Paddling Skill Paddle Placement ~ Juan Antonio De Ugarte’S Final Post

Playak News Flash - November 17, 2014
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News Watch Headlines Paddling Skill Paddle Placement Rapid Media - Pay attention to how you place your paddle when you're not using it. When anchored it is best to keep the paddle clipped to the boat and out of the way. If it floats away while you're anchored up you may not get it back. Juan Antonio De Ugarte'S Final Post Jackson Kayak - Jackson Kayak is devastated to learn of the passing of one of our most beloved Team Members. Juan was a rare gem, with passion and love for all he did. 2014 TKAA For Charity Rapid Media - I am beyond pleased to announce that, thanks to our sponsors and the very generous kayak angling community, we again raised a record amount of funds to support Heroes on the Water and Project Healing Waters. With a 22% increase over last year, our total contribution will be $16,500! Well done by all. Guthrie Lake Log of Ibi - Guthrie Lake is also located south of Guthrie, OK, and to the east of Liberty Lake. Guthrie Lake was built in 1919 as a 205-acre recreational lake for the city. Diary of a Middle Aged Kayaker 2014 PaddleBlogs - The 2014 slalom season is over. I had two goals, first of all to gain promotion to Premier Division (done) and second to race well and achieve my best result at the British Open. I saw just a flicker of respect cross their weather beaten faces. SeaKayakPhoto.com - We enjoyed a fair breeze and made rapid progress for the first 6km of the 16km crossing from Ailsa Craig to Girvan but then the wind dropped and our pace slowed but ever so slowly the buildings of Girvan emerged from the sea fog. Paddle to D.C. Dispatches V Canoe Kayak - The last time that we heard from Dave and Amy Freeman, the canoe-tripping couple was heading east across the Canadian Shield, plugging along with their message about the sulfide ore-mining threat to the Boundary Waters. 2015 Red Air Sport 11 Inflatable Sup Board From Red Paddle Co. AirKayaks - We recently had an opportunity to get a sneak preview on some of the newest 2015 Red Air inflatable paddle board models from Red Paddle Co. GoPole Evo – First Look unsponsored - Have owned at least one GoPro camera for what seems like and age. But despite this I have never owned a device used for taking "selfies". Well that is until now. Window Seat Texting from Neverland Canoe Kayak - I always sit by a window in airplanes because I love watching the mountains and rivers scroll below, while contemplating the astonishing fact that I am actually flying. It's remarkable how many things we take for granted that in our grandparents' time could only have been explained as magic. It can cast a spell over you. Big Bass Secrets for The Kayak Angler Jackson Kayak - For the kayak angler that targets bass very little evokes a higher adrenaline rush than the sight of a trophy bass at the end of their line. It's been said that 10% of the fishermen catch 90% of the bass. View From The Back Lest We Forget Distressed Mullet - John and I went for a paddle on Sunday. Despite the fact that we work together and talk multiple times every day about a website about paddleboarding we rarely get to paddle together, which is a shame, because, in addition to co-workers, we are good friends. Search For SIC Maui Junior Development Team Athletes with TPA Distressed Mullet - Word up, for anyone planning to paddle at Elk Lake or Beaver Lake this week there's blue-green algae blooming along part of the shores. Xterra Lava Flow SUP Pants Riding Bumps - Getting wet as you go through surf during a winter paddle can be a headache. Clothing decisions are always a trade off between freezing at the start of your paddle and being comfortable later in your paddle vs. being comfortable through the surf but being too hot later in your workout. Dan and Amy Freeman at the North Brooklyn Boat Club Frogma - The troubling part was the nature of Dan and Amy's mission. I think everyone there last night - and in fact most serious paddlers (especially canoe paddlers) had heard of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA).

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