Save The Conwy – Action Required ~ Sokna Sunday ~ Why Do You Paddle?

Playak News Flash - May 7, 2015
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Save The Conwy – Action Required Team Pyranha - RWE are planning to install a hydro scheme on the river Conwy near Betws-y-Coed in North Wales. The plan is to abstract up to 6m³/s of the water in the Conwy, above Penmachno bridge, and divert it through ~2km of pipelines before returning it below the confluence with the Lledr. Paddle Healthy || Skin Protection Series || Skin Superfoods SUP Magazine - As paddlers, or outdoorsmen and women, we know all too well that there's plenty of opportunity to burn. So, continuing with our Paddlers Skin Protection Series, we're taking a look at what you can do to help protect your skin, starting from the inside. In this edition of Paddle Healthy, we're looking at common foods that you can include [more of] in your diet to help keep the UV rays from frying your skin, and even ward off skin cancer. Olukai Ho'Olaule'a - Full Photo Gallery SUP Magazine - 350 of the world's elite SUP racers. The most famed downwind run on earth. A new course and an added demo day hosted by world-class athletes. And for the first time in years, the favored invitee of Maui's prestigious downwind race—the wind itself—was on site in full force. Needless to say, SUP magazine was not going to miss the seventh annual OluKai Ho'olaule'a. Photo: Schmidt. Sokna Sunday unsponsored - Great times on the Sokna last Sunday. Smashed a quick edit today. Hope you enjoy and thanks everyone for some good laughs. Canoecopia by the Numbers Massie Creek Paddlers - We traveled to Madison, Wisconsin this past weekend to the World's Largest Paddlesports Show hosted by Rutabaga Paddlesports at The Alliant Energy Center. Pre-Low Development Off The Coast Atlantic Paddle Surfing - Here are a few from this morning with the Low Pressure developing off of Florida we had ENE wind fetch swell thats building. Winds were side onshore so a few cleaner waves showed up. SUP Gladiator Welcomes 4 New Team Members SUP Gladiator - Since our big team announcement in February, we have been hard at work filling a couple of remaining holes on the team. I am extremely pleased to announce 2 additions to our California Team and 2 additions to our Florida Team. Why Do You Paddle? Blue Paddle SUP - I spent the weekend at two very different events. One was a fundraiser for cancer-StandUp for the Cure, and the other was a juniors SUP surf & SUP race competition-SUP Fiesta 2015. The Big Stand – Pitch to Rich SUPboarder - The Big Stand' is the world's first charitable incorporated organisation with stand up paddling at its heart. The Big Stand's vision is to bring stand up paddleboardng (SUP) to a wide community of people in the UK. Surftech And Bark Dominate Carolina Cup and Malibu Standup Journal - With the season barely underway, the new Surftech Bark 12' Commander is already exerting its superiority in the water with back-to-back victories on opposite coasts in the last two weeks. Starting at the Carolina Cup in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Surftech ambassadors Zeb Walsh, Lachie Lansdown and Jack Bark swept the men's stock paddleboard elite division. ICF Enlists Broadreach Media as Global Media Rights Distributor ICF - The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has appointed Lausanne-based, global niche-sports specialist Broadreach Media to distribute its global rights for TV and new media. How to Mooch a Shuttle Canoe Kayak - Got room for a boat and a body? You'll hear this phrase echo through takeouts across the country as stranded paddlers attempt to get back to the put-in after a day on the river. Spf23 Wrap-Up Alder Creek Kayak - Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe sends a huge Thank You to the community for coming out to play with us during our 23rd Annual Spring Paddle Festival. What a year. XXL Paddelfest Markkleeberg day 3 Palm Blogs - The XXL-Paddelfestival in Markkleeberg 2015 attracted more than 1,000 Paddlers and over 6,000 visitors to the Kanupark Markkleeberg. Two Weeks Until The European Rafting Champs in Bosnia Palm Blogs - Our last training weekend before the Euro Champs in Bosnia was epic. We got to use most of our shiny new gear from Palm, and the sun was shining too.

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