King of the King of the Cut, Matt Nottage, Now Ranked 13th in the World

Playak News Flash - December 8, 2015
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines King of the King of the Cut, Matt Nottage, Now Ranked 13th in the World SUPracer - Fresh off his King of the Cut crown, Australia's Matt Nottage has jumped up the Top 100 Leaderboard to claim a world ranking of 13th. Pelican Baja 100 Stand Up Paddle Board SUP Connect - The Baja 100 by Pelican is a 10ft long, 31in wide stand up paddle board and is made out of a plastic-like construction called RamXs polyethylene. The Baja 100 is very stable, very durable, and is at an awesome price point retailing for $399.99. Connor Baxter – World's Best Paddler tells us how to Paddle PaddleWoo - I sat down (virtually) with Connor yesterday. In the episode he walks us through his first major race victory and how that changed his life and his diligent approach to the sport after that moment. The DON'T-MISS moment in the show is Connor walking us through his approach to paddling and his stroke on both the race and surf board. This show is stacked with info, so listen to it… it will make you a better paddler... Top Ten Competition Tips Palm Blogs - Well there's a lot of things you need to learn to be a good competitor and make the most of the skills you've been sculpting, because after all if you're training for a competition you could be the best on the water in training but the time it matters is when you cross that boil line for the big fourty-five. A Few of Our Favourite Things Badger - It may have been a long while since our last blog post, but that does not mean that we have not been busy Badgers. In fact, we've been so busy that we have been too busy to talk about it. A first winter paddle Tony Paradise - Yesterday, Friday, we had our first dump of snow when 30 cms fell. Today six of us met at St. Philips for our first winter paddle. Technically its still not winter but it sure felt like it. No need to carry the kayaks to the slipway. We just slid them along in the snow. Once everyone was on the water we turned south into a gentle breeze. Derek gave his new strip built Back Pearl its first taste of salt water. Sunday Funday Adrian Shanahan - Kayaking doesn't always have to be extreme gnarr, sometimes the local run with good friend and some winter sun is all it takes. Today was such a day, Sunday Funday Big Risk Big Reward Jackson Kayak - The beauty of Jackson kayaks is you are able to get to places most people can't. Sometimes you will find hidden treasures that produce fish like no other! I was down on Lake Guntersville Alabama over the summer and found one of these little treasures. I had to drag my kayak down the side of a highway and through some woods just to get to the water. Ñuble Fest 2015 Jackson Kayak - I have been on a road trip through central Chile with a group of students from Maine over the last few weeks and the timing worked out perfectly for us to stop by Ñuble Fest a few weekends ago and join some of the racing and festivities after visiting the Maipo Valley and Los Quines. Winter Rafting with NRS NRS Duct Tape Diaries - It may not technically be winter for another 16 days, but this crew of NRS'ers and friends took to a different type of whitewater over the Thanksgiving break. Whitewater created by the frosty, frosty hands of Mother Nature and her early winter warnings. PR - Brazilian Indigenous Movement Receives Prominent UN Environmental Prize at COP 21 in Paris International Rivers - Indigenous leaders Maria Leusa Kaba Munduruku and Rozeninho Saw Munduruku will receive today the prestigious UNDP Equator Prize at an awards ceremony at COP 21, in recognition of the Munduruku people's courageous efforts to protect their territories in the Brazilian Amazon from threats posed by planned hydroelectric dams, as well as illegal logging and mining. Stand Up World Series Announces New Territory For 2016: Toronto, Canada SUP Connect - The Waterman League is proud to announce a new and high profile territory for 2016 as it establishes formal representation in Canada, with a groundbreaking event in the works right at the heart of its Capital City, in Toronto. Wildly Free Brittany Parker - I'm learning how to be aloneTo look at that couple wildly in loveand know I don't have that because I'm too busy being wildly freeso when he devours me with that 'I'm going to tame you' stare.I'll disarm him with my 'I'm striving for greatness' eyes You, with your olive skin and sandy blonde hair, aren't ready to walk down that road with meMy sheets are for me to get tangled and dream inI exist in a world where the road is my front yardwhere howling at the moon, naked, with a bottle of whiskyis not only accepted but strongly encouraged.  Woolley and Wallis North Eastern Auction Paddle Paddle Making - Auctioneers Woolley and Wallis out of the UK had a  listing of a North Eastern Native American Paddle as part of their Antiquities, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art sale in February, 2015. Vermont Boaters Seek To Expand West River Boating Am. Whitewater - In response to of the state's draft basin plan for southern Vermont, American Whitewater and scores of boaters pressed the state to support the expansion of releases on the West River. Restrictions by the Corps of Engineers and Agency of Natural Resources have led to the elimination of nearly all scheduled boating opportunities on the West River over the past two decades, eliminating recreation opportunity and hurting the local economy. AW and its partners have been working to restore these releases.

Featured New for 2015: Maximus Centurion PFD - For 2015 Kokatat has added the Maximus Centurion to its popular and award winning Maximus PFD platform.

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