GoPro Mountain Games with Sage Donnelly ~ The Run and Gun ~ Racing Blind?

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

News Watch Headlines GoPro Mountain Games with Sage Donnelly Kokatat Blog - I just finished up one of my favorite events, the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado. I had team trials on Monday, so this year I was only able to compete in two events, the Steep Creek Race and Freestyle (I usually also enter the 8 ball and SUP events). US Freestyle team trials in Glenwood Springs, Colorado Kokatat Blog - I competed in the US Freestyle team trials in Glenwood Springs, Colorado to try for a spot on the junior freestyle team that will represent the USA this summer in Ottawa, Canada on the Garburator wave. The Run and Gun Jackson Kayak - As a new dad with a couple of jobs and very little free time in my schedule this season, I feel I've adopted more of a Run and Gun style of kayak fishing and I was able to put that to work over the last few weeks participating in the Fishin for a Mission online event. Helping Wildlife As We Clean American Rivers - For a weekend in late April it was cold. It had rained the night before and a drizzle still lingered. The breeze sent chills down my spine and I zipped up my jacket over my layers of flannel. Paddlefit Is Working on a New Project with Film and Branding PaddleFit - PaddleFit is working on a new project with film and branding expert. 2015 SUWS Countdown Q&A Waterman League - With just under 1 week to go until the start of the 2015 #SUWS season in Europe we caught up with Casper Steinfath (Naish) & Eric Terrien (BIC Sup) to get their views on the new season which starts with the Barcelona Sup World Series (June 26-28) NorCal Ling, Sheephead and Olive Rockfish Jackson Kayak - Was meant to be on daddy duty on Sunday but the inlaws showed up and took the girls and the wife told me I should take advantage of the free day and go diving Hawaii'S Best Sup Shop 2015 Blue Planet Surf - We want to say a big Mahalo to our great customers for voting Blue Planet Surf as Hawaii's Best Stand Up Paddle shop. We are very proud of this distinction and will work hard to earn it every year going forward. We are expanding our shop this year and will have lots of free parking available soon to allow us to serve you even better. Prone Paddle Boarding Recommendations for Bigger Paddlers Riding Bumps - I have been standup paddle boarding for 3 years now (14ft Bark) I am fit and fast on it, regularly doing 6-10 miles most days. I would like to transition to a prone board to be able to do both and mix up my training. There is however too much information out there on what is best and what is not. Racing Blind? Chris Baer - Showing up to the East Fork Lewis I had the misconception that I was on Cascade Creek Setting my boat down in the top eddy I could see a respectable horizon line. Excerpts from Laudato Si' SUP Radio Show - Last Thursday, the pope released his first encyclical. Its topic was a somewhat unlikely one: climate change and the continued destruction of our planet. For the figurehead of the largest Christian denomination in the world to deliver an encyclical, one of the highest-ranking documents a pope can issue, on environmental issues is not something to be taken lightly. Pining for the Fjords KayakQuixotica - This weekend we're heading up to Bayfield near the Apostle Islands in northern Wisconsin. Well, Madeline Island to be specific. And by this weekend, I mean leaving Saturday and coming home Monday. Call it a quickie. Stand Up World Tour – Sapinuspro Tahiti 2015 SUPboarder - After a fantastic event out in Tahiti for the 2nd stop on the 2015 Stand Up World Tour, the Waterman League event crew have put together this great event round up video. China's Global Dam Builders: Talking the Talk, Walking the Walk? International Rivers - In recent years, the global hydropower market has changed dramatically. Once the province of Western firms, these days large new companies from China and other countries are dominating the market. Mixing Sup and Prone Paddleboard (and Running and Cycling) Training Effectively Riding Bumps - I realize I love both SUP and prone but can only paddle once a day. What do you suggest as a balance between the two each week? I would like to be competitive at both.

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