The Gift of Stoke ~ Chris Gragtmans Explains – IR 2015 Arch Rival Drysuit

Playak News Flash - December 25, 2014
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News Watch Headlines The Gift of Stoke surfingsports.com - The gift of STOKE is the most wonderful thing that you can gift yourself, or other loved ones with anytime of the year not, just for Christmas because, standup paddling is such a life-changing positive experience. we believe in it so much, that Stoked For Life is our trademarked byline Chris Gragtmans Explains – IR 2015 Arch Rival Drysuit unsponsored - Chris Gragtmans gives us a run down of the new Immersion Research (2015) Arch Rival Drysuit. It's also worth keeping an eye out for the new 9ft boat from Dagger currently named the Phantom. David Jackson UK White Water SUP SUPboarder - It was only last week that we posted a feature about White Water (WW) SUP basics, as many paddleboarders are being tempted by the challenge of this SUP discipline. However not all paddleboarders are new to WW. Singing In the Solstice at the William Main Doerflinger Memorial Shanty Sing Frogma - Didn't take me long to return to the John A. Noble Maritime Collection at the Sailor's Snug Harbor Cultural Center on Staten Island - a little less than a month after TQ and I chose that as a nice quiet Escape from Black Friday location, I was back with some friends for their monthly William A. The SJ4000 - GoPro Alternative for Kayaking Anton Lippek - You may have noticed a little camera on top of my helmet if you have seen me in Nottingham over the last few days. With the high price tag for the likes of a gopro I have been looking at cheaper options and came accross the SJ4000. You can pick one up for around £45 and has a simular specification to the GoPro along with sharing the mount system so accesories are easy to get hold of. The Top 14 Races Of 2014 SUPracer - It's that time of year again, when our Facebook feeds get flooded with two things: Christmas wishes and end of year Best Of lists. Claire O'Hara – 2014 SquareRock - As I start to reflect on the last 12 months and plan for 2015 i'm excited that I will be spending a large chunk of next year training with my coach Den at some of the most amazing venues around the world and as I sit here putting together my 2014 wrap up video I have been reminded of some of the huge progress I have made with Dens help during this year. Rockstar Time in Georgia Jackson Kayak - I recently got the chance to go down to Georgia and spend a week at one of my absolute favorite places, Columbus, GA, on the Chattahoochee River. I also got the chance to show this awesome place to my best friend, Sage Donnelly, as well as good friend Peter Holcombe. Let me tell you exactly why this is one of my favorite places. Greater Study of Climate Change's Impacts on Mekong Needed International Rivers - Climate change will result in many hydrological changes of relevance to hydropower generation in the Mekong Basin, says Dr. Richard Beilfuss of the International Crane Foundation, a hydrologist and expert on the climate risks of large hydropower dams who has been studying Mekong climate risks for the German aid agency GIZ. Toward More Democratic Power Planning in the Mekong International Rivers - We talked to Witoon Permpongsacharoen, Director of the Mekong Energy and Ecology Network (MEE Net), about power planning in the Mekong region, and better alternatives to large hydropower dams. Tropical Winter Trophy Kayak Angler Magazine - When John McKroid Jr heard kayakers were catching mahi mahi off Fort Lauderdale, FL, he was there. After buying a half dozen goggle eye baits at Aces Bait and Tackle in Pompano Beach, I launched from 16th Street at 730am, he said. Drone'S Eye View of Bora Bora'S Painful Paradise SUPracer - Earlier this month I had the pleasure/pain of competing in the epic Ironmana race, which is a cross between stand up paddling, prone paddling and swimming (the latter of which I'm still having nightmares about). Thoughts on the Fish Hunter Smart Phone Fish Finder YakAngler - Laced through my Facebook feed this year have been pictures and links to a portable fish finder that you use with your smart phone. Many of the sharers have asked if I had seen it, tested it or had thoughts on it and until recently my answer had been no. Get Tickets for the Wilderness Canoe Symposium Rapid Media - Preparations for 30th annual Wilderness & Canoe Symposium are well underway. The program is almost finalized and more than 400 paddlers have already registered. The event starts on Friday night, February 20th and runs all day Saturday, February 21st at Monarch Park Collegiate in Toronto. Rediscover North America Log of Ibi - This is a trip you won't want to miss following. The group of six depart the Gulf of Mexico on 2 January, paddle up the Mississippi, and just keep going for 5,200 miles until they hit the Arctic Ocean.

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