New Yorker Magazine Talk of The Town A Paddle with New York Outrigger and The Polynesian Voyaging Society

Playak News Flash - June 21, 2015
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News Watch Headlines New Yorker Magazine Talk of The Town A Paddle with New York Outrigger and The Polynesian Voyaging Society Frogma - Back in the middle of May, Nainoa Thompson and some of his colleagues from the Polynesian Voyaging Society visited us here in New York as part of the preparations for Hokule'a's visit here in June 2016. Tis' the Season Sup Currents - It's race season that's for sure Jay Race in Santa Cruz tomorrow (June 20th) , Payette River Games in Cascade Idaho, and next weekend is the mega race of the season the Race the Lake of the Sky (June 27th/28th) in South Lake Tahoe. Probably missing some other races around the country but these are whats showing up on my immediate radar. Chuck Patterson visits Vermont Vermont SUP - If you missed it, Vermont had a living legend from the outdoor sports industry visit our beautiful state this week. Chuck Patterson enjoyed a paddle from Shelburne Bay to Burlington visiting Juniper Island along the way. Tintern Abbey SW Sea Kayaking - A rather fine ruin, overlooking the tidal River Wye. Henry VIII dissolved it, Wordsworth wrote poetry about it, Turner painted it, Cadw added a gift shop. Euro Tour Stop 3 Bilbao Spain: Finding The Magic Powers Lina Augaitis - Saying good bye to Lake Brombaschee for at least another year, we headed towards Franfurt, where we stopped in for a clinic with SURF + SUP Center St. Leoner See in Sankt Leon-Rot, Germany. We had took people of all levels out on the various SIC boards and enjoyed some time for Q & A. Watson's Merino Wool Long Underwear Review PaddlingLight - Starting in late winter and early spring, I've been testing Watson's Merino 150 Wool Long Underwear. Watson's, a company I wasn't familiar with, is part of Chateau Lingerie, a company based out of Quebec, Canada From The Mag Water Warriors Norm Hann SUP Magazine - Funny, but at birth, we're not given much actual substance. Sure we receive a few treasures, like our parents and their DNA, if we're lucky, and siblings and grandmas and grandpas. But mostly, we're given things. Disposable possessions like baby pajamas and boxes of diapers and pacifiers and cute plastic objects that make cute sounds. Payette River Games a Scene Setter SUP Examiner - Some claim being a competent surfer lends an advantage. Others say it doesn't really matter. Regardless of where you stand, one thing is certain. The water is moving – quickly – and it is challenging the world's top competitors and recreational paddlers with equal intensity. The white water SUP course at the Payette River Games is simply unlike anything most stand up paddlers in town for the three-day festival have ever faced. Feels like spring again Palm Blogs - The winter has been pretty productive from the fishing side and some of the seas have been plenty of fun as far as the paddling has gone. With spring having arrived in East Anglia in the last few days and the change of season beginning as far as the fish are concerned it's time to have a little look at what's been occurring. Out There A Story About Feeding Your Soul SUP Magazine - Costa Rica has long been an easy surf escape: Travel there is cheap, finding good waves isn't hard and a continually growing infrastructure have made it the crown jewel of Central American adventure tourism. So for many surfers, the place has been done. Payette River Games Preview Who'S Going to Conquer The River and Claim The Bounty? SUPracer - We're just 24 hours away from one of the biggest, richest and funnest races of the year: The Payette River Games. Noquochoke and Acoaxet Waters Trash Paddler - Westport is a part of Massachusetts that I hadn't visited since my earliest days when, as an infant, I spent some time at Horseneck Beach. Now that I think about it, I realize that was probably the first time I ever saw the ocean. Slalom World Championships in Foz Do Iguacu, Brazil Kokatat Blog - Last month I had the honor of being able to represent my country at the U23 and U18 Slalom World Championships in Foz Do Iguacu, Brazil. The morning of race day I got to the course early so I could cheer on the US U23 K1 and C1 men, and check out some of the harder moves on the course. After they were finished I found a nice shady spot and rested for a couple hours till my run at 3PM. British beaches best enjoyed by kayak Palm Blogs - Great Britain has one of the most interesting and varied coastlines in the world, and there's no better way to explore than up close, from a kayak. Whether you prefer wide, open beaches, surf, dramatic cliffs and secret coves, or watching the abundant wildlife, there's somewhere for everyone to enjoy on your doorstep. Here are a few of our favorite places to hop on, or in a kayak. Fear Not Team Pyranha - I have always thought that a little fear is a healthy thing to have, it can keep you safe and can keep you sharp.

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