Danny Ching, Shae Foudy Win the Hal Rosoff Classic ~ Hobie Pedal Kayaks

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The world's top paddling links in week 06, 2016.

News Watch Danny Ching, Shae Foudy Win the Hal Rosoff Classic SUPracer - Danny Ching has taken out the Hal Rosoff Classic in Newport Beach, California, edging out his young 404 team mate Ryland Hart to claim one of the long-running classics of the SoCal Winter Series. The Grand India Project Kokatat Blog - Morgan Arnaud and Val Bernard No Pasa Nada, head to India to kayak in the Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh area. Located in the Northeast of India between, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Tibet, extend the mountain of Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. This area is one of the rainiest places in the world. It's also India's area with the most gradient. After 2 planes, 56 hours of train, they arrive ready to paddle some of the most fantastic rivers in the world. by Morgan Arnaud - Kokatat Regional Ambassador - France We arrive in Bombay without our kayaks... No worries, they are sending them to Guwahati in 2-3 days, which is perfect as now we can travel the 2500 km between Bombay to Guwahati with a local train... Brazil From Above: Drone Footage From The Massive 'Aloha Spirit' Paddle Festival SUPracer - How's this for a race? Check out this drone footage of the mass start at a recent SUP race in Brazil. This is from the 'Aloha Spirit' Paddle Festival, which, as the name suggests, is a combination of all types of paddling but with a pretty strong focus on stand up. Here's an Awesome Kayaking Ad You Didn't See During the Super Bowl Canoe Kayak - Seeing all the social media hype over the Super Bowl's best and weirdest (looking at you BabyPuppyMonkey) ads, reminded us of this gem of an advertisement that came out of Norway last spring. Kai Lenny and MO Freitas Sup Absolutely HUGE Peahi Monsters Standup Journal - This video is epic! Kai Lenny and Mo Freitas standup paddle so huge waves at Jaws.  They make some great ones, but there is some pretty sick carnage in there as well.  I have to hand it to these athletes out there charging…This takes serious practice, skill and balls of steal.     Lifetime Warranties: Personal Stories with Outdoor Gear John Nestler - I discuss the issues with lifetime warranties in the outdoors world and offer an anecdote about a recent warranty experience with Smith Optics. Then I call on you, the reader to submit experiences you've had with lifetime warranties. You can do this either via comment or email, and I'll add your perspective to the article. Dominican Republic 2015 - Part II: Rio Blanco Down Hill Kayaking - In December of 2015 Matthew Beauchamp, Steve Krajewski, Shannon Goshorn, and I headed to the island of Hispaniola to check out the rivers of the Dominican Republic. Although the island was experiencing a pattern of dry weather, we still found options to paddle daily and enjoyed a great time in this lesser known paddling destination. The Rio Blanco flows out of the steep mountains east of the city of Banao, almost in the center of the country. We were presently surprised at how great this section of river turned out to be! Corps Should Abandon New Madrid Floodway Project American Rivers - The Mississippi River's ability to spread out into its floodplain is important for fish and wildlife and for protecting downstream communities from floodwaters. Unfortunately, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to cut off the Mississippi River from one of its last floodplain connections by constructing a new levee at the bottom of the New Madrid Floodway. A Four Seasons, Whisky Drinking, Dirt Bagging Kind of Girl Brittany Parker - I've always said home is what you make it. It's not always a specific location, it can be multiple, it can be wherever you are in a single moment. I've spent a week in a new place and by the end of it it felt like home. Living in Costa Rica, a place that is so far from home in distance and environment, helps me understand my sense of the word. Home will always be the mountains. Infinity Surfboard Co. – Dana Point, California SUP Examiner - Infinity boards is located at the heart of the American stand up paddling community in Dana Point, California. Paddlers visiting Infinity Surfboard Co. have several options when it comes to local paddle spots. Flatwater paddling can be found inside Dana Point Harbor from the popular sandy launch spot at Baby Beach or venture "outside" into the scenic beauty of the Pacific Ocean along one of Southern California's most breathtaking stretches of coastline. 2016 Dagger Axiom 9.0 Review – By Atom Crawford CKS Blog - Back in the mid-late 90's the Dagger RPM was everywhere. Every river was swarming with them. It was such a fun boat to stern squirt, surf, cartwheel (yup, I learned to cartwheel in a RPM), and run rivers in it as well – fun, fast and responsive. Hobie Pedal Kayaks Kayaking the Mobile - Tensaw River Delta - Drum adjustment hole Ribs break. Cables break. Hatch seal is poorly designed. Sprockets break on older model drives. Downwinding 50+ MPH Winds in Costa Rica SUP Magazine - Sometimes, you just have to make due with what's available. For Thomas Maximus in Costa Rica, that meant downwinding 50 mph winds on an 11-foot windsurfing board... Luckily, the evening before the strong winds arrived I noticed an old 11-foot windsurfing board just accumulating dust in a storage shed at the hotel. I wasn't sure if it would be stable enough to stand on, but the thought of downwinding in 50 mph winds definitely made it worth investigating. Paddlewoo Interview With the Man Behind Standup Journal Clay Feeter Standup Journal - The post Paddlewoo Interview With the Man Behind Standup Journal Clay Feeter appeared first on Standup Journal Magazine . Will You Choose Me? Brittany Parker - When I write, I write from a place of vulnerability. It's a form of release and can sometimes be a way of me working through my shit. Putting it all down in a journal isn't always enough. Publishing it on here, for anyone to read is that extra step I need to take towards loving and accepting who I am. If I'm scared to push the 'Save&Publish' button then I know it's going to be a good one.

Factor Athletes with top online media coverage in February 1. Stephen Wright 2. Izzi Gomez 3. Fiona Wylde Videos just another hike in the pnw (hoodriveryoungbuck) 2016 Kayak Fish & Outdoor Adventure Expo; Parsippany, NJ Quicktips Dave Kalama: Swim with your Paddle (supzero) Quicktips Dave Kalama: Reach (supzero) GoPro: Mexican Kayak Adventure (ntroutman) Upcoming Sunset Beach Pro HI, Haleiwa, Feb 8 - Feb 20 North Shore Xtreme US, CA, Salton Sea, Feb 12 - Feb 14 Great Calusa Blueway US, SW Florida, Lee County, Florida, Feb 13 - Feb 19 PC Paddle Classic US, FL, Panama City, Feb 13 Midwinters in Paradise SUP Race US, FL, Tavernier, Feb 13

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