2014 Yampa River Festival and Paddling Life Creek Race ~ Trip to Tacen

Playak News Flash - May 26, 2014
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News Watch Headlines 2014 Yampa River Festival and Paddling Life Creek Race Standup Journal - Presented by the City of Steamboat Springs, Rocky Mountain Remedies, Kokatat, Elevation Outdoors, Hala Gear, Hog Island Boatworks, B&K Distributing, Backdoor Sports, Mountain Sports Kayak School, and Outdoor K9 Cape Wrath Trail a Coigach-Assynt Variant Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - The 200-ish mile Cape Wrath Trail from Fort William to the top of Sutherland was cooked up in the early 90s by David Paterson, a photographer who'd just come off a job shooting the West Highland Way. Love my 2014 Jackson Kilroy Jackson Kayak - A little over a month ago, I bought my 4th kayak. A 2014 Jackson Kilroy in desert camo. As a kayak fisherman for about 4 years now, I realized that I preferred fishing from a sit in kayak vs. the more popular sit in kayak. The Kilroy is my second JK kayak; the first being a Coosa. Chicago SUP Yoga on the Rise Boarders Magazine - Paddling on a SUP on Chicago's spectacular Lake Michigan provides a great cardio and core body workout – but adding yoga adds a whole other dimension. If practicing your warrior pose on a SUP intimidates you – think again. Mary Lou's style of teaching incorporates a progression of balance and core awareness exercises, which gets even the absolute beginner comfortable on their board. How Much Do I Love Rounding the Northern Tip of Manhattan? Frogma - Our gang ran into Kayak Cowgirl during our circumnavigation, but I didn't know that until she asked if I'd been part of the group she'd seen when I posted my trip gallery on Facebook. France'S Biggest and Most Iconic Race SUPracer - The NSP Euro Tour continues tomorrow with one of Europe's most traditional and iconic races, the SUP Race Cup in St. Maxime, France. Substantial Tv Ep. 8 Peru unsponsored - Peru is savage. One of the world's most biodiverse countries, Peru came at Team Substantial from all angles. Kayaking in a place where the deepest and most remote canyons in the world cut through the second highest mountain range on earth is not easy. Speak Up for Ca Rivers Threatened by Drought Bills Am. Whitewater - The Senate unanimously passed a drought relief bill for California last night. While "The Emergency Drought Relief Act" was crafted in a way that made it difficult for Senators to oppose, there's a good chance that important river protections, restoration efforts and the Wild and Scenic Merced will get caught in the middle when the bill is merged with its corresponding bill in the House. The Standardization of SUP Race Distances Standup Journal - Standardizing the distances of SUP races has countless benefits for all stand up paddle constituent groups. Athletes can compare times to paddlers racing the same courses around the world, goals can be set to consistently improve on personal best times or to enter longer distance races and more people will be encouraged to participate because of the uniformity and consistency of SUP race courses. SUPAA has taken cues from running race events to decide on a standardized race distance for SUP events. Chase Kosterlitz, Jenny Kalmbach Reign Supreme In Florida SUPracer - Chase Kosterlitz has defended his crown at a race in Florida for the umpteenth time, taking out Saturday's Florida Cup race in St. Pete Beach. Chase was quickest around the 10 mile Tampa Bay course, finishing three minutes clear of the very talented Ryan Helm. Jamie Mitchell, Morgan Hoesterey Win Ghostryders' Davenport Downwinder As The Wind Fires In NorCal SUPracer - Jamie Mitchell has continued to work his way back into the racing scene, putting on a vintage display to comfortably win the Davenport Downwinder on the weekend, an event hosted by the Ghostryders paddling club out of Santa Cruz. Sometimes all it takes is a little surf... Bryant Burkhardt - After teaching a five day Instructor Certification Workshop that involved fifteen hour days, I needed a break. With no nearby rivers running, and not wanting to get back into my sea kayak right away, that left the surf. And with a friend in town who's a board surfer, it seemed the perfect choice. We chose the most exposed beach we could find and showed up in the morning - the only time available over a busy weekend. A negative 1.3' low tide created an extra hundred feet of beach to carry across, and the shore break was indeed tiny. Trip to Tacen Luuka Jones - Last week I packed my kayak and headed out to Ljubljana, the capitol of Slovenia and one of my favourite cities. Struck by lightening whilst flying through stormy UK skies, our plane had to do a U-turn and head back to Stansted airport so engineers could assess any damage.

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