Catching Up - Liberty Challenge ~ Eating for Success ~ Chutes de Plaisance

Playak News Flash - July 19, 2014
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News Watch Headlines Catching Up - Liberty Challenge Frogma - It poured tonight, so I decided to do a little of that catching-up - I went back to my June 21st pictures, and decided to do a Flickr album of the 3rd race of the Outrigger Challenge. Eating for Success SUP International - You know what it's like when you're driving home from a thorough session and your hungry belly is crying out for those yellow arches, well, d'yer ever think about what could happen if you got a bit more organised and replenished your body with fuel more befitting the king of the sport of kings? This Aerial Video From Maui 2 Molokai Is Quite Literally Epic SUPracer - We're right smack bang in the middle of the grand spectacular that is SIC's Downwind Month, when the world descends on the Hawaiian Islands to chase big bumps and endless glides. Downwind Paddling with Buzzy and Kody Kerbox SUP Magazine - Waterman Buzzy Kerbox has raised his son Kody in the water, and it's evident. Kody is one of the top competitors on the Standup World Tour and World Series, posting impressive results in SUP events around the globe. But, Kody still makes time to SUP with his old man when he's home on Maui. Here, the father-son duo take you downwind paddling, while sharing some helpful tips along the way. Watch and be inspired to get some glides Stand Up World Series News – Camp David SUPboarder - The 3rd stop of the Stand up World Seri is finally come this time in Fehmarn, Germany. This is the 4th stop of the European cup and a exciting event in the calendar for this location is new for 2014. Moreover, this is important for the elites for their ranking in the World Series. Besides the usual top contenders like Connon, Kai and Zane, there are many others from the top 10 who will fight for the $25,000 prize money and improve their World Series Ranking… The Sea Was Clearer Than The Air SeaKayakPhoto.com - We set off from the south of Inchmarnock and explored a little way up the west coast of the island before turning back down. Rebel PFD for rolling and touring Rebel Kayaks - Our PFD has two big pockets with zippers plus 7 adjustable straps for best body's fit. Adjustable straps are on: top (shoulders), front and both sides. At the front You will also find 4 way lash tab, it can be used to fix watch, knife or whatever You need while paddling. Test Astral Rassler by Gigi Codinotti (IT) Alpin Action Team - January 2014 depart for South Africa, as always prepare a list of the material to take on my trip with kayaking, among the things not to forget, my new shoes Astral Rassler. Chutes de Plaisance unsponsored - Just an hours drive East of Ottawa runs Chutes De Plaisance, Québec. Joel Kowalski and Devyn Scott drove up from the Ottawa Valley for a few laps of the drops while water levels held. As the rain let go and a foggy day lingered, we found magic. Highlights from the 2014 Maui 2 Molokai Race SUP Magazine - The Maui 2 Molokai (M2M) 27-mile crossing takes paddlers on a tremendous journey from Maui's Honolua Bay to Kaunanakai town on Molokai. The event is somewhat of a precursor to the Molokai 2 Oahu World Championships, and if the results from last weekend's event foreshadow anything, it's that Connor Baxter, Kai Lenny, and Dave Kalama will round out the top places for the men, as they took first through third at last weekend's M2M. Racing the Kennebec and Grand Falls Huckfest Jackson Kayak - Racers where challenged with 6500cfs for the time trial and elected to wait until afternoon for the mass start downriver race at 7400cfs. Fun in Ohio ACA - Southwest Ohio's Three Eyed Fish Adventures is the premier canoe and kayak outfitter on the 30-mile East Fork of the Little Miami River. Just minutes away from East Fork Lake State Park, the area is a popular vacation destination for canoeing, kayaking, camping, boating, horseback riding, bicycling, and fishing. First Annual Lone Star Paddle Fest SUP Gladiator - Racers where challenged with 6500cfs for the time trial and elected to wait until afternoon for the mass start downriver race at 7400cfs. Lower Oxtongue River Day Trip Paddle Making - Have been absent for a while over-occupied with family obligations. Once again, overnight canoe tripping is not going to happen this summer. But thankfully, got to go on a wee little excursion with my son - an easy 3 hr day trip to a pretty waterfall on the lower Oxtongue River near Dwight, Ontario. Beating the Heat YakAngler - Well, for a while the talk down here in the south was about the long winter we had. I still hear people talking about how everything is a month late in the patterns due to the long and intense (for Louisiana) winter we had. But now, it's summer.

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