Big Tournament Red Drum ~ The Sup Movie World Premiere This Saturday

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The world's top paddling links in week 40, 2014.

News Watch Big Tournament Red Drum Angling Addict - The desire for that tug-drug kept growing with each successful report that Jay Brooks and Kayak Kevin put up. And the big drum kayak junkies have been talking about it for years; if we ever have decent weather on tournament day, we were gonna get on 'em. So needless to say, I had been checking the wind forecast like an addict waiting for his dealer to call. The Sup Movie World Premiere This Saturday Standup Journal - The SUP Movie is looking absolutely amazing. It is going to premiere Saturday, October 4th at Dana Hills H.S. Baseball field from 6pm to 9pm. I hope to see you there. 5 tips to get the most out of your play-boating days Kokatat Blog - Play-boating season on the Ottawa River is in full effect, so I thought I would put together a few of my top tips to get the most out of your days. This Week'S Used Boards on The Mullet Distressed Mullet - The classifieds are back up and running and we had 15 new boards go up last week. Right now is the best time to get a deal. When spring comes around, it's a seller's market. So, What'S a Blue Trail Anyway American Rivers - A Blue Trail is a river adopted by communities that are dedicated to improving family friendly recreation such as fishing, boating, hiking, and wildlife-watching, and to protecting rivers and surrounding lands. Big Mountains and Wild Rivers: Siberia - Part 2 Kokatat Blog - Late dashes from two seasoned pros, Renata Csay (HUN) and Hank McGregor (RSA), proved decisive as they stole the show in their respective K1 races, the blue-ribbon event at the 2014 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships, in Oklahoma, USA Playboating Troubleshooting Dagger Blogs - Front surfing, side surfing, and back surfing are the fundamentals that all of your tricks will be started from and stopped into. Land a huge loop, blunt, cartwheel, flip turn it doesn't matter, to be able to land the move. Bcu 5 Star Leader Training Courses Kokatat Blog - I became a British Canoe Union (BCU) 5 Star Leader trainer and assessor in October of 2013. It had been a three-year journey of observations, talking and pondering, delivery, feedback, more pondering and then my assessment. Big Changes at the Upcoming Battle of the Paddle SUP Magazine - The annual Rainbow Sandals Gerry Lopez Battle of the Paddle (BOP) returns to Southern California this weekend, October 4 and 5. As one of the most highly anticipated SUP events of the year, the BOP will showcase the best standup paddlers from around the globe but not without some major changes. Enerplex Solar Power Review PaddlingLight - Over the summer, Enerplex sent me a few products to test out and review. I received Enerplex Kickr IV and a Enerplex Jumpr Slate 10K for review. Great Falls - The Maryland Side Kokatat Blog - I was able to run the Maryland side of Great Falls for my first time with Collin Kemp and OG Jim Burley! The river was beautiful with lots of drops and options, and flowing the perfect level for my first time down so I was stoked. Battle of The Paddle Civil War SUPracer - Because the Battle of the Paddle is going to be so tough to predict this year, I figured we should have some fun and look at the top picks in each of the major countries and regions, rather than just the overall contenders. Pyranha Burn III Small – First Look unsponsored - A quick look at the new Pyranha Burn III Small from PaddleExpo 2014. We are really excited about this new boat and the potential it will bring out in young up-and-coming paddlers as well as the smaller members of the kayaking community who want a boat that will allow them to be in control, won't swamp them and is light enough to make those long walk-ins and portages less of a chore. All in a day's play Turks & Caicos Style Standup Journal - Fun surf out in the middle of nowhere in the Turks & Caicos, at one of the most special, and gnarly breaks I've ever experienced. American Whitewater Gauley Fest 2014 Kokatat Blog - Gauley Fest 2014 has come and gone and once again Kokatat was there to support the event and American Whitewater. Here are few pictures from the WorldKayak Gauley First Timer's trip. Kokatat has been a WorldKayak sponsor for a number of years and their team paddlers help out as guides for the trip, making a number of peoples first time down the Gauley fun and safe.

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