Immersion Research New Kit Sneaky Peek ~ Rainy Day, Dream Away

Playak News Flash - August 9, 2014
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Immersion Research New Kit Sneaky Peek unsponsored - Immersion Research have a number of new products and colour ways for the 2015 season. Here are a few shots showing some of the new kit on show at the Outdoor Retailer show. Jackson Kayak: Team Jackson Kayak Welcomes 'Adrenaline' Rush Sturges Press Releases - Top pro whitewater kayaker, filmmaker, musician, Rush Sturges, is leading kayak manufacturer's newest ambassador. Rainy Day, Dream Away Kayak Fishing the Everglades - I woke up to storms again this morning. A normal summer for the most part here in The Everglades; hot, very humid and daily storms. This year there seems to have been many storms come through earlier in the day rather than the afternoon or maybe it's just me. Many mornings this summer when I had plans to get out early to kayak fish only to be interrupted by rain storms. Inside a Sweet SUP Ride SUP Magazine - Bill Griffin's relatives from New York always ask if he's still surfing. "I'm not dead yet," he replies. Following a shoulder surgery seven years ago Griffin discovered that prone paddling his surfboard was too painful. Rather than miss surf, Griffin hopped on a ten-foot standup and acclimated. Now he's a regular in the lineups around Florida and still travels in search of waves. New 13.5 Ft Swing Ex Inflatable Kayak From Innova AirKayaks - Innova Kayaks, Inc of Burlington, Washington recently announced the latest addition to the Innova inflatable kayak line – the Swing EX, a 3 PSI touring model. Great Gear At OR Opening Day Rapid Magazine Blog - Here's what we found in the world of whitewater at the first day of Outdoor Retailer's 2014 Summer Market:   Pyranha We got a sneak peek at Pyranha's brand new 9-R kayak design today at Outdoor Retailer... Greenland,Getting There and First Impressions homemade kayaks - The first glimpse of Greenland from the window of the plane is stunning, then the thought , how does anybody survive in that jumps to mind. It looks like an ice desert. Beautiful, cold, stark and primitive, just the peaks of the mountains sticking up out of the ice, lakes and glaciers and a small band of brown round the shores. New Gamechangers Nookie - There's a buzz of excitment in Nookie HQ at the moment. The new product range in the NEW EvoTX4 and EvoTX 500D fabrics are rolling off the production line in our factory in Cornwall, UK as I type. Pyranha's 9R – New Kayak unsponsored - Pyranha have launched their new 9R kayak at this years OR. Check out Rapid Medias run down of the new boat. Annual Festival attracts World Champion and Adds more Events Standup Journal - 2014 Kalamalka Classic SUP Festival Kalamalka Lake, BC – Organizers of the Kalamalka Classic Standup Paddleboard Festival are stoked to announce the schedule for this year's annual SUP Festival. Saturday's events are even more spectator friendly with short courses for adults and kids and a new Team Relay. Sunday's Kalamalka Crossing, the 10-mile trek across ... Best Local SUP Instructors: Jon Ory SUP Magazine - Jon Ory has made adventure part of his life. And the South Carolina instructor has made sure to pass that on to his students, too. After college, Ory spent fifteen years working as an English-as-a-second-language teacher and took advantage of his schedule, spending summers and holidays surfing and working in various countries across the world. The travel bug brought him to New Zealand where he spent two years as an outdoor educator and surf/kayak instructor. Kiwi Sea Kayaker Rescued After Tasman Sea Crossing Attempt Playak - After three years of planning, on July 12 Kiwi sea kayaker Scott Donaldson, 44, had to be rescued by helicopter after spending 84 days at sea attempting to solo paddle from Australia to New Zealand across the Tasman Sea. Battered around by 60 mph winds just 36 miles off the Taranaki coastline of New Zealand, he was winched into a helicopter after requesting rescue via the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center. Slave Paddlefest Giant Slalom 2014 unsponsored - Giant Slalom 2014! Sunday morning a group of partially hung-over advanced kayakers met up to run the second annual Giant Slalom race at the Slave River Paddlefest. This year we had three "gates": touch river left, touch river right, touch an island, then touch the finish. Racers could touch anywhere on the bank, allowing a large variety of lines. Good times were had by all! Boomer, Korbulic, Stookesbery At It Again Playak - Gluttons for punishment as much as pristine whitewater paddling, Ben Stookesberry, Chris Korbulic, Pedro Olivia and Erik Boomer are at it again, this time assembling a team for a 3,300-mile expedition through Canada's Torngat wilderness to some of the most remote whitewater on the planet. Bomber Gear Establishes New Standard for Performance in Watersports Confluence - Revolutionary Polartec NeoShell Technology is introduced to paddlesports for the first time, keeping paddlers immersed in activity, not sweat.

Featured Pau Hana Lotus 10' Yoga SUP - First ever full length interchangeable yoga pad on a SUP. Seamount system for attaching accessories. Kokatat GORE-TEX® Icon Rear Entry Dry Suit with Relief Zipper and Socks - Previously only available in the Kokatat Jackson Collection. Now in our main collection in men's and women's styles: denim and violet. Glide Lochsa - Quite possibly the best downriver paddleboard on the market

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