Big Rig vs. Big Tuna Review ~ Kayaking ban in Venice

Playak News Flash - February 22, 2015
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Big Rig vs. Big Tuna Review Jackson Kayak - Having the pleasure of owning and paddling both the Big Tuna and the Big Rig I feel I am in a good place to write a review of these two. Kayaking ban in Venice René Seindal - The City of Venice has published a modification to the city traffic rules, which bans kayaks, canoes, dragon boats and others from navigating certain canals. Colorado's Yampa River Named World's 10th Most Threatened Paddling Run Am. Whitewater - Canoe & Kayak magazine has compiled a list of ten classic paddling runs around the globe that are critically endangered. Calling upon athletes, adventurers and conservationists to speak on behalf of each of the runs, the list focuses on rivers that offer stretches of world-class whitewater and/or wilderness paddling, but are threatened by dams, diversions or other development projects. We Are Open for Entries 11 City Tour - Today is the day that we made the online entry form ready to be filled in by YOU! We welcome for 2015 hopefully a lot of new faces, but also the 'old' faces. Jackson Kayak Coosa Hd YakAngler - I have had my Jackson Coosa HD for almost 2 months now and have been on several trips with it. Flat water lake, running river and LONG paddles in salt water (17 miles one day) have really put this craft to the test. It has far exceeded my expectations on the water. Zen Sm,Md, Lg Vs Karma Md for Medium Paddler Jackson Kayak - For 2015 Jackson sent our 2013 River Runner, the Zen, to the gym and it's back all pumped up and ready to rumble! More bow rocker, higher parting line and a bit more peak to the decks mean this Zen is easier to paddle in more places than ever before. New Bill Could Save the Edisto River American Rivers - Today we have a guest blog update on one of America's Most Endangered Rivers® of 2014, the South Fork Edisto River in South Carolina. Legislators in South Carolina have introduced legislation that would end the exemption for large agricultural water withdrawals through state permitting. Sea to Source for Salmon on The Columbia River Canoe Kayak - In the autumn of 2013, barely a third of the way into a 1,240-mile canoe expedition from the Pacific Ocean to the source of the Columbia River, a crew of paddlers led by Voyages of Rediscovery, a Washington state-based outdoor education nonprofit, ran out of money. Catching up with Vanessa Vincent Boarders Magazine - Last season kicked my butt so hard that as soon as it was over, I took a long needed vacation. I have always wanted to travel to Thailand and it was everything I dreamed of and more. Stohlquist Shift Drysuit YakAngler - I picked up this dry suit over the fall to replace my two piece for a one piece suit. After much debate I landed on this suit. The features that got me are the full latex gaskets, the ease to get in and out of it, the hood, and that I can unzip the neck gasket and make it a rain style jacket and still have the "dry pants" portion on. This is a super comfortable suit and I recommended it to anyone. The Ultimate Sup Training Program Is Coming Soon SUP Athletes Association - With contributions from Olympic paddlers and coaches, professional SUP athletes, health and wellness experts and sports science doctors, we hope to provide a comprehensive and useful approach to SUP training and racing. SUP and prone paddleboarding as cross training for triathletes Riding Bumps - The key when working with triathletes is to remember that they are very motivated to train/type A personalities and sometimes this can be a negative.

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