Home Sweet Home on Meadowcamp ~ Wetsuits Versus Drysuits ~ Floods in Serbia

Playak News Flash - May 19, 2014
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News Watch Headlines Home Sweet Home on Meadowcamp Christina Russell - After a long work week, we were itchin' to get in our boats.  The temps hit 65 degrees and BOOM.  We were driving to the Meadowcamp put in ( which now officially has a sign stating it is ONLY for experienced whitewater paddlers hahahaha....'bout time!) .   Prehistoric paddlefish makes S. Dakota history GrindTV On-Water - The prehistoric paddlefish, fossils of which date back 60 million years in the Missouri River basin, feeds on zooplankton, and since they don't eat large bait, fishermen targeting the odd-looking fish must snag them. Wetsuits Versus Drysuits Standup Journal - Mythic Gear provided this article and is in business to sell drysuits, but treat the question objectively, and acknowledge several advantages of wetsuits. I think you'll find it accurate, even-handed and beneficial. Another Macking Downwinder In France SUPracer - France has long been the epicenter of SUP racing in Europe and, as we saw in Nicaragua a few days ago, is home to some of the world's fastest paddlers. Though now it's gaining a new reputation of being a downwind hotspot, with several extreme downwind runs being pioneered on both sides of the country. Big blades and skinny sticks Mackayak - In preparation for the Scottish Women's Paddle Symposium at the end of the month I have picked my big blades off the back deck again and paddled a few trips with them lately. Ethan Ebersold Joins Pau Hana Surf Supply as Sales Rep SUP Magazine - Santa Clarita, California's Pau Hana Surf Supply, LLC is proud to welcome new team member Ethan Ebersold. Ethan fills the company's need for an accomplished sales representative to cover the region of the Pacific Northwest extending through northern California. Standup Journal Photographer Jon Steele Slates June 6th Texas Debut Standup Journal - The first place people think of when they hear surfing is Hawaii, not Texas. The Texas Surf Museum has decided to show our visitors Hawaii through the eyes of Texans. Our new exhibit, Lenses of Aloha, will feature photography and artwork from native Texans G Scott Ellwood and Jon Steele. Enter the Incommapleux Fluid Blog - This has been a write up I've been wanting to do for a little while, and now, with Carl Jack's edit to accompany it, it might just be the time. I have never been much of an expedition boater. A lot of my boating in the past has been focused on freestyle and my personal progression. Reel Cameras Partners with Payette River Games SUP Magazine - Reel Cameras will be partnering with the Payette River Games (PRG) 2014 June 20th through the 22nd, for the largest prize purse offered in whitewater SUP event history. The $50,000 purse will be accompanied with another $50,000 for the kayak events. Floods in Serbia International Rafting Federation - Due to extremely high rainfall, and flooding over the last few days, the Serbian government has declared a State of Emergency. SUPIA's Youth Stand Up Paddle Days are this Weekend Standup Journal - Be looking for neon orange & yellow hats on the water this weekend as retail, manufacturer & instructor member's of the Stand Up Paddle Industry Association host clinics, lessons, open houses, and races for young people in locations everywhere. The French Polynesian Crossing just started, May 15th 2014 SUP Crossing - By the time you read this post, I will be on my way on this French Polynesian Crossing. Starting in Tahiti paddling all the way to Bora Bora.

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