40-club looms for Dusi birthday boy Briggs ~ The Euro Tour

Playak News Flash - February 26, 2015
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines 40-club looms for Dusi birthday boy Briggs ICF - It was a memorable 61st for birthday boy Nigel Briggs as the man out to become the seventh person in the history of the Dusi Canoe Marathon to complete 40, charged across the line at the end of the 120km event's second stage. Kokatat Maximus Centurion Rescue PFD Review CKS Blog - In the long running debate between which type V rescue PFD is the best, the Kokatat Maximus Centurion Rescue PFD has come along to try to de-throne all major contenders . Every paddler is different…they have different wants and needs, carry different gear, and have different body sizes. Here we'll quickly run through some of the features of the Kokatat Maximus Centurion. New Euro Tour SUP racing series adds more structure to SUP racing SUPboarder - 2015 sees the launch of the Euro Tour SUP series comprising eight races across six back-to-back weekends in six different countries. Linking 7 established and very popular events with one new event in St Ives, Cornwall, the Euro Tour aims to unify SUP racing across Europe this summer. Can the Colorado Water Plan work? American Rivers - In a recent 5280 magazine article, Kate Siber asked, Can a Water Plan Actually Work"? At times she came close, but never really answered her own question. The answer is a solid it all depends. The Lovers' Stephane Etienne & Nicole Boronat, & the best swell in 10 years SUPboarder - Known as The Lovers Stephane Etienne and Nicole Boronat are a couple living the surfers dream and life to the full. Windsurfing, SUPing, surfing, body surfing, and regularly traveling in search of the worlds best waves, the ocean is a huge part of their lives. Best rivers in the World for rafting International Rafting Federation - We asked the public for their lists of the best rivers to raft in the world. We were surprised by the names of the rivers that were NOT on the list! But these rivers deserve equal place in the summary. The Euro Tour SUP Examiner - The Euro Tour is an eight event tour spanning six back to back weekends across six European countries. According to the tour's press release, The Euro Tour has been created by an experienced group of European paddlers that seeks to help support the sport in a positive direction. Who's affected by the new prohibitions in Venice René Seindal - The association Venice Canoe & Dragon takes school kids in dragon boats through the city. Until now they have done so for 9000 kids, but that is a thing of the past now. World'S First Underground Sup Race to Be Held in The Swiss Alps Standup Journal - Next March French Alpine Lakes Tour SUP tournament launches the world's first underground stand up paddling competition on Europe's largest underground lake in St-Léonard, Valais, Switzerland on 14th March 2015. Waterman League to Confirm Tour Dates SUP Examiner - The Waterman League will be confirming the dates and locations for the six stop 2015 Stand Up World Series racing tour and five event European Cup within the next week. Until then, enjoy The Proving Grounds, a fantastic short video with some amazing footage from the recently concluded first stop on the Stand Up World Tour at the 2015 Sunset Beach Pro. Cultus Lake Summer SUP Series Nikki Rekman - Ken Larsen of Pure Life Paddle Boards in Chilliwack, BC is doing great things in the Fraser Valley programming from a Beginning SUP course, to warm locale tours in Costa Rica to River SUP. Crowdfunded and Handcrafted Canoe Kayak - Matt Foley, Chris Farley's pants-hitchin', table-crashin' Saturday Night Live character, warned teens that they better shape up or they too would "be livin' in a van down by the river Wilderness Systems Introduces Two Ultralite Kayaks to Spring 2015 Lineup Confluence - Wilderness Systems®, industry leader in high performance recreational, touring, expedition and angling kayaks, introduces the Tarpon 120 Ultralite and Pungo 120 Ultralite kayaks. Aberglaslyn Gorge – North Wales unsponsored - Another great edit from Shaun Hazell. Just left overs apparently.

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