Brazil’s VAZ Brothers SUP California ~ Namaste SUP Challenge Winners

Playak News Flash - September 18, 2014
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Brazil's VAZ Brothers SUP California California SUP - Huntington Beach Pro Grand Slam, US SUP Tour and the Battle Of The Paddle, Brazil's VAZ Brothers, Caio and Ian Vaz have been exploring California's surf breaks with friends over the last few weeks. Namaste SUP Challenge Winners Boarders Magazine - Natalia Morales was born and raised in Medellin Colombia; she is a fashion designer, a yoga instructor in training, and Sup Lover and currently has a project that involves all three sup-yoga-design. Kayak Demo Days YakAngler - This past weekend (14 September) I attended the Austin Canoe and Kayak (ACK) fall demo days at the Quarries Park in Austin, TX. Inside Jaws – Firewalk with Me SUP International - With the water still dripping from his rashie after a solid 3rd place at the Sunset Pro, we asked Zane Schweitzer to cast his mind back a little earlier to a different island and a session at perhaps the most iconic Polynesian right hander, Peahi. Low Tide on the Sudbury? Trash Paddler - Launching into the Sudbury River from under Sherman's Bridge in Wayland yesterday afternoon, one couldn't mistake the feel of fall in the air. In fact, a paddling jacket was worn for the first time in months. Bart wins Muskoka River X race setting another endurance record SUPracer - Fresh from reclaiming his 11 Cities title in the Netherlands last week, Bart de Zwart has chalked up yet another crazy endurance record: Winning the solo SUP division at the Muskoka River X race in Canada on the weekend. Billed as the Longest Single Day Paddling Expedition In The World, the Muskoka River X sees competitors journey 130kms (80 miles) within a maximum time frame of 24 hours. Ashleigh Johnson Keeping San Diego Bay Clean Standup Journal - Ashleigh Johnson Taking care of the resource that allows the SUP community to exist! Patti Diaz, Executive Director of H2O Trash Patrol, pulling marine debris out of San Diego Bay. H2O Trash Patrol, a non-profit in San Diego, CA, has made it their mission to give back to our world's most valuable resource. An Action Packed Summer in a Nutshe Jackson Kayak - Summer 2014 has been one of, if not THE best, summers of my life! A lot of things have happened that are hard to sum up in one short post. Medicine A whole bunch of Ing's - The exhaustion felt akin to a 4:30 pm boardroom meeting at work...on a Friday. A lingering affliction of a week long flu that just didn't want to go away. Sick I still took to the water today; after 6 days of no water time I was going stir crazy. Thomas King makes his country proud today in Surf City by claiming victory SUP Surf - Posting some of the highest scores of the day as well as the highest heat score totals, Thomas put on a polished performance today taking a convincing win and earning his spot in the prestigious Main event of this fourth stop of the 2014 Stand up World Tour. World Champion Florence coming good for season's finale ICF - Although there is not normally a planned peak in David Florence's season the signs are that the reigning World Champion is heading towards a good end to 2014 when Deep Creek, USA hosts the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships this week (17-21 September). What Is a Fast Tourer? Mark Sundin - In my exposure to paddlers from a wide variety of paddle backgrounds & disciplines around the country, at the various events & races we attend as competitors, instructors & sponsors, the most common question I'm asked is we see you have the Rockpool Taran, Epic 18X, Tiderace Pace boats, tell me about these fast tourers? Sept 10 Full moon redfish Tampa Bay Kayak Charters - Got out in the evening near St. Petersburg around the mouth of Tampa Bay in the kayaks to look for some schools of redfish tailing during the last few hours of daylight and see if we could find the fish after the sun had gone down. Deep Creek 2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Rapid Magazine Blog - The Deep Creek 2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships start tomorrow at The Adventure Sport Center International in Garrett County, Maryland. Stay tuned to Rapidmag.com for coverage of the event when the competition heats begin on Thursday, September 18. Sept 15 More Insane Redfish Action and Some Monsters Tampa Bay Kayak Charters - Met Josh again in St. Pete to drop his skiff in around mid day to catch the low incoming tide. After a few hours of looking we didn't have much to show for. We had found a couple areas holding fish but they weren't interested.

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