Playing on the Mendocino Coast ~ Start of the RVA Shad Run ~ Featherweight

Playak News Flash - March 31, 2015
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Playing on the Mendocino Coast Bryant Burkhardt - Not a whole lot to say about it, but in the past few weeks we've gotten out in our whitewater boats for some coastal exploration nearby. Start of the RVA Shad Run Angling Addict - Things were off to a slower than usual start but it is starting to get good on the James River in Richmond. After two blanked trips, I went on a trip with Wayne Tu after work on Wednesday. Ecuador A Kayaking Homecoming Jackson Kayak - After 5 years of not traveling to Ecuador I was excited to come back and revisit some of the classic rivers the Napo region has to offer. I was pleasantly surprised to see that this area has not only grown in adventure tourism but it has become increasingly accommodating to the international traveller. The Same But Different Newfoundland Kayakoholic - The weather was supposed to be poor this morning rain and freezing rain, but the winds were to be low. We decided to go to St. Philips with no plan in place other than to meet at 10 am. Featherweight unsponsored - Some fun footage of FeatherWeight boats and crew ripping. The Feather we designed this boat to carve hard, go big and be the most fun you have ever had in a kayak I talked with some of the best boaters in the world to find out what people wanted in a new boat. Jackson Product Manager Scores Winter Bonefish in the Keys Jackson Kayak - I recently had the pleasure of guiding Damon Bungard, product manager for Jackson Kayak, on the beautiful waters of the Florida Keys. Paddling The Florida Keys Heliconia Press - Heliconia is pleased to announce the premiere showing of the second episode of Season 3 of Facing Waves. Episode 2: Paddling the Florida Keys premieres this Monday, March 30th at 6:30 p.m. ET on Universal Sports Network. Eilean Dubh, the dark island of the Kyles of Bute. SeaKayakPhoto.com - We set off from Caladh Harbour to exit via the north channel with the thickly wooded island of Eilean Dubh on our starboard side. Rebirth A whole bunch of Ing's - Freezing rain passing in waves riding in on a NE breeze. Cold air from the icepack brought the Newfoundland saying to mind. March wind is a stubborn wind. It would rather walk strait through yah than around yah. Mexican Dreamin Greg Panas - Yesterday i posted a photo of Diego Cadena during this Eddie Swell and this shot is from the same evening right before the light got super good. Corsica early bird Palm Blogs - Year after year, when the winter comes to an end and every paddler is going to get ready to start the kayaking season it is time for me to go to Corsica. Cape Scott Boot Camp Canoe Kayak - I'm kinda so nervous I want to abort! Chillin' in Dad and Pam's cabin on the hill and thinking of all the safety issues and getting dizzy August 23. All Hail, the Lowly Paddle Float! SherriKayaks - It seems that it is currently fashionable among some sea kayak instructors to bash the standard paddle float solo re-entry as a useless skill. I am not of that camp, but even if you are, I urge you not to throw out your paddle float just yet. There are numerous ways that a paddle float can be beneficial to a sea kayaker. Use This Interval SUP Training For Maximum Results SUP Athletes Association - Your goal with training should be to put in the minimum amount of targeted input in order to produce the maximum amount of results. Training and racing smarter simply means that you will not be wasting your time with inefficient training and racing strategies that fail to produce significant gains. Why complete a 90-minute unfocused session when you can get twice the benefits out of a targeted workout in half the time? So how do you do it? There are many ways to achieve efficiency in training and racing.   Yardsale Greg Panas - If you want to turn some heads and get some weird looks and stares, just walk down on the beach with a gigantic inflatable paddle board that can hold 7 to 10 people. Paddle it out and try to catch waves on it?

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