Patagonia Study Abroad ~ Ecover Go Blue! takes off across Britain!

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The world's top paddling links in week 23, 2014.

News Watch Patagonia Study Abroad Werner - This is a unique study abroad/gap year program developed by kayakers for kayakers. Based in Pucon Chile in the heart of Chile's lake district and the center of the country's most renowned whitewater runs, Patagonia Study Abroad offers not only a semester of great kayaking but great cultural experience as well as college courses. Ecover Go Blue! takes off across Britain! SUPboarder - Britain's first ever Ecover Go Blue! event to celebrate the seas, shores and marine wildlife has captured the imagination of people right across the country. So far, 46 events have been organised for Go Blue! which reaches a crescendo on 6-8 June, when hundreds of people will be doing something watery by taking part in a paddle, swim, waterside walk, boat trip or school event. It's hoped that with a final push, the total will hit the 50-mark. Learning about SCIENCE through SUP SUPboarder - It's approximated that over half of the world's population live within 200 kilometers of the coast, the vast majority of the Earth's population live on or along the coasts on just 10% of the Earths land surface. When humans first left the cradle of civilization in Africa and spread throughout the world, we settled by waterways and by the coasts. Hiking the verdant paradise of McArthur-Burney Falls GrindTV On-Water - Called the eighth wonder of the world" by President Teddy Roosevelt, this is truly a place you have to experience for yourself. Generated by both snowmelt and underground springs, McArthur-Burney Falls in Northern California flows over and through a volcanic landscape to create one of the most unique and beautiful waterfalls on the planet. Team Wave Sport Continues to Push Limits of Kayaking Confluence - Team Wave Sport has signed a dynamic team of world-class athletes to its 2014 roster who will continue to push the limits and advance the sport of whitewater kayaking in all disciplines. 2014 Little White Race Louise Jull - The Little White Race is definitely one of the best extreme races I have been to! Organised by World Class Academy Director Capo Rettig, this event is so epic because it is well organised, backed by an awesome community and held on a incredibly beautiful class 5 river. Having arrived in Washington State at the end of April I became familiar with a bunch of the runs in the area that were running nice and high due to the Spring flows. An Easy Sea Kayak Paddle to Flat Top Island Rod Swan - A low tide start on Sunday morning at 7:00 am saw us using the last of the out going tide for an easy paddle out to the mouth of the Pioneer river. The low tide was predicted for 7:08 am, but because the tide in the river is a good 20 minutes behind the Mackay Harbour's predicted time. Canoe Freestyle moves forward ICF - The ICF Board of Directors met and approved changes to the Appendix 1 Basic Moves List. This is the list of move definitions used in Freestyle competition. The ICF Freestyle Technical Committee following a period of consultation with Athletes and Judges proposed the changes to ensure that Canoe Freestyle continues to evolve & grow. Opinion: Going Without A Leash SUP Magazine - I recently stood on shore at a local beachbreak watching fun peaks from one of the season's first south swells roll through. As I stretched and strapped on my leash another standup paddler approached the lineup from the outside. Planing a a fully loaded expedition sea kayak: paddle sailing through the Pladda tide race. SeaKayakPhoto.com - An exciting account of sea kayaking experience around the Pladda . Things got even better after sail was attached. Get the feel of that experience here…  ...surprisingly bumpy.  Once out of the harbour we turned SE to circumnavigate Pladda clockwise.  The spring tide had 2014 Squirt Boating Mystery World Championships Report Jackson Kayak - I know that this isn't strictly a Jackson Kayak post (JK doesn't actually make squirt boats), but a few Team JK paddlers and World Kayak people competed so I figured that it might be fun for others to hear about. FWIW, I also use a Jackson Happy Feet size small in my squirt boat–it's the best piece of outfitting ever made for a squirt boat. Colorado Runoff…River Surfing Fever Strikes the Badfish Crew Badfish SUP - The snow is melting in the mountains of Colorado and high water is here…can you smell it? I can. Its hard to explain the energy that runs through mountain based paddlers and surfers this time of year when the sun is high enough in the sky and winter has finally relented in the high country. Anyone who loves running rivers in the west understands. Biggest crossing of the trip- tick CackleTV - A very tired but happy yeah from Amukta island. Today ( or rather yesterday at just before midnight) Sarah and I landed on a boulder beach in the dark after a 47 nautical mile paddle across Amukta pass, the biggest crossing of our Aleutian Adventure. 10 years playboaters party in Plattling Palm Blogs - Ten years ago Thomas Hinkel invented the webpage playboaters.de. As a proud dad he invited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his baby this weekend at his homespot in Plattling. As it was rainy during the whole week the Isar came up to the sweetest waterlevel of 1,80 m. Friday afternoon the sky cleared up to provide enough sun to get the typical Plattling sun tan. 10 years playboaters party in Plattling anne-hubner 02.06.14 15:21 Ten years ago Thomas Hinkel invented the webpage playboaters.de. As a proud dad he invited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his baby this weekend at his homespot in Plattling... Another Buy Bob the Builder - Haven't been able to work much on the boat lately. Been getting things on the go at work, and trying to get some yard work done. So while tash was home, I planned to start glassing, but still had some touch ups to do on the deck of the boat.

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