Early Spring Stateside ~ New Membership Coordinator - Katie Hansen

Playak News Flash - April 25, 2015
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Early Spring Stateside Adam Frey - Québec has been a mixed bag for me so far. I caught the majority of an unusually wet summer here in 2014 upon arrival, then missed the fall season. New Membership Coordinator - Katie Hansen ACA - After graduating with a B.S. in Communications, Katie worked at the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce as Executive Assistant. She is a lifelong equine enthusiast who enjoys teaching riding lessons in her spare time. 2015 Molokai 2 Oahu Race Board Rental and Buyback Program SUP Surf - Now that the start list has posted, we have been getting questions from customers looking for a board to use for the Molokai to Oahu race in July 2015. Bart de Zwart's Epic Round-The-World Odyssey (Part I) SUPracer - Bart is currently on a round-the-world trip with photographer Franz Orsi, visiting and paddling in some of the most remote destinations on earth. The world tour includes stops in Micronesia, Nepal, India, Ethiopia, Istanbul, and finally to Mexico, where Bart will meet up with the rest of the paddling world (and compete) at the ISA World Champs. Using The GoPro as a Training Tool Jackson Kayak - Nothing starts the year off like sight fishing during the spawn. Fishing at this time of year really allows one to get in touch with how a fish feels when it touches a lure, the situational awareness of a fish running away with a lure and if one is lucky enough to be in clear water, the added bonus of getting to watch the event play out, all the while observing the behavior of the fish during the entire process. SIC Gives Back At Ike Imua SUP Surf - For the past few years, we've been taking part in an incredible few events with the Paddle Imua Ohana over on the island of Maui. Ike Imua is a family friendly event that aims to invite children with special needs and disabilities to enjoy a day of paddling in the ocean. Ike Imua is a pre-event for Paddle Imua and a fundraiser event for Camp Imua. Your Paddling Future Canoe Kayak - The great rivers have been mapped and run, the remotest coastlines paddled long ago. Everything worth discovering has been explored, right? Wrong. Oceans of Whitewater Canoe Kayak - Climate change will continue to shrink snowpack, resulting in shorter and less predictable whitewater seasons. Whitewater paddlers will migrate to ocean surf and rock gardens. According to Sean Morley of California Canoe & Kayak, it's already begun. Wilderness Systems Advanced Tactical Angling Kayak (A.T.A.K.) Offers Game-Changing Versatility, Stability and Innovative Features Confluence - The much-anticipated Wilderness Systems Advanced Tactical Angling Kayak (A.T.A.K.) (patent pending) is setting a new standard in the sport of kayak fishing with unprecedented versatility, stability, innovative features and a fully customizable open design. The A.T.A.K. takes some cues from Wilderness Systems' award-winning Thresher and Ride MAX Angler kayaks, but was designed from the hull-up to stand alone in its category and deliver high performance for any angler and environment. "The A.T.A.K. is the product of over a year and a half of work spent designing, engineering and testing and we truly believe it will be a game-changing boat for kayak anglers," said Wilderness Systems product engineer Hans Nutz. "The A.T.A.K... Watershed Mk1 Ultimate Ditch Bag (UDB) review Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - I've been using this big holdall for four years now on kayak and packraft trips in France, Australia, Turkey, the US and in the UK, as well as a side bag on my motorbike. As it's among my favourites it gets an upgrade to its own page. Layouts SW Sea Kayaking - Spent recent evenings checking over layouts for my chapters from the upcoming guidebook, South East England & Channel Islands Sea Kayaking, which is due to go off for printing very soon. Infinity's Boehne, Appleby and Trout to Join Team USA SUP Examiner - In what has become one of the most important competitions on the stand up paddling event calendar, Infinity SUP will send three riders to compete at the ISA Games in Sayulita, Mexico May 10-17. Zet Veloc Review Simon Wyndham - As people who have been reading this blog will know I ordered a Zet Veloc back in the summer of 2014. I spent most of that season paddling a demo Veloc from Canoe and Kayak Store at Cardiff, as well as being loaned that boat to take out to Austria for a few bimbles down the lower Oetz. Wilderness and Public Lands PaddlingLight - In the U.S., we have an extensive system of public lands. If we were to average out how many acres each individual U.S. citizen owns, it would be 1.99 acres of federal lands. Many agencies control the public lands, but the primary big four stewards of our lands are the: U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Park Service and Fish and Wildlife Service. Palm Horizon Shorts – Review unsponsored - The new 2015 Palm Horizon shorts landed a month or so ago at Unsponsored HQ. Since then they have been used several times, even when it was a little too cold for shorts.

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