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Playak News Flash - June 11, 2014
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News Watch Headlines Home Ground Mackayak - Back in Orkney the sun shone and the wind abated long enough to explore some caves and tunnels at Rerwick. While it rained a couple of miles away and thundered in Birsay in the north west, we were far enough out east to stay in the sunshine all afternoon. In sheltered spots the sea was glassy and very clear. Sunday fun - Frogma - Lovely day yesterday - unfortunate that we had to cancel our ACA Day Trip Leader workshop due to small sign-up but with TQ working weekends, oh my gosh a day to ourselves is GOLD. We used it well, too, it was a quiet enough day that we decided to go canoeing. Surfer And Sup on Same Wave What Happens Next Is Very Cool Standup Journal - May is bringing waves to us here on the North Island, in Aotearoa, New Zealand. And the local boys are having a bit of fun: Rob on the sup and Miles on the finless board. – Cheers, Maria Kingi, New Zealand. 2014 California Summer Rafting Season Update: Here's Where We're Rafting All Summer Long All Outdoors WW Rafting - Family-friendly and fabulous, the South Fork is your go-to river for groups with first-timers and Nervous Nellies, but it's certainly no float trip. Class III rapids abound and even experienced rafters will have a hoot on this, the most popular river in the state. Trips are running now and into the fall. Board Works SUP - Carry your SUP with ease Aquabatics Calgary - This is just a quick post about the Board Works carry handle that comes on some of their SUP boards. The retractable system makes carrying a board at your waist a little easier. When you're out on the water you'll want to push the carry handle down into the board so it's out of the way but it is awesome to be able to pop it up when you need to get from the car to the water or back to the car. Starboard's Zane Schweitzer Wins Bilbao, Spain Starboard - After spending the last week in Tahiti on a Starboard Sponsored photo shoot, Zane Schweitzer narrowly made the first leg of the European Cup Tour in Bilbao, Spain! He did make it, but without boards, paddles and his suitcase. Colorado Tour - CKS Paddlefest Dagger Blogs - Every Memorial Day weekend, some of the world's best freestyle paddlers descend on Buena Vista, CO to compete at CKS Paddlefest's BV Pro Rodeo. Naish's Kai Lenny Respects The River At The 2014 GoPro Mountain Games Naish - Naish's Kai Lenny hopped onto a jet plane and landed himself in Colorado's Vail Valley from June 4-7, 2014 to take part in his first ever 2014 GoPro Mountain Games. The four-day event was a whirlwind of energy and activity as competitors of all levels took to the rivers for the SUP Cross Race and SUP Surf Sprint. A Karma UL Fantasy Jackson Kayak - Long boats were always kind of a mystery to me. I thought of them as the old school of kayaking, and liked to paddle them on class three or four to spice things up a little. A fall day came a couple years ago that I paddled the class V South Fork Feather in California in a long boat, even raced it, and my perception of the boating style changed. Ottawa XL Palm Blogs - Hosted on the world famous Ottawa river in Canada. The Ottawa XL takes place in the spring time when the water levels are highest from the snow melt. The events consists of two stages, A big wave freestyle event and a high volume boater cross race. Ottawa XL bren-orton 09.06.14 06:40 Hosted on the world famous Ottawa river in Canada. The Ottawa XL takes place in the spring time when the water levels are highest from the snow melt. The events consists of two stages, A big wave freestyle event and a high volume boater cross race. The big wave freestyle event took place on Gladiator, possibly the worlds most intimidating wave due to its nature and what lies below it... The Birth of a Star board SUPracer - Who is Titouan Puyo? Take a SUP journey around the world and find out. Peak behind the scenes at Starboard's HQ in Thailand, go downwinding on Titou's home island, New Caledonia, then travel across to Nicaragua, where he wins gold at the ISA Worlds. SUP Yoga Power of Presence Elder SUP - What if you could incorporate some powerful aspects of a yoga practice while standing and paddling the traditional way? While your body moves with powerful, rhythmic and continuous paddling strokes your mind and spirit can engage in the sort of meditation and mindfulness that enhances a yoga practice. Don't Miss Paddle Second Chance SUP Festival, Fun Race, and Fund Raiser, June 28th Boardworks SUP - Boardworks is proud to be a sponsor of the second annual Paddle Second Chance, a festival of fun racing and fund raising for a worthy cause Operation Second Chance (OSC). OSC is a non-profit 501c organization committed to serving our wounded combat veterans and their families' recovery and transition back to active duty or into civilian life. GoPro Mountain Games, Colorado Louise Jull - Crowds gather for the opening night concert- Xavier Rudd. Steep Creek Championship Podium- 1st Martina Wegman, 2nd Sage Donelly, 3rd Louise Jull. Starboard's Bart de Zwart Qualifies for 2015 ISA Worlds. Starboard - This year the battle of the coast was a 2 event. First a short technical course inside Haarlem on Friday night and Saturday the Beach Race which is Holland biggest Beach race and also a qualifier for the ISA world Championships 2015.

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