DJ and Lacie talk about the Prone Paddleboard technical race at the Pacific Paddle Games

Playak News Flash - November 26, 2015
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News Watch Headlines DJ and Lacie talk about the Prone Paddleboard technical race at the Pacific Paddle Games Distressed Mullet - DJ O'Brien and Lacie Flynn talk about the Prone Paddleboard technical race at the Pacific Paddle Games: Three laps in and out of the surf, through overhead waves. Reviewed – 2016 Red Paddle Co Explorer + 13'2" Inflatable SUP Board SUPboarder - SUPboarder gives you an independent review of the 2016 Red Paddle Co Explorer + 13'2". Grand Canyon Kokatat Blog - I was sitting here trying to think of a clever title for this blog post, but really, no other words or titles are needed: Grand Canyon is accurate. To me the Canyon is one of the most beautiful and most powerful places on Earth, and I'm very fortunate that this trip in July was my third journey down the river. 300 miles Jackson Kayak - Every summer I start making my migration down the Overseas High Way in search of the big three. With predominate east winds light and muggy it only means long paddles lots of polling and number of shots on fly at bonefish permit and tarpon. I do this trip twice week averaging 300 miles a trip. Heroes on the Water – Veterans Day Celebration Jackson Kayak - The Northeast Florida Chapter held its annual Veterans Day Celebration on November 8, 2015 at Browns Creek Fish Camp. The weathermen got the forecast all wrong and after arriving, the rain, more specifically, a Noreaster moved in. Paddle Expo 2015 – Random unsponsored - I took a huge number of photographs at Paddle Expo 2015 and still have many more posts in draft that I am working my way through. There was so much great paddle sport gear on display and talk about. Paddle Often, Paddle Green ACA - Approximately 6.14 million tons of debris enter marine environments each year.The source: 80% of this marine debris is land-based trash that enters oceans via freshwater rivers and streams.  Thanksgiving: The Ultimate River Feast NRS Duct Tape Diaries - This may be the first year that NRS has decided to take a stand and close our doors on Black Friday, choosing to instead spend the busiest shopping day of the year outside paying homage to what's truly important to us. New Zealand's "Ultimate Waterman" Event Scores $1.2 Million Funding SUPracer - New Zealand's 'Ultimate Waterman', the event that attempts to crown the best all-round "waterman" in the world while also showing off the country's beautiful coastline, is going next level next year, with organisers securing funding of $1.2 million. Top 10 Advanced Tips For Organizing Elite SUP Races SUP Connect - Elite stand up paddle (SUP) races require a few extra touches that make all the difference. These extra touches, though, require an enormous amount of extra time and commitment, so if you're venturing into these waters, tread carefully. And here is yet another warning, nearly every high-profile, elite sup race has failed. Examples include: Battle of the Paddle (which used to be the gold-standard of paddleboard events), Payette River Games (which offered the world's largest prize purse), and the Ultimate SUP Showdown (which aimed for televised exposure). Keep Feet From Going Numb & Moving Around Board Blue Planet Surf - How to keep your feet and toes from going numb or cramping when paddling and how to move around the board without making the board rock back and fourth and becoming unstable. If you are a beginner and have sore feet or have trouble moving around the board without losing balance, this video will help you! Please subscribe to our channel and also watch our SUP tips for beginners playlist. Rafter Wins a Rematch with the Grand Canyon's Lava Falls 37 Years Later Canoe Kayak - Superman has Lex Luther. The Road Runner has Wile E. Coyote. And Bob Gaar? Gaar had Lava Falls on the Colorado River. Lava Falls was Gaar's nemesis ever since he partially paddled it 34 years ago. Gaar began paddling, then swam. So, returning to the whitewater was Frazier versus Ali II. And did Gaar swim again? While You Give Thanks Total WW Fun - why would you force someone else to have to work on the holiday? Support the over-worked and under-paid retail employees by not shopping from normal closing time tonight until 8 am on Friday. Pushing the Season: Gear Tips for the Shoulder Seasons Canoe Kayak - Fall is my favorite. The cottonwoods are flaming, geese are in the sky, ice in the water jug in the morning, blustery days on the water, everything ebbing toward winter. Part of the attraction is that most people are done – back to school, or work, or on to other activities. Paddling in October in Montana, or November some years, or March, for that matter – it just doesn't cross people's minds. All the better, because I have the river to myself. Weather can be an issue, sure, but if I'm ready for it, no big deal. A few key pieces of gear make it workable. No, more than workable . . . so nice it makes me smug. How to Swim in Whitewater Girls at Play - My whitewater kayak students often hear me say 'we're all in between swims,' and  I've had the recent opportunity to prove myself right. When I swim, I swim. What I mean by that is I don't waste time floating on my back in 'safe swimmers position.' I look to the nearest, most accessible shore and get my butt there. In Class III it's easy for me to stay calm and collect all of my own gear because I know that the consequences are relatively low and I'm accustomed to performing rescues in that class of water.

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