How to Perform a Buoy Turn ~ Seasonal Tactics ~ Hala Peno ~ Toxaway

Playak News Flash - November 9, 2015
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines How to Perform a Buoy Turn SUP Examiner - A Step by Step Guide to Buoy Turns Buoy turns are an essential skill for all stand up paddlers, but can be somewhat intimidating to learn for beginners unaccustomed to moving around on their boards. Q&A With Steve Fisher Regarding His Latest Film Project Jackson Kayak - Jackson Kayak team member, Steve Fisher, has recently launched an innovative approach to producing the latest round of whitewater kayak instruction. Why Going Bigger Makes the Whitewater World Smaller Rapid Magazine Blog - If you've spent any time in the whitewater world, you've undoubtedly heard rallying cries to Go bigger! and Step it up! Boundary-pushing mantras of bravado like this pervade the sport, from professionals facing un-run rapids, to friends pushing each other over their first drop. Seasonal Tactics Jackson Kayak - As water and air temperatures plummet, venturing out to paddle and fish requires a little more mental preparation. 1883 Canoe Camp Illustration Paddle Making - This Ebay listing features an antique print of various scenes from a New Brunswick fishing trip dated to 1883. It includes sketches of Guides poling upriver with their humped Mi'kmaq style bark as well as illustrations of scenes in camp. Travel-Kayak-Collection 2015 (En) Alpin Action Team - After 10 years in Slovenia. finally made the decision to move on. April 20: USA I did my first intro into the USA I could not believe it, well after 7 hours of control immigration issues. Dates Confirmed for 2016 Molokai 2 Oahu Race, Paddleboarding'S Pilgrimage to Mecca SUPracer - The season is winding down and the SUP world has already begun looking towards 2016, so we're currently in the middle of rounding up dates for all of next year's main events. Sea Kayakers, We Are "Seekers of the Horizon" Tsunami Rangers - I've been catching up on my reading lately, and what a great book! Every sea kayaker will love it – why wouldn't you? Editor Will Nordby compiled ten stories by ten sea kayakers and added a story of his own, and they are fabulous. This is the stuff of legend. California Winter Sup Camp Local Package Chase Kosterlitz - The locals camp package is designed for participants who live in southern California and will not need accommodation. Locals have the option to attend the welcome paddle and dinner on Tuesday. The main camp training and instruction will begin on Wednesday and follow the schedule below. Lessons Learned for Training/Competing in a River Bass Fishing Tournament Eric Jackson - Tournament fishing, at any level, can be fun, entertaining and challenging, as well as frustrating. It is a test of both strategy, implementation of strategy, tactics, and adaptation to the unknowns. Hala Peno SUP for the Soul - The Hala Peno is a short, sporty, inflatable, whitewater specific paddle board. I picked one up early in the season to use for river surfing, but what I found was that it made for a better down river play-as-you-go board. At What Point Do We Protect Rivers? American Rivers - The river itself has no beginning or end. In its beginning, it is not yet the river; in its end, it is no longer the river. What we call the headwaters is only a selection from among the innumerable sources which flow together to compose it. Green Race Tips for The Mid Pack Paddler CKS Blog - It's the most wonderful time of the year. Green Race season is finally upon us. Those five minutes of pain, stoke, fear and joy are the best of the entire year. Red Paddle Co and Their New Msl Fusion – Stiffer, Faster, Better SUPboarder - One of the biggest developments Red Paddle Co have made with their new 2016 range is the MSL Fusion construction. We hear about new constructions and processes on SUPboarder all the time, but the only way to really test what is said is to give it a back to back test with last years board of the same size (different construction). Toxaway Chris Baer - Waking up to the pattering of rain on the roof of the bus strengthened my expectations for an adventurous day. I hopped out of bed, got the coffee going, and grabbed the phone. Mass text messages were sent out looking for information on what creeks might be running, and who was heading out on a mission.

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