Can Your Sup Survive Hits From a 17lb. Bowling Ball? ~ R40 - Trialling

Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling links in week 35, 2015.

News Watch Can Your Sup Survive Hits From a 17lb. Bowling Ball? Standup Journal - Most people don't bring their standup paddleboard to the bowling alley to shoot a couple racks, but the guys at Pau Hana Surf Supply wanted to prove a point. And I think they made it! Asking people at the tradeshow to slam a 17 lb. bowling ball repeatedly at this sup to try and damage . Warren Currie'S Plea to The Sup Industry Standup Journal - In light of the recent tragic event in the Gorge this past weekend, we are penning this Open Letter to the Stand Up Paddle Industry. The Big Question!!! Am I ready for Worlds? Jackson Kayak -  Check out the Competitive spirit of a paddler all set to participate for the World Freestyle Kayak Championship coming up on August 30th held at the Ottawa river... So how's my training going? Well the quick easy answer is great. But what's the truth. How much hard work, sweat, energy, air miles and tears has gone into getting me to where I am now, 5 days out from my 5th World Championship event. One Exercise Workout — Part 3 Hang Clean Front Squat SUP Magazine - For the latest in our One Move Workout series, we're going back to an Olympic lifting exercise. When you're pushed for time, compound lifts that work major muscle groups and involve joints moving through a full range of motion are a great way to get big results in just a few minutes. Add in a speed component and you can complete a total body workout very quickly. 20 Pictures of Dogs That Will Make You Want To SUP With Your Pup Isle Surf and SUP - We get A LOT of photos from our customers paddle boarding with their dogs, so many in fact that we created a blog post to highlight our furry friends. If you've had a ruff day then sit back, relax and enjoy your daily dog dose. Unsponsored Q&A Sal Montgomery unsponsored - Sal Montgomery is a UK paddler who is pushing herself on whitewater across the globe. From big water to freestyle competitions Sal has done it all and is still charging hard. Despite being deep in Norway's summer whitewater Sal agreed to take part in the Unsponsored Q&A series. R40 - Trialling Eastern Horizon - The road to innovative design is long and winding. So is the road to Lawrence's kayak laboratory on the far south coast of NSW where the R40 is being carefully crafted by hand. Sawyer Venom WW SUP Paddle review playak.net - The Venom is not only a beautiful paddle, its functional, durable and stable. I have tried many different blade designs and materials for whitewater over the years. As a kayaker I love my AT paddle with the Dynel edging. Sawyer has brought that material to SUP. Its tougher than Kevlar and makes it virtually impossible to wear down the edges on your paddle blade. Why Fish Tournaments? Jackson Kayak - With the sport of kayak fishing taking off as the newest and best way to fish there are now inevitably kayak only fishing tournaments popping up all over the country as well. A lot of guys are asking themselves if they are good enough and if they should waste their time or money to fish in these. This is a question each and every one of you need to answer for yourself but here is my take on it all from my experiences of fishing for fun and in tournaments. Soul – Kayaks unsponsored - Corran Addison's new venture Soul is well underway with a number of new boat designs in the making. The first two are the Rookie and Supersick. Boardworks New Froth Soft Top Surfboards Are Here Boardworks - With a fresh name, new exciting colors, and a few smaller shapes on the way, everyone is frothing over the new froth soft top surfboards. Core Exercises for Paddlers, Part II Canoe Kayak - The torso is the paddler's powerhouse. It's where we get our "oomph" to boof, sweep, and forward paddle our way through the biggest of rapids. It protects our spine and gives us the support to paddle long distances. Here are some paddling-specific core exercises to keep your powerhouse strong... Gals and Cows Heavenly Sup Surf Sessions in Basque Country, Spain SUP Magazine - Cantabria is a sparsely populated, quiet and quaint, utterly beautiful little region in Northern Spain. It showcases the supremely stunning country scenery the region is renowned for, with a population of cows possibly greater than the its population of humans. A Unique Pathway Under Threat Colombia'S Magdalena River International Rivers - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, famous Colombian writer and Nobel Prize winner, had an intimate relationship with the Magdalena River. He spent his childhood there, and as an adult he set two novels. Love in the Time of Cholera and The General in His Labyrinth – on it. The New SIC FX for 2016 walk through with Mark Raaphorst Distressed Mullet - SIC had a huge week at the Outdoor Retailers Expo in Salt Lake City, Utah. They won SUPConnect Gear of the Year. Last year, they had the board of the year from Outside Magazine. It seems like they're always holding some kind of trophy at these things. And rightly so. Their boards are incredibly well designed and constructed.

Factor Athletes with top online media coverage in August 1. Travis Grant 2. Annabel Anderson 3. Fiona Wylde Forums New Pioneer XDJ RX Only $689 Rekordbox DJ System (Discuss) Soul waterman kayaks poll Videos Dane Jackson: Freestyling Garburator Wave (bartw) Suck Crick Drone Meseta de Alamo (Tino Specht) Doubledrop (ony) Stinging Fork Falls Upcoming Tutukaka Coast Winter Festival New Zealand, Tutukaka, Aug 14 - Aug 29 Duke's OceanFest HI, Waikiki , Aug 22 - Aug 30 Whitewater Festival Upper Gatineau Canada, Québec, Aug 28 - Aug 30 City Lights Full Moon Paddle- DAY 1 US, TN, , Aug 28 Oban Sea Kayak Race Scotland, Oban, Aug 29

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