coming to an end. Days are getting slightly colder and a lot of people are beginning to board planes out to the Northern Hemisphere to continue summer living. We had a bit of rain a few weeks ago and we managed to get on a low water Mangas, other than that there has not been much water. GlobalShots at Head of the Dart SUPboarder - It's less than a week to go until the '2014 Head of the Dart' held in South Devon. The SUP challenge on the River Dart, between Dartmouth and Totnes is promising to be the biggest one yet, with 150 paddlers already registered to paddle in both racing and cruising classes on Saturday 12th April. Never to Cold to SUP In Ireland Starboard - In ever typical Irish West Coast style, 2 days of hail, snow, cold, sun and warm spring weather greeted the biggest turn out of a Irish SUP surf competition to date at Aughris, Sligo, NW Ireland. 2014: Post 7 – Some more winter paddling Newfoundland Kayakoholic - The calender is saying " it's spring time" but Mother Nature is saying "hold on guys, not just yet..." so it seems I'll have to stay in winter paddling mode for a little while yet before switching over to my lighter spring attire... Obviously, your clothing makes all the difference when it come to outdoor pursuits. Connor Baxter & Angela Jackson make it a clean sweep at the Alagoas Pro World Series SUP Surf - A dramatic start saw the usual suspects power of the beach, with Connor Baxter soon establishing the lead, with a core pack of the World's best such as Jake Jenson (Fanatic), Kai Lenny (Naish), Kody Kerbox (Naish) and Zane Schweitzer (Starboard) right on him through the first leg. As the fleet headed down the downwind stretch, Connor started to break away, and only strengthened his position through the rest of the course to take a dramatic win here on day 2 of the Alagoas Pro Grand Slam. From Ontario with Live Love SUP: Meet the Mover and Shaker at Sauble Beach Live Love SUP - Jamie Taylor is all over stand up paddling. From the moment she took her first strokes, she was hooked. She's been hooking others too for quite some time. Whilst SUP is the passion of us all, Jamie and her enthusiasm for stand up paddling is at the center of Sauble Beach as she develops a thriving SUP scene in Ontario, Canada. Big Rig Pro- My 50th Birthday Present From Staff Jackson Kayak - Damon Bungard took the fully production ready Big Rig and added all of these amazing accessories, including a custom, Jackson Kayak logo rod holder for the center console and put it all together for the most amazing package. Everyone at the staff party signed my boat making it really special. Beau O'Brian Wins Australian Flat Water Titles Starboard - Congratulations to Starboard Dream Team Rider Beau O'Brian for securing the Australian Flat Water Title. Also, another huge shout out to Starboard Team Rider Trevor Tunnington for his win in the 500meter race.

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