Vaskuti and Estanguet win the ICF Vice President elections ~ New Dealer

Playak News Flash - November 10, 2014
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News Watch Headlines Vaskuti and Estanguet win the ICF Vice President elections ICF - Istvan Vaskuti (HUN) and Tony Estanguet (FRA) won their respective election campaigns to secure the 1st and 3rd Vice President positions on the opening day of the 2014 International Canoe Federation Congress in Warsaw, Poland. Zet Kayaks – New Kayak unsponsored - In around two weeks time Unsponsored will have the full specs on Zet's new kayak. In the meantime check out these images of the new boat in action. 5 Tips for Keeping a Paddling Biz Open in Winter Rob Casey - Most paddling and surfing shops here in the Pacific NW have either shut down for the winter or are on limited hours. Now that its getting dark at 5 pm, it's impossible to hold evening classes. But when there is daylight, many experienced paddlers are still going. Rivers Divide Us? American Rivers - At American Rivers, our slogan is Rivers Connect Us, to one another and to nature. But recently, as I paddled with a small group of friends in canoes 80 miles down the Rio Grande through Big Bend National Park, where the river forms the border between the United States and Mexico, I reflected on how the river is also a dividing line. Winter SUP challenge no 1 SUPboarder - How do you keep the winter stoke alive? Its cold, its dark and its wet but we band of paddlers don't care about that! This winter Central SUP has come up with a simple but fun concept that means everyone can do it, that's right everyone. South Coast Canoes unsponsored - We are an independent, family run company that had it's inception in May 2014. We are a well stocked specialist canoe and kayak store in Dorset in a handy location for customers from Poole, Bournemouth and the south coast. Road Tripping To Canada – Gatineau & Ottawa unsponsored - Evan Smith, Anna Wagner, Sam Swanson, and Chris Baer make the journey from West Virginia to Canada for some Big Water fun on the Gatineau and Ottawa Rivers. White Salmon (WA) Community Meeting Nov 15 Am. Whitewater - The Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group is developing a Fish Habitat Conservation Approach focused on the long-term management of salmon and steelhead habitat along the lower six miles of the White Salmon River. A Visit to Gotham Archery Frogma - I thought about calling this post And Now For Something Completely Different, since it features something I've never done in NYC before, but the topic HAS come up on this blog once before. Boardworks Sale SUP Magazine - Boardworks is having a huge blowout sale from Thursday, November 6 to Sunday, November 9 at two locations. Get surf and SUP demo gear from your favorite brands at discounted prices. Gear includes surf, tour and race SUPs, inflatable SUPs, fins, leashes, paddles, shortboards, longboards and more. Brands include Boardworks, Infinity, Morelli & Melvin, Badfish, Hynson, and Strive. Winter Is Coming Rush Sturges on Spirit Falls Canoe Kayak - The 33-foot Sprit Falls on Washington's Little White Salmon River is as iconic as waterfalls get to whitewater kayakers. To many, paddling the Little White and cleanly running Sprit is a mark of having "made it" to the status of Class V boater. But once the days start to shorten and icicles form along its edges, the river sees less traffic. The exception, of course, being Rush Sturges who's rarely deterred by the cold. Cool Deck Bag for SUPs or Kayaks Rob Casey - Most SUP'ers get into the sport because they want to do things simply. Many paddlers we see have a board, paddle and bikini or swimming trunks, not much else. But the Pacific Northwest packs a surprise every sunny summer afternoon. 2014 Kayak Anglers Choice Awards–Round 2 Kayak Angler Magazine - The first round is complete, and the 2014 Kayak Angler's Choice Awards now moves into Round Two with the top 50% of vote getters in each category and the top fifty anglers. End of Season Slalom Racing SquareRock - Over the weekend I competed in the last slalom race of the season in Lee Valley. The Saturday's race was the final prem race of the year and the last chance for me to move up the rankings for next year. The course set was fairly open in most places and only one or two tight bits. New Dealer Jackson Kayak - Earlier in the year I had heard rumors of a new outdoor retail store called Lapping the Couch Adventures going in about 30 miles from my house. I watched the paper and saw when the grand opening was and that they would be offering Jackson fishing kayaks as their rental fleet.

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