KIALOA Paddles Appoints Jim Miller as Director of New Business Development.

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News Watch KIALOA Paddles Appoints Jim Miller as Director of New Business Development. Playak - KIALOA Paddles, building innovative SUP, Outrigger and Dragon paddles for over 24 years, today announced that Jim Miller has been named to the new position of Director of New Business Development, effective April 1, 2015. Corran Addison: Back in the Kayak Biz, Perhaps? Playak - A PL Q&A with Corran Addison, Who Recently Sold Corran SUP to Move Back to Montreal. Fluid Changes Focus to Rec and Fishing Markets for 2015 Playak - Fluid's recreational and fishing kayaks have until now, been exclusively available in the South African market. The entire range will be available in Europe and the USA beginning in early 2015. Jackson Kayak: New Zen River Running Creekboat Hybrid Delivers Performance Serenity Press Releases - A new river running creekboat hybrid from the leading whitewater manufacturer aims at delivering on the Urban Dictionary definition of its serene name. Jackson Kayak's new Zen aims to allow paddlers to attain a "state of calmness and confidence on the river." Lou Jull 1988 – 2015 Palm Blogs - We're deeply saddened to hear that Lou Jull drowned whilst paddling on the lower Kaituna on the 11th March 2015. In the short time we knew Lou she was an enthusiastic, positive person and a talented kayaker, at the forefront of a new wave of female whitewater paddlers. Loved by fellow kayakers around the world, Lou was a fantastic role model for male and female paddlers alike. The Gift of a Cleaner Watershed International Rivers - Who knew spending a sunny Saturday morning picking trash out of creek could feel like a gift? Remembering Jon Clark ACA - The ACA would like to send their sincerest condolences and thoughts to the family and community who loved and supported ACA Level 4: Whitewater Kayaking Instructor, Jon Clark. Jon was an incredible contributor to the paddling world, and his thoughtfulness, energetic personality, and generosity will always be remembered and cherished. Coal Run unsponsored - Big rains after heavy snows caused almost every creek in the state of West Virginia to flood. Coal Run drops 600 feet in 1.2 miles starting at the town of Cunard and quickly entering the Lower New River in the Railroad Rapids. Spring Sup Surf Escape with Jason Bergin SUPboarder - To kick 2015 off in style the Urban-Recovery team will be heading to the stunning Pembrokeshire Coastal National Park to deliver a unique and action packed watersports experience in conjunction with The Big Blue Experience. During the Spring Bank Holiday Weekend we are offering 3 days of Professional Paddleboard Surf Coaching to suit all levels from beginner to advanced, combined with Yurt Camping, Healthy, Award winning local cuisine, Surf stretch sessions and a half day Coastal Foraging experience with local expert David Hunter. Louise Jull unsponsored - Louise followed the site and took part in our 2013 Q&A series (see below), our thoughts are with family and friends. Airton Cozzolino Lopes SUP Circus SUP Magazine - Big rains after heavy snows caused almost every creek in the state of West Virginia to flood. Coal Run drops 600 feet in 1.2 miles starting at the town of Cunard and quickly entering the Lower New River in the Railroad Rapids. Kiwi Daniel Kereopa wins SUP discipline at The Ultimate Waterman The Ultimate Waterman - New Zealander Daniel Kereopa has completed an upset of sorts at The Ultimate Waterman driven by Subaru today by taking out the Stand Up Paddleboard Surfing Division over his more experienced international opponents. Winter in Knoxville Kokatat Blog - The colds were colder than I had anticipated, the season drier than normal, but the boating - when it was available - was better than I had hoped for! For me, the best part of living in the southeast as a paddler is the availability for after work runs. Tenerife Outrigger Downwind Camp Pete Holliday - I recently attended an awesome week long training camp hosted by Remy Lavie of http://paddlesports.fr/ The camp was based in the South East corner of Tenerife & was focused purely around OC1 and downwind paddling. Diary of a Middle Aged Kayaker Re-Learning Old Lessons PaddleBlogs - One of the curious things about human nature is that people (and I mean me) can be a bit slow to learn, despite being taught the same lesson time and time again. One of the lessons I keep having concerns the expectation trap. This is the way that expectations, even positive, seem to interfere with performance.

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