Scillly to Sennen by SUP ~ Slalom World Cups ~ Rare Bluewater Treat

Playak News Flash - July 11, 2015
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Scillly to Sennen by SUP Palm Blogs - Last month Dean Dunbar made the 50 Km crossing from the Isles if Scilly to mainland UK. This is an impressive achievement and there are few who would take it on. For Dean, who is registered blind and the driving force behind the trip, this offers a whole new level of challenge. WaveSport No Longer Available in NA; Bomber Gear Hasta Luego. Playak - Confluence News: WaveSport No Longer Available in NA; Bomber Gear Hasta Luego. PL Special: Wave Sport Founder Chan Zwanzig Weighs In. Slalom World Cups Martina Wegman - I might have missed the boat, started my slalom career a tic late ;) But although I'm far from competitive I'm enjoying racing slalom heaps and feel fortunate to be able to walk down the slalom road and racing in this, for me, new discipline. Rare Bluewater Treat Angling Addict - 3AM and I struggle to focus my eyes. I sit on the throne. Haze clears. Forecast double check provides a smile. I wipe. I'm out the door. Good, Bad, and The Ugly-Ifa Lafitte Tournament Jackson Kayak - This was my second big tournament of the year. The IFA tournament consists of taking pictures of your biggest redfish and biggest trout and totaling the lengths to decide the winners. I was able to prefish a week before the tournament and got three productive days in. On day one, I fished an area that has been good in the past for trout. HomeStake Jackson Kayak - I just finished up with one of my favorite events, the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado. Sadly, this year I was only able to do two events, the Steep Creek Race and the Freestyle (I usually also do the 8 ball and SUP events which are on Sunday) because I had team trials on Monday. SéCurité in The Kyles of Bute. SeaKayakPhoto.com - From Rubha Dubh on Bute we were bound for Ardlamont Point on the Cowal peninsula. A Celebration of Paddle Sport Diversity - Interview with Wpa Director Rob Van Bommel World Paddle Awards - WPA Director Rob van Bommel has long held a passion for paddle sports. He has been involved as an athlete, he is the co-founder of Sportscene and continues to paddle recreationaly slalom, downriver, ocean and sprint today. Core Commentary Poenaiki Raioha SUP Magazine - Poenaiki Raioha doesn't speak much English, but that's OK the 18-year-old Tahitian's surfing speaks for itself. It says, as we deduce: In 2014, I won Gold at the ISA World SUP Surf Championships and then pushed Kai Lenny to the brink in the finals of the Huntington Beach Pro. Packrafting in the Movies ~ On The Beach Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - In an occasional series here on IK&P, we trawl through the tangled archives of celluloid to seek out often over-looked packrafting action from the silver screen. Somewhere in Quebec Some of The Best Whitewater in North America Kokatat Blog - I was feeling a little under the weather when my buddy Tyler Fox asked me if I wanted to go on a week long creekboat smash-and-grab up in northern Quebec. My gut reaction was no way - I want to be in bed right now! Literally one minute after saying no thanks I had instant regret and called him up right away to tell him I was going home to pack my bags for the week. Needless to say he was stoked to have a travel companion. Paddlers in Residence Sea Kayak Stonington - It felt good to paddling away from Webb Cove, to be able to focus on a good, efficient stroke and not look back- to have no concerns for anyone else. With no real destination in mind, I pointed the bow somewhere around Grog Island; I had almost three hours. How to, Frontside cut back w/ Starboard's Sean Poynter Atlantic Paddle Surfing - Starboard and FCS SUP athlete Sean Poynter lays out some tips on how to do a frontside cutback on your standup paddleboard. When doing a frontside cutback there are a few key motions that you need to do in order to successfully execute one and here, Sean lays them all out on the table. Maya Medicine SUP Magazine - Samuel Botan and I are sitting at a table overlooking Lake Atitlan in the highlands of western Guatemala where he is telling me that my plan to standup paddleboard around the lake is foolish. Wave Sport exits North America Canoe Kayak - Longtime kayak manufacturer Wave Sport today announced the following news in a press release below (and posted on the company's site) with its intention to transition production and distribution to Europe, selling through existent North American inventory.

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