The Road Trip ~ Northern Forest Canoe Trail ~ World Cup series – 2016

Playak News Flash - March 23, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines The Road Trip Hala - The Conception After a summer of working six days a week managing the river operations of Stand Up Paddle Colorado, creating water-based education programs for middle school and high school students, and teaching and guiding river SUP tours I realized it was time for some extended paddling time for Trinity and I. Northern Forest Canoe Trail Log of Ibi - Well, it's official. I had entered a raffle at Canoecopia for a free membership with Northern Forest Canoe Trail.  I didn't win. That, of course, is not a surprise.  Had I won, that would have been huge, because I was really interested in the trail and paddling it.  Aca Member Benefit: Hull Insurance ACA - One of the many benefits of being affiliated with the ACA as a Paddle America Club or Affiliate Organization is the opportunity to use our Hull Insurance program.  The Man and His Wood-Canvas Canoes Canoe Guy BC - Unless you live in British Columbia, you have probably never heard of Bill Greenwood or Greenwood canoes.  And if you want to start a fight among wood-canvas canoe enthusiasts, just ask them to name the prettiest canoes ever made.  Here Are The Freshly Minted Paddlefit Core Coaches From Panama PaddleFit - Here are the freshly minted PaddleFit Core coaches from Panama. Thank you for opening up your home to PaddleFit. Pelican Sport Flow 116 Paddle Board SUP Connect - Check out the Pelican Sport Flow 116 paddle board, a perfect paddle board for you and your entire family to enjoy. The Pelican Flow 116 is not only an extremely stable board but it's also very durable and is built for worry free, calm water paddling. SUP Surfing in Waikiki with the Menehune Hat Clip/Menehune Mount SUP Surf - I get a chance to test out the Menehune Hat Clip in a myriad of uses while SUP stand up paddle surfing in Waikiki. The waves were knee to waist high and the weather was spectacular as you will see. Consolidated voting 2015 World Paddle Awards World Paddle Awards - The results of both the Public and Academy vote for the 2015 World Paddle Awards are below. The Bay Bridge Paddle, Annapolis, Md Distressed Mullet - The 8.4 mile race is for elite paddlers with the skill and fitness to complete this endurance challenge; racers will launch from Sandy Point State Park and enter the span between the East bound and West bound bridges and paddle from the West to the Eastern shore, round a marker and return across the bay (from East to West) to finish back at Sandy Point State Park. Llangorse Kayak Fishing Championship Jackson Kayak - Llangorse Kayak Competition is the first competition in my diary for 2016, I have never been to the meet before so it was a new venue that I knew very little about. I sorted through all my lures and packed a good verity of dead baits for the pike, trying to cover every method needed to catch a fish or two. Texas Kayak Tournament Donation Benefits Heroes on the Water & Explore Austin Austin Kayak - Kayak Angler's Tournament Series (KATS) donates funds raised by anglers to help support the Fort Hood, Texas chapter of Heroes on the Water and Explore Austin. World Cup series – 2016 International Rafting Federation - Just as there is a Euro Cup series, we also hold a similar series at a World level. Any teams who attended two or more of the World Cup events have their points totalled up to find the World Cup series Champions each year. So far we've never had any one team attend two events in the one year! A Little Springtime Splendor Trash Paddler - Yesterday I saw that the gauge level for the Stillwater River was above 5' and figured it might be worth getting out on this river for the first time. I launched from a spot I'd often driven by...the Rt. 62 bridge near Moores Corners in Sterling where Routes 140 and 62 cross. Londoners Invited To Join Campaign To Clean London Waterways SUP Connect - Between April 8 and 13, 2016, London's waterways will host recreational paddlers collecting rubbish from canoes, paddle boards and kayaks all in a bid to raise awareness of the plastics pollution problem and to clean London's waterways. The good news? All Londoners are invited to get involved in one of the many organized clean ups around the capital and learn how to paddle while you're at it. Danny Ching Records Fastest Underwater Run and Swim SUP Examiner - Danny Ching called on his high school sprint swimming experience to help him win tonight's Underwater Strength Run and Swim discipline of The Ultimate Waterman at the National Aquatic Centre, Auckland.

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