Road to the Worlds- A Team JK Series about the World Freestyle Championships

Playak News Flash - December 29, 2014
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Road to the Worlds- A Team JK Series about the World Freestyle Championships Eric Jackson - Competing in the World Freestyle Kayak Championships is the dream of many kayakers. It is a long road with many obstacles for most to get there, especially in the pro classes, and even for some, in the junior classes. Christmas at the Jacksons Jackson Kayak - If there is one thing I believe about Christmas, is that it is what you make it. Christmas doesn't just happen in a way that you want it to. All That Glitters Is Not Gold, Nam Lik and Nam Siam Chris Baer - International exploratory kayaking is exactly what it's cracked up to be difficult. Usually it starts as speculation, "Have you seen the gradient in Asia?" Then hours of probing topographical maps ensue. This usually creates a scratch pad full of river and village names that are impossible to pronounce. 2015 Combat proto Corran SUP - We have long been believers in hard shell boards for use in whitewater. The ability to create refined shapes, with changing rail design through the length of the board, specific rockers and subtle hull shapes and deck contours, combined with a stiff shell that doesn't reverberate when hitting waves, creates a board that is significantly easier to paddle than any inflatable shape – all other things being equal. The Top 14 Stories Of 2014 SUPracer - These are the top most read stories in supracer. Enjoy!!..the Battle Of the Paddle's move to Salt creek made the top story, for the rest read on... Backcountry Part 2 Jackson Kayak - Like Louise and Clark I have had an itch to explore new terrain and push deep into expands where I like to imagine I am the first to set eyes on. The Everglades this time of he year gives ample opportunity's to get you ambitions of pre colonial day explorer in. Annabel Anderson Signs with Lahui Kai (SUP ATX) SUP Magazine - Annabel Anderson has joined the Lahui Kai Paddle Boards team. The current World #1 will continue to ride the world's fastest boards in 2015. Anderson's addition promises to continue the precedence set by the boards that won the Battle of the Brands last October at the Rainbow Sandal's Battle of the Paddle. We'll Be At Surf Expo, Will You? ACA - We're looking forward to having an ACA booth at Surf Expo January 8-10, 2015. The show features approximately 2,600 booths of apparel and hardgoods and a full line-up of special events, including fashion shows, annual awards ceremonies, and demos. 2014″S Top 10 Stories Canoe Kayak - The clicks are in. Google has crunched the numbers and now we reveal drumroll please CanoeKayak.com's most popular stories from the past year. If nothing else, 2014 proved our readers' interest in the superlative, with stories about the highest drops, the longest trips, and of course, the world's largest cohesive paddling blob ruling the page-view counts. A look back at the 2014 Ditch Pickle Classic Jackson Kayak - This years event was bigger and better than ever, with 115 anglers spread among 51 teams competing for over $6,000 in cash and prizes! A big thanks to the Pickle Crew Chris Lynch, Brendan Hare, Mike Kontos & Brian Price. They work hard putting on the DPC and it shows. Okere Enduro Race – 2014 unsponsored - The Okere Enduro is a teams race event consisting of a 1.5km kayak leg and a 1.5 km run. 25 teams of 3 competitors race each other for 6 hours with the aim of completing the greatest amount of laps round the course. Top 10 Paddles of 2014 Tony Paradise - Paddle wise 2014 was the year of the iceberg. We had the wind in the right direction to blow the bergs onto our shores. My paddle buddies and I took full advantage of the opportunity to get out among these majestic mountains of ice. Dave Fusilli 2014 Highlights unsponsored - The end of the year inevitably brings the highlight reel. Some a great, others not so. But this one from Dave Fusilli is a corker. T-Pot: Your Leavenworth Ambassador worldkayak blogs - My name is Tom Potter. I take great pride in introducing myself as the new Leavenworth Region WKO Ambassador. I have spent the last seven years getting to know every pour over and every eddy on our local rivers.

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