Guide Training in Baja ~ Kaku Kayak Kahuna ~ Touched by Mother Ocean

Playak News Flash - November 1, 2014
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Guide Training in Baja Kokatat Blog - What a start for the year! I've got an invitation to work on some guide training with Baja Outdoor Adventures in La Paz, Mexico. The weather in the UK was pretty dire, so to be in shorts and a t-shirt in warm waters within 12 hours was a real treat. Hovie SUP with 1st place finishes at the WPA Championships Hovie SUP - The Hovie SUP Comet race team had a great showing at the WPA Championships on Oct 25 - 26 2014 in St. Petersburg FL at the Sirata Beach Resort. With a national field of over 125 SUP paddlers and a perfectly run event, the racing came down to many near photo finishes. Hovie SUP team paddlers took four 1st place finishes, three 2nd place finishes and two 3rd place finishes. 739,794 Comments and Counting to Support Clean Water American Rivers - 739,794 comments have been written in support of the finalization of the EPA and Army Corps proposed rule, Definition of 'Waters of the United States' Under the Clean Water Act. Kaku Kayak Kahuna Rapid Media - Simply the most versatile, stable, sickest looking inshore fishing platform on the market, period, said Kevin Hawkins, of Kaku Kayak. It's not a kayak, it's not a SUP, it's the Kahuna. Kayaker gets swallowed by a whirlpool GrindTV On-Water - Kayaker Juanito de Ugarte is about to get swallowed by a whirlpool. Photo is a screen grab from the video It isn't called Butcher's Knife Rapid for nothing. The menacing whitewater of the Ottawa River might not cut up kayakers, but it proved with professional kayaker Juanito de Ugarte that it can swallow you whole and spit you out. JAM Media Collective Partners with Innovator Oru Kayak Outdoor Industry Association - JAM Media Collective, a public relations and media agency specializing in outdoor, bike, accessories, apparel and design-focused consumer products, announced today that it has been named the public relations agency of record for Oru Kayak, a leading innovator in kayak engineering. Based in San Francisco, Oru Kayak is the creator of the first foldable kayak that utilizes the principals of origami. Sport Presentation a clear focus for the Canoe Slalom Committee ICF - Sports presentation was a hot topic at the 2014 ICF Canoe Slalom Technical Committee annual end of season coach's conference that was recently held in Paris, France from the 24-26 October. Is the Game Changer really changing the game? Nookie - After PaddleExpo I was equipped with the new Nookie Charger Drysuit and ready to get wet. Where to go? Parallel to the Sickline event to Austria. I looked through the weather forecast and could see that this week in Austria would arrange a mixture of rainy and even sunny autumn days. Touched by Mother Ocean Rapid Media - The tide was exceptionally low and no waves were visible looking out at the mouth of the bay. The wind was slight at about 2mph out of the southeast. Conditions had improved from the previous day and all systems were go for fishing. Because of his fairly recent hip replacement surgery unloading the kayak and prepping it with gear was a borderline painful and considerably awkward exercise because he limped noticeably, constantly conscious of his lurching Middle Kings as Good as It Gets The Next Horizon Line - We had low flows this year (900 at rogers crossing) as a cold snap dropped the river through the ideal flow range in about 1 day. This makes the big drops on the river much more accessible as they aren't running together, but the price is that the in between rapids entail quite a bit more boat abuse. Regardless, this is probably my favorite river trip in the world. Poynter, Gomez Win La Torche Pro France SUP Magazine - The final stop of the 2014 Standup World Tour, La Torche Pro France, wrapped up today with a big win for American Sean Poynter, ahead of second place Leco Salazar of Brazil. Sup Women Jessica Rando SUP Magazine - Ontario's Jessica Rando is no newbie to winning in paddle sports. The Canadian is a World Champion Dragon Boat Racer, Canada's Sprint Canoe National Champion and a Pan American Canoe and Kayak Champion. She also competed as a lightweight rower in college, and now competes in SUP while running a paddling business, The Paddle Coach. A Preview Of What's To Come At The Ironmana Race In Bora Bora SUPracer - Here's a nice clip looking back at the 2014 Kainalu XT race series in Tahiti. The KXT series is a prelude for the big Ironmana race that's happening in early December, an event this video gives us a nice insight into. Winter is Coming: Kayak Storage Solutions Austin Kayak - With winter on its way it is time to think about storage solutions to keep your outdoor gear warm and cozy during its cold weather hibernation. If At First You Do Not Succeed Steve Brooks - We arrived in Manali looking forward to a month of kayaking, chilling and of course riding our Enfield Bullet around the valley. We were back in the Tourist Hotel, our home from home you could say.

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