Awesome Drone Footage From The Lost Mills Race in Germany.

Playak News Flash - June 11, 2015
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News Watch Headlines Awesome Drone Footage From The Lost Mills Race in Germany. SUPracer - Check out this great aerial video from yesterday's Lost Mills race, the big showdown in Germany that was won by Connor Baxter and Sonni Honscheid. With 91 guys on the line, including many of the world's best, it was always going to be a hectic start to the race. Sonni Hönscheid wins The Lost Mills Black project Fins - Sonni Hönscheid has won the 2015 Lost Mills International SUP Race, Week 3 of The Euro Tour. That makes it 3 straight wins as she stakes her claim on the overall title. The Lost Mills is now on the of toughest and highest ranked SUP races following the collapse of the Battle of the Paddle. Mighty Fine Highlights Reel From The St'Ives Bay Celtic Cup (Euro Tour) SUPracer - Now this is how you do a highlights video. Watch this great clip from the St'Ives Bay Celtic Cup, which went down in Cornwall last week and was won by Starboard duo Connor Baxter and Fiona Wylde. Islamorada Get Away Atlantic Paddle Surfing - Above the water and below the water in the middle Keys. Stayed at the Islander resort , Paddled out to Indian Key and along the front of Islamorada and snorkeled under the Alligator Light. Thanks to Brooke from H2O Sports and the crew at Islander resort for the Center Console. Paddle Efficiency with Quickblade'S Jim Terrell SUP Magazine - When SUP exploded in popularity, equipment was lagging far behind ergonomics. Just about everyone was using clunky wooden or aluminum paddles; they felt more like an ax than a tool for propelling yourself across the water. The Art Of Standup Paddleboarding With Dashama Standup Journal - Very well produced video with featuring Dashama by Seeker Stories! They follow a group of standup paddlers in Miami as they talk about why they sup and what they love about it. The Caledonian Canal - Sonja paddles for Multiple Sclerosis - and more importantly because she can! VE Paddles - In May this year Sonja Jones, Multi Sclerocis sufferer, embarked on inspirational adventure to prove not only to herself but also to other MS sufferers that you can still go out and live your dreams. Accompanied by Chris Brain and Erin Bastian and a team of intrepid boaters they set off to paddle the Caladonian Canal between Fort William, on the west coast of Scotland, all the along the Great Glen to Aberdeen on the East Coast of Scotland. Base Camp Essentials SUP Magazine - What can we say that black hole doesn't? Ninety liters is a lot of capacity and will hold most of your gear for a camping weekend. How To Buy or Sell a Wood-Canvas Canoe Canoe Guy BC - Frequently, I get an email from someone who is looking to sell their wood-canvas canoe. Typically, they tell me, "The canoe has been stored under-cover for the last twenty or thirty years and is in excellent shape. What would be a reasonable price to ask for my canoe?" Conversely, a person is considering the purchase of an old canoe and wants my opinion on whether or not the asking price is a reasonable one. Slow progress on another Greenland paddle Newfoundland Kayakoholic - Last September I sized up my pieces of cedar that I had left over from making previous Greenland paddles.  I had enough to make another paddle for myself and just enough to make a second smaller one.   I went to work and cut the strips, glued and and clamped the two paddles... I decided I would work on the smaller paddle first.  it would be too small for me but I had a fellow paddler in mind that this small paddle should suit and I wanted to get it done before they went out of town later in the month.   My First Descent of Lake Creek Jackson Kayak - As of last year I have started to advance my skills in creeking/river running. I've completed many class V rivers including the Green River Narrows, Oh Be Joyful Creek, Homestake Creek, and many more. This year I got the chance to paddle Lake Creek, which flows into the Arkansas River, North of Buena Vista, Colorado. Developing Women's Canoeing ICF - Last weekend, as a part of the canoe sprint women canoe development and Talent Identification Programme (TIP) the International Canoe Federation (ICF), with hosts Boulogne Canoe Club and the French Canoe Federation, organised a training camp and competition in Boulogne, for the fourth consecutive year. Off We Go to Rugen Jackson Kayak - Unfortunately not in the one I life in but there is this beautiful island called Rügen (Germany´s predator heaven) which is just about 4,5 hours by car when having a kayak on top. So 8 friends decided that we should start our season up there. Yorkshire grit and a yellow moon Will Herman - I got into whitewater kayak well after plastic boats hit the scene and revolutionized the sport, but I have an appreciation for history and plenty of experience in composite sea kayaks and polo boats. Plastic kayaks are so much tougher and more durable, they hold up to abuse and allow for design innovation and mass production to serve more paddlers. A Fat and Happy Assabet Trash Paddler - The Assabet River was found with ample water yesterday morning. The rains of last week had flowed in from the many tributaries to bring the lower stretch of the river to an ideal level.

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