Extreme Downwinding 50 Knots with Nicolas Jarossay ~ Cut, Bruised and Happy

Playak News Flash - December 12, 2015
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Extreme Downwinding 50 Knots with Nicolas Jarossay SUP Magazine - Serious seamen of all sorts are well acquainted with the influence of wind on the open ocean. It's an alpha element at sea, the determining factor in every waterman's interaction with the ocean. Izzi Gomez Beating Injury with The Two-Time Teenage World Champ SUP Magazine - If you're a basketball player, you know that horrible, squishy feeling that comes when you roll an ankle on the court. Not a pleasant sensation. Now imagine doing the same thing in pumping surf. Instead of resting on the ground and waiting for aid from the onsite sports medic, you're stuck in the impact zone under a towering set of relentlessly antagonizing and unsympathetic closeout waves. Cut, Bruised and Happy Girls at Play - 'I wish I had started kayaking sooner,' is something I hear from my students who are in their 40s, 50s and 60s. Usually said with a heavy does of disappointment and often because of a swim or some other challenge that arises on the path of learning. Medical school and still time to kayak? Kokatat Blog - During my four years of medical school, I averaged about 100 days a year of kayaking. We went on five international paddling trips to Chile, Ecuador, British Columbia, Japan, Italy and Switzerland, as well as many local trips to the Sierras in California. All of this, and I still was somehow able to learn medicine! Balance is a challenge, no matter what you're balancing. However, the reward is well worth it in the end! Happy paddling The Triple Crown Canoe Kayak - Smooth granite rose in graceful arcs over the San Joaquin River, pinching a tumult of whitewater between vertical walls deep in the backcountry of California's High Sierra. From a clinging perch just upstream, three kayakers gazed beyond the gauntlet to a calm pool in the distance. The Power of Breathing to Succeed with Laird Hamilton and Lewis Homes Laird Hamilton - Laird sits down for an interview with Lewis Homes for his 'The School of Greatness' Podcast. Before the interview, Laird led Lewis through an XPT session: water-based workout, strength training followed by therapy with heat and ice. All throughout the workout Laird focused on breathing routines which is explored in this interview. Yoga for Paddling: Shoulder Care Girls at Play - On a beautiful December day we drove two hours to paddle the Watauga gorge – a classic, fun Class IV creek in the mountains outside of Boone, NC. Everything We Know About Doug Tompkins' Death Canoe Kayak - The outdoor and conservation world lost a longtime leader when explorer and conservationist Doug Tompkins died yesterday following a kayaking accident in Chilean Patagonia. This Is Squirt Boating – The Bonuses SquareRock - So here it is the final round of videos from my 'This is Squirt Boating' series. This time we explore the 3 main bonuses. Western Whitewater Series 2015 Kokatat Blog - The Western Whitewater Series is a group of events that are close to home for me. A few are less than an hour's drive away. This year a new to the lineup Farmlands Kayak Race started off the season. It is held on the Farmlands section of the White Salmon River in Washington. This section of river is a fun class IV section. The Wind River Festival in Washington took place the day after the Farmlands Race. The water levels played a big role in last minute changes to this event. Year End Review – Karma Test Jackson Kayak - Wow, is it getting towards the end of the year already? So much has happened this year I don't know where to begin! In the beginning of the year I started paddling a karma with a new resin that is now being implemented in all Jackson boats. So far this year I've put 28,582 Total Vertical Feet on 1 Karma and it is still going strong. SUP Adventure in Grand Teton National Park SUPboarder - Whitewater pioneer and personality Ken Hove, World SUP champion Annabel Anderson and friends travel to the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming for a SUP adventure. Historic Paddle Photos: In Pine Tree Jungles Paddle Making - Check out and admire the canoe and paddle designs of the olden days. We canoe and paddle builders view paddles and canoes as works of art. In this 1902 handbook ' In Pine-Tree Jungles: A hand-book for sportsmen and campers in the great Maine woods' we see canoe and paddles, they are quite interesting, their shape and form so we know how today canoes and paddles differ from the olden days. Two fine tuning tips for the sailing rig on the P&H Scorpio mk2 sea kayak. SeaKayakPhoto.com - P&H Sea Kayaks should be lauded for being the first mainstream manufacturer to supply a sea kayak complete with sailing rig, all ready to go paddle sailing: the P&H Scorpio mk2. The sail is manufactured for P&H by Flat Earth Kayak Sails in Australia. It comes complete with everything you need to go on a paddle sailing adventure on your first trip. Creekin' with The Kraken Jackson Kayak - We've all heard the saying Don't judge a book by its cover. Well, this holds true for kayaks as well. On a recent fishing trip I found this out.

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