2015 Little White Salmon Race ~ Proper Care and Feeding of Your Paddle

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

News Watch Headlines 2015 Little White Salmon Race Wavesport Blogs - The Little White holds some of the most pristine class V whitewater in the Northwest, possibly the entire West Coast, its rapids known worldwide: Gettin' Busy, Boulder Sluice, Island, Sacriledge, Double Drop, Enchanted Forest, S-Turn, Backender, Bowies, Wishbone, Horseshoe, Stovepipe, Spirit. Proper Care and Feeding of Your Paddle Quickblade - Those of us with a surfing background know that in order for our gear to last we need to protect it and take care of it. I know my wetsuit over the years has suffered from those days that I forgot to rinse it. Water is leaking in everywhere. But with proper care, that wetsuit could have lasted years beyond when it failed. Robe Race 2015 - first all female team Kokatat Blog - The first all female team raced Robe Canyon of the Stillaguamish in the 2015 Robe Race. The Robe Race is 5 miles which includes a mandatory portage and stacked class V rapids, making it one of the longest creek races in the country. It is raced in teams of two for safety, and the average times rest around 30 minutes. Plenty of Big Names Battling From From St. Ives to St. Maxime SUPracer - It's Week 2 of the Euro Tour, with a split round set to showcase events in both France and the UK this weekend. KayakPro Compact Erg Canoe Kayak - They say that miles make champions, and you'd be hard pressed to find a competitive paddler or coach who disagrees. The best way to get fit and improve the efficiency of your stroke, they say, is to sit your butt in the boat and paddle. 100 Days Til The 11 Cities SUPracer - Today is a rather special day. Monday, May 28th marks the 100 day countdown to the 2015 SUP 11 City Tour, one of the most brutal/amazing races in the world. National Sup Surf Champs Return to Tofino Paddle Surf Canada - Canada's original stand up paddle surf contest is coming back to Tofino and this time it's bringing it's big brother. Back by popular demand, Canada's most passionate stand up paddleboard surfers return to the west coast of Canada for the second annual Tofino Paddle Surf SUP Invitational, October 23 to 25, 2015. Sb Rider Peter Kosinski Give The 2015 Starboard Astro Racer Going Over SUPboarder - SUPboarder team rider Peter Kosinski has recently won the Battle of the Bay in Ireland. Peter as we know, is a top SUP racer who trains hard and has secured many podium finishes. For Peter having the right kit is just as important as being race fit. Crawdad in the Assabet Trash Paddler - The inscription at Egg Rock was found to be high and dry at the start of a lazy ascent of the Assabet River yesterday afternoon. The river is already at water levels more typical of late summer. Northern Territory Series – River Tees unsponsored - UK Northern Territory series talks about rivers, provides details about them, which would be helpful for white water paddlers with information on whitewater bodies found in Northern Britain. The first entry is The Classic run on the river Tees, High Force to Low Force, known locally as Hi-Low. Enjoy and Happy Hucking! Paddling the Venice Vogalonga Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - 'Viva La Vogalonga! Viva Venezia! VIVA SAN MARCO!' With the above proclamation and a shot from a canon the 41st Vogalonga, a huge paddling regatta, got underway. Around us was every type of paddle or oar boat under the sun, from 20-oar-power dragon boats paddling to a drum beat like in Ben Hur's day, four-up forward standing 'frontelli' rowing skiffs, right down to inflatable SUP boards you could carry under your arm. Nantahala Outdoor Center Opens Atlanta Location Canoe Kayak - Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC), the nation's largest outfitter, celebrates the grand opening of two riverside adventure centers on the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta, Georgia this Saturday, May 30th. The celebration will include the opportunity to paddle with Gold Medal Olympian Joe Jacobi, on-the-water demos of stand-up paddleboards and sit-on-top kayaks. The event will also include such family-friendly activities as cornhole, face painting and a kids' tent, along with live acoustic music by Playing on the Planet. Paddle Like A Girl Fluid - It all started when I finished Matric and went with my grandmother to volunteer at an orphanage in Zambia for a month. On our way back we stopped at Victoria Falls and decided to go on a rafting trip (yes, with my 60 year old grandmother). As Thing Heat Up Jackson Kayak - Fishing like many other life skills is a game of adjustments. Weather and water changes require changes by the kayak angler. You can do the same thing and either get the same results or more likely less than desirable results. Water temperature, levels and current all key characteristics to finding and fooling fish. Expedition Brazil - Santa Catarina Stouts, a Broken Back and The Boys Finishing It Up. Jordan Searle - After we made the grueling 25+ hour drive south from Espirito Santo to Santa Catarina we made a b-line for the Rio Benedito to blow out the cobwebs. It felt good to be back on the water, but we came for bigger and better things. We got the call from Marcelo Galizio and Jake Greenbaum, who were in interior SC, and had just begun to breakdown a waterfalls section of the Rio Chepeco.

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