West Marine To Open Midwest Flagship Store ~ Paddling Greenland

Playak News Flash - March 22, 2015
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News Watch Headlines West Marine To Open Midwest Flagship Store SUP Magazine - West Marine, the world's largest boating equipment and waterlife outfitter, will soon open its new 20,000 sq. ft. flagship Midwest store at 1160 N. Halsted Street in Chicago. Kereopa (NZL) wins longboard and jumps to top of points table The Ultimate Waterman - Another sizzling performance by New Zealand surfer Daniel Kereopa has seen him clinch back-to-back disciplines in The Ultimate Waterman driven by Subaru. Paddling Greenland SUP Magazine - Greenland's Sermilik Fjord is not an easy place to paddle. Until recently, it hadn't been attempted in documented history. But last year, among polar bears and calving glaciers, this group of nine adventurers paddled more than 100 kilometers along the Greenlandic East Coast until the ice was too thick to continue. Polar Bears and Paddleboards is their story. CFC Stand Up Paddle Board Fins Nikki Rekman - Nikki Rekman Sales is excited to be helping Chris of CJC SUP Fins get his fins under the boards of SUP paddlers throughout Western Canada. KIALOA Paddles Appoints Jim Miller as Director of New Business Development Canoe Kayak - 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. Corruption Deepens in Brazil International Rivers - Last Sunday, millions of citizens in dozens of cities throughout Brazil took to the streets to protest rampant corruption, erroneous economic policies and rollbacks of social benefits. SUP athelete Lina's time in Florida Lina Augaitis - Lina loves juggling, an athlete, an instructor, an wife, here she writes about the vocation she had going to Florida, where she got to do and learn new things. She also talks about an interesting experience she had at the Beach and Boards Fest where Gab, the men's elite winner in the race did something really incredible, read all about it here. Travelling is fun and life can be too, even if we are busy facing lot of challenges, that's what this Lina shows. Train with a Partner or a Training Group Larry Cain - When I was in Miami a few weeks ago to do a clinic, I was stoked to see that the group there did a lot of their on water workouts together as a training group. I honestly believe whether you're training on land or on the water, you get far more out of your training if you're part of a group than you do if you always train alone. First Ever Underground SUP Race Completed Last Weekend Standup Journal - The first stop of the 2015 Alpine Lakes Tour was completed this weekend which was the first ever underground SUP race, on Lake St Leonard, Switzerland. Jackson Kayak Ships New Zen River Running Creekboat Rapid Magazine Blog - A new river running creekboat hybrid from a 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. International Paddling Film Festival in Richmond, VA ACA - On Saturday, March 21st, the ACA will be hosting the 10th annual Reel Paddling Film Festival at the Byrd Theatre in Richmond, VA. Esquif Canoe Ceases Production Rapid Magazine Blog - On Wednesday, March 18 at 11 a.m. ET Esquif announced they had ceased production in their Frampton, Quebec facility via their Facebook page in a French and English message. IFA Kayak Fishing Tour– Titusville, FL Kayak Angler Magazine - Inshore anglers from across Florida and surrounding regions will converge at Titusville, Florida, March 28-29, for the first regular-season events for the Florida East Division of the IFA Redfish Tour Presented by Cabela's and IFA Kayak Fishing Tour Presented by Hobie Fishing. Dreaming of Paddling the Far North? canoeing.com - Join us at the Far North Symposium this Saturday in Saint Paul Minnesota! Get inspired by canoeists who have tested the coldest waters and paddled alongside muskox and tundra.

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