Wavesport Diesels UK Made Blackout Spec ~ 2016 Race to The Salt Life Cup

Playak News Flash - March 14, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Wavesport Diesels UK Made Blackout Spec WWTCC - We picked up our first Wavesport Diesels in the newly available BlackOut  spec this week, we'll try and get a video done soon but here are a few pictures showing the outfitting. 2016 Race to The Salt Life Cup World Paddle Association - Salt Life Apparel, in association with the World Paddle Association, announces the standings and the race to the 2016 Salt Life Cup.  How to Maintain Your Stand Up Paddleboard SUP Examiner - Proper board maintenance is an important, yet often overlooked aspect of owning a stand up paddleboard. Many paddlers, particularly those who regularly spend time paddling in the ocean, know it is a good idea to rinse off their boards with fresh water after use. Top SUP racers frequently apply OnIt Pro's Blue Goo and Extreme Cream to their boards prior to competitions in order to reduce the amount of friction and give them an extra edge. The benefits of doing so are recognized within the SUP racing community and recreational paddlers... Let's Have a Dam Conversation NRS Duct Tape Diaries - I struggled to stop thinking of this place as the Colorado River, even as river-like signs were everywhere. Towering Navajo and Wingate sandstone, meandering canyons, dry desert air and dusty bighorns. Transitioning your Paddling Focus from Volume to Intensity Larry Cain - This has been one of the best winters I can remember and I think I have the 100/100 Paddle Challenge to thank for that. In all of the 41 years I've paddled, I have never done as much paddling through December, January and February as I've done this year. Not even close. While I've paddled in every month of the year numerous times, the January and February paddles have usually been one off, isolated paddles made possible only by the river... SUP Kentucky a new way to Explore. SUP Mexico - The state of Kentucky has more navigable waterways than you can imagine.  What better way to explore this wonderful state than through its watery roads?  Now we have SUP Kentucky.  The Golden Age of Kayaking in India – Episode 3 Palm Blogs - In the third episode of Jake's adventures in Northeast India, follow Jake and friends down the classic Kynshi and its tributary. Californian Danny Ching Claims First Ultimate Waterman Discipline – 16km Outrigger Canoe The Ultimate Waterman - Californian paddler Danny Ching (USA) has claimed the first discipline of the 2016 Ultimate Waterman event in emphathic fashion beating his opponents by a whopping eight minutes in the 16km Outrigger Canoe Race held at Takapuna Beach today.   Atcha 86 – Whitewater's Best Friend Hala - March is the time of year all paddlers look forward to. The weather gets warmer, snow starts melting, and the rivers start rising. With the water levels coming up, the board I look forward to taking out the most is the Hala Atcha 86. I love how versatile and maneuverable this whitewater SUP is. It's the brand new smaller version of the whitewater-class defining Hala Atcha and like all the Hala Gear boards, is a super durable inflatable SUP board. Paddle Healthy SUP Meals A Pre-Race Dinner SUP Magazine - We recently caught up with Maryland's Capital SUP crew to get the inside scoop on the homemade meals they're whipping up together to fuel their standup paddle lifestyle. Capital SUP co-owners Brian Meyer, Chris Norman, and Kevin Haigis know that in order to perform well and feel good, you must fuel correctly, so, the trio created a pre-race meal with just that in mind. What Does Stormwater Runoff Look Like? American Rivers - On a recent run on a mountain trail near North Carolina's Blue Ridge Parkway, my wife and I came upon a pretty dramatic sight. Just about 30 yards downhill from the Parkway, there was a large drain pipe with the outflow frozen solid. The Birth of Five2Nine: A Crash Course in Lifestyle Management, Part 4 Five 2 Nine Productions - I can't take credit for the term Five2Nine. It was actually Mike Kobzik that came up with it. Mike was my original partner with Five2Nine. He originally intended to call it 'Nine2Five'. At the time I was thinking that didn't make sense since we both had full time jobs but eventually I think Five2Nine came out of a typo and stuck. It fit a lot more at the time considering we were totally weekend warriors. Ladybird Lake Paddling Beneath The Austin Skyline SUP Magazine - Paddling in urban environments is one of the more unique ways to explore a city. While most tourists may stick to the double-decker tour buses, paddlers know the trusty ol' SUP is the way to go. So for those looking to paddle through a concrete jungle, they need to look no farther than Austin, Texas. The Ultimate Watermen Experience a Traditional Form of Maori Water Craft The Ultimate Waterman - The Ultimate Watermen athletes were officially welcomed to Auckland and New Zealand today during a special ceremony that involved the international visitors taking to the water on a traditional Maori war canoe.   The Tourist – St Vincent and The Grenadines SUP International - If you were to close your eyes right after reading this sentence and post your mind off to an archetypal tropical paradise, you'd probably image something similar to St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Nestled deep in the heart of the Caribbean Sea, this chain of islands has managed to evade the molestations of mass tourism.

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