Win a Kayak and help me Raise $50k during my 50th for the Starkey Hearing Foundation

Playak News Flash - May 10, 2014
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News Watch Headlines Win a Kayak and help me Raise $50k during my 50th for the Starkey Hearing Foundation Jackson Kayak - As you may already know, both Dane, and I have severe hearing loss, and KC has moderate loss. The issues this causes us and those around us if we don't have hearing aids is immense. Dane and I are lucky however, as we have been able to function and get hearing aids to assist. Uk High Water then back to Voss Zet Kayaks UK - So its been a bit mad since the last time I was on hear there has be so much going on. To start I'm now in Norway for the summer rafting season but before I start on Norway a few month's back I got to get on one of my favorite runs at a super high flow. ISA SUP & Paddleboard worlds-Race SUPboarder - The 2014 ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship (WSUPPC) in Nicaragua continues tomorrow with the SUP, Paddleboard, and Relay Races on Lake Nicaragua. All 27 National Teams have returned to Granada, after the exciting SUP Surfing in La Boquita Beach, for the thrilling racing leg of the ISA WSUPPC. Standup for The Cure Werner - Thanks to team paddler, Kerstin Oullet, for these great pictures from the www.standup-for-the-cure.org in Newport Beach this May. Her team, The SUP Chicks, have raised the most money in their area for all 3 years of the event, this year raising over $22,000. Congrats to the ladies, but remember any amount can help, if you desire check out their site and send some hope today. Could This Be The Best Edit Of The Year unsponsored - Is it possible that this video is the best kayaking video of the year. For my money it is definitely the best so far. Wanigan Build Paddle Making - For quite a while now, I've wanted to build a wanigan box to add to my homemade collection traditional canoe gear. The intention was not to build a heavy duty wanigan for rough use, but instead make something functional for light duty tripping and some of my upriver poling trips. Peter Tritten Takes The Win Over Seas Werner - System-X (Werner Paddles Europeon Distibutor) Swiss SUP athlete Peter Tritten takes First Place at the SUP Longdistance Race 18 Km Interlaken - Thun Switzerland. Why you Shouldn't Paddle into Waves on Flat Water Rob Casey - Do you have a tendency to paddle into waves on flat water to be more stable?  Have you been told this by an instructor?   I see this a lot in my classes where students have been told to do so in previous classes.  With large stable SUP boards there's no reason to do so.  Here's a few tips of how paddle over waves easier. Dealer Spotlight - Foti Bros. Hawaii Riviera Paddlesurf - Sorry our location is warehouse retail so is more of a destination store. Hence, not a glamorous storefront capturing the walk by traffic, so the outside of the store is pretty warehouse like. But inside we have both a retail showroom for hardgoods, and an inside AC room. Spring Skiing and Paddling in Idaho NRS Duct Tape Diaries - As the seasons shift from winter to spring, the daylight hours increase, and the possibility for double days also increases. My favorite double day includes skiing and kayaking. When Mike, my husband, is not quite sure why I am packing the car—jamming skis, boats, and gear bags inside—and packing the cooler the night before, I say, Perfect prior planning equals double the fun. Futaleufu and the Josh Lowry Experience Funhog Blob - Half-awake, I gazed at passing countryside reminiscent of Washington's Skagit Valley. After a few hours on the paved and empty highway the best kind Samuelo, an Escualo, turned onto a narrow dirt road. ISA SUP & Paddleboard worlds-Surf SUPboarder - The 17 Year-Old Tahitian And 20 Year-Old American Gold Medalists Demonstrate The Arrival Of A New Generation In The Sport.The SUP Surfing in the 2014 ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddle board Championship (WSUPPC) concluded today and the Gold Medalists were crowned. Tahiti's Poenaiki Raioha and USA's Emmy Merrill are the 2014 ISA SUP Surfing World Champions. McGregor and Ward Take First Durban Race surfski.info - Durban's globally renowned winter surfski season got underway on Sunday 4 May with the Bay Union Season Starter, race one of the four leg Bay Union Surfski Series, which saw regular front runner Hank McGregor and top step of the podium novice Jenna Ward get their 2014 campaign underway in ideal fashion with victory in the men's and women's races respectively. New Stand Up Paddle Concept by NahSkwell Nah Skwell SUP - We are always looking for new ways to practice the wonderful sport of Stand Up Paddling.A few months ago, we met Yann Le Jeune, a personal trainer based out of Nice (France) and a passionate Stand Up Paddler who made us discover the world of fitness training using a paddle board. Peak Design Camera Mount System – First Look unsponsored - Peak Design LTD is a Kickstarter success who create innovative camera mount systems for cameras ranging from DSLRs to GoPro.

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