Are You Adhering to the Law When Stand Up Paddle Boarding?

Playak News Flash - September 1, 2015
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News Watch Headlines Are You Adhering to the Law When Stand Up Paddle Boarding? WazSup Vancouver - Throughout Canada and the US, many paddle boarders aren't aware that there are actual laws on the books surrounding the use of PFDs (Personal Flotation Devices) while boarding. Curious as to whether you are obeying the law as you adventure on your SUP? 11 Cities Countdown: 72 Hours Til The World's Longest SUP Race Begins SUPracer - In less than three days, a bunch of very enthusiastic paddlers will be standing on the water in Leeuwarden, a small city in the northwest Dutch province of Friesland. Staring down in front of them will be more than 200 kilometres (125 odd miles) of canals and waterways, which they'll take five days to navigate before ending in the same place they began. One week in Morocco Novice SUP Surf - Hopefully there should be a flurry of short, sharp posts over the next couple of weeks. Charmaine surprised me with a weeks surf camp in Morocco flying out with Andru and Red next Saturday. How cool is that? That's the joys of an impending 50th birthday. River Racing Season Acadia SUP - Its Spring in Maine and that means it whitewater racing season. Its probably one of my favorite times of the year. The snow has pretty much melted, the lakes are beginning to ice out, and the rivers are prime for boating. Diabetes and SUP Yoga Acadia SUP - Diabetes is a serious disease that affects millions of Americans. Although in most cases it can be well controlled with proper diagnosis and with medication thee are many who suffer from and die from this disease every day. Its a disease that is very real in many aspects of my life. There is a long history of diabetes in my family and I remember watching as a young teenager as my own father was diagnosed with the disease. Sheriff's Department releases more information on Andres Pombo Distressed Mullet - New details were released today from the Hood River Sheriff's office including more details on the GOPro video and eye-witness accounts of Andres being blown from his board by a gust of wind. They tried to assist him but couldn't reach him in time. New Kayak Angler Paddles From Bending Branches Playak Product News - Announcing a full line of new kayak angler paddles from Bending Branches. These new paddles were designed by professional kayak anglers and include paddles for the full range of paddlers who are hooked on kayak fishing…from the weekend angler to the passionate pro. Ending The Tour on The Canals of Amsterdam Live Love SUP - Our last European event was in Amsterdam and oh man oh man, what an ending to a truly great summer. Live Love SUP put on four amazing events and sponsored two other races in the US, UK, Switzerland and now, the Netherlands. First Descent of the Upper Rio Diamante- Mendoza, Northern Argentina. Ricketts Kayaking - So here i am in northern argentina wrapping up a season of Rafting with Potrerillos explorer on the mighty Rio Mendoza. Hanging out in the small rafting town of Potrerillos it´s been a very fun an chill 2 and a half months. But just in time for my 21st birthday Silvio Gurrieri the local maestro came up with an idea to run the first descent of the Upper Rio Diamante. We planned to take 8 days to paddle 120 km of river, with a drop of 2 km from put in to take out, it was going to be an exciting week Core Whiteout Outfitting Playak Product News - Wave Sport, the long-time leader in all things whitewater, this week announces the release of their new 2013 whitewater offerings the Recon 83 and the CORE WhiteOut Outfitting System. From the UK with Live Love SUP: Meet our second Scully, Laura Live Love SUP - Laura Scully has the same last name as founder and driving force behind Live Love SUP, Jen Scully. Another similarity is their passion for the sport of Stand Up Paddling. We connected with Laura through twitter and instantly realized her devotion to our beloved SUP'ing. Cape Cod Bay Challenge CCBC Recap and Photos Distressed Mullet - I've been wanting to do the Cape Cod Bay Challenge pretty much since I'd heard about it four years ago. For a guy without a strong competitive streak who loves distance paddling, it was perfect. Thirty-four miles across Cape Cod Bay with a group of other paddle boarders. No winners. No losers. Everyone paddling from Plymouth to Wellfleet together. Colombian Summer 2012-13 Ricketts Kayaking - Ok here we go its been a long time coming but here is a post on our Colombian adventure from October to November 2012, and from March to April of 2013. This trip I spent 3 months in total travelling and kayaking the rivers of Colombia with Pete Lodge, Dan Dunn, Jules Domine, Lachie Carracher and Morgan Arnaud. Movie Monday – August 31 2015 unsponsored - Helping to get the new working week off to a flying start here is a selection of 'edits' carefully chosen for your consideration by the Unsponsored team. Anything Worth Doing: New Book Captures Spirit of Big Water Boating Playak Product News - Anything Worth Doing: New Book Captures Spirit of Big Water Boating. The world of river guides is a tribe like no other, and at the top of its pecking order were Barker and Reece According to river runners Jon Barker and Clancy Reece, anything worth doing is worth overdoing - which is exactly what led them to tempt fate on a flooding Salmon River in 1996 to see how far they could float Reece's homemade wooden dory through the largest wilderness tract in the Lower 48 in 24 hours. The result, as captured drop by drop by former Idaho raft guide Jo Deurbrouck in her new award-winning book Anything Worth Doing, is a storyline every paddler who has dipped a blade in water can appreciate.

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