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viernes, 29 de abril de 2016

Standup for The Cure Set to Take Center Stage in Newport Beach

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The world's top paddling links in week 17, 2016.

Standup for The Cure Set to Take Center Stage in Newport Beach
SUP Examiner - Standup for the Cure's Fifth Annual fundraising event and one of the largest paddle competitions in the world, is scheduled for Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 9am at Newport Dunes in Newport Beach, California. More than 1,000 participants are expected to come out and support the Orange County Affiliate of Susan G. Komen, a breast cancer research and treatment non-profit. Every $125 dollars raised can potentially save a life by enabling women in need access to a mammogram.

Kellys Island - Finishing Up
Tony Paradise - Having circumnavigated Kellys Island we set off for Little Bell Island three kms away where we decided we would stop for lunch.

Logan, OH Preview
River Bassin Trail - The River Bassin' Trail is making its way to Logan, Ohio to kick off the first event in the Midwest Region on Saturday, April 30th! Did you know that the name Ohio comes from an Iroquoian word meaning great river?

Mariann Saether
Rapid Magazine Blog - Mariann Saether is on fire. After swooping in and grabbing gold at her first-ever Sickline race in 2015, we caught up with Saether and learned there's way more to this powerhouse than paddling. At 35, Saether is a full-time teacher.

Titan Design Team - 2016 Outfitting Upgrades
Titan Kayaks - At Titan we're constantly updating and improving our products. Our goal is to make the boats as solid and bomb proof as possible while never cutting corners on performance.

Waka Tutea Review
Alpin Action Team - A kayak with a very important name, the name of a 7,5 meters drop on the Kaituna river in New Zealand.

Progression Journal – Your Front Arm and Style, Breaking Down Mo Freitas
PaddleWoo - Surfing is an aesthetic endeavor. We've argued on the show if it's an art or sport, but no matter where you fall on the argument, there's no arguing that good surfing needs to look good.

New SUP Expedition Underway in Texas
SUP Magazine - Expedition paddler Sam Mauldin doesn't sit around for long. Only a year after setting the Texas record of paddling 100 miles down the flooded Guadalupe River, Maupin and five other paddlers have set off with a new record in mind.

School Year in Review: Freshman Year
Jackson Kayak - Going off to a school where I knew only two people out of 20,000 was a tad terrifying. I was worried about how I would balance my time and if there would ever be time to kayak.

Congratulations to Hovie Sup Elite Team Rider Kieran Grant for His 21th Place Finish At The Carolina Cup
Hovie SUP - Congratulations to Hovie SUP Elite Team rider Kieran Grant for his very strong 20th place finish today at the Carolina Cup race at Wrightsville Beach NC, with the strongest group of world class paddlers ever at one race all together. Kieran was racing his brand new Comet Raceboard GT 14 to his 21 place finish.

Brazil Amazon dam project suspended over concerns for indigenous people | The Guardian
International Rivers - Plans to build a huge hydroelectric dam in the Amazon have been put on hold after Brazil's environmental agency, Ibama, suspended the licensing process over concerns about its impact on the indigenous community in the region.

The First Signs of Summer
Jackson Kayak - Last weekend I was battling winds, waves and swell in the chocolate coloured water of Clacton. What a difference three days makes as I hit the crystal clear waters of Swanage in soaring temperatures on a sea that was as flat as a mill pond. Once the early mist burnt off it was a glorious day to be afloat.

Vietnamese Coracles
Indigenous Boats - Vietnam is the only land where coracles remain in widespread use and continue to serve a significant economic function.

Lower Tons - India
Steve Brooks - After surviving some serious rock falls on the drive up to Purola it was a relatively quiet drive over to the Tons Valley. The weather had not broken and when the clouds did disperse from the valley we could see fresh snow up on the mountain tops.

The Bear Necessities
Kokatat - All of my travels in the Arctic are in polar bear country. I have had the great fortune of encountering polar bears on many occasions, under many differing circumstances. Polar bears are incredible creatures. They are graceful, intelligent, and beautiful.

Factor

Athletes with top online media coverage in April

1. Connor Baxter

2. Annabel Anderson

3. Nicole Pacelli

Videos

First Amigo with sketchy wood (tiziak)

Toast's Kayak Fishing Utility Vehicle Project: Episode 325

Open Bic North Americans Un Regatta 2016 (jblakeney)

See the Glide inflatable waistbelt PFD in action! (paul.robertson)

Stand Up Paddling The Crystal Coast with Beaufort Paddle (jblakeney)

Upcoming

Olukai Ho'olaule'a
HI, Maui, , Apr 29 - May 1

#Floatfest16
Australia, South Australi, Mannum, Apr 30 - May 1

Bluz Cruz
US, MS, Vicksburg, Apr 30

SixPack Race Series # Thetis Lake
BC, Thetis lake, Apr 30

SUPRome-II
Italy, Rome, May 1

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The First Signs of Summer ~ Meet Travis Kindt ~ Back in the Isles

Playak News Flash - April 28, 2016
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Meet Travis Kindt
Hovie SUP - Meet Travis Kindt, Owner at Zeke's Surf, Skate & Paddle Boarding Sports and Florida east coast sales rep, team ambassador at Hovie SUP.

Body Glove Announces New Licensing Agreement With BIC Sport
SUP Magazine - Body Glove today announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with BIC Sport to produce a line of Standup Paddleboards and Surfboards. As part of the agreement, BIC Sport, a world leader in board sports manufacturing, will design, market, and globally distribute SUP's and Surfboards bearing the Body Glove name and logo, to be constructed in the company's proprietary technologies beginning in August 2016.

Kieran Grant Heads to The Caribbean for 2 Weeks of Sup Racing
Hovie SUP - Kieran Grant will be heading to the Caribbean Islands on March 30th to Compete on the island of St Croix and the Coconut Cup SUP Festival. Kieran will race both the 12K down winder and 10K elite race paddling his Comet Race board. The following weekend Kieran will be in Puerto Rico to compete at the Rincon Beach Boy Race at the famous Rincon surfing beach. Look for update here in our news section on his results.

Back in the Isles
Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - First paddle of the season, although it's still far from spring-like. Last few days snow has been blanketing the Torridons (left), the Assynts and even BM Coigach (above). But after three days of howling, the winds abated and Jon and I went for a spin round Tanera Mor.

From Big Waves to Big Winds, Andrea Moller Masters All
SUP Examiner - As a young girl on the small island of Ilhabela, Brazil approximately 150 miles (240k) down the coast from the thriving metropolis of Rio de Janeiro, Andrea Moller found everything she needed to make herself happy in the ocean.

Three Damn Crossings
Newfoundland Kayakoholic - Yesterday Clyde picked me up an hour before our predetermined meeting time. We took our time, loaded up my kayak and gear, stopped for coffee, and arrived at the meeting place with twenty-five minutes to spare.

Swedish Fishingstudents Trying Out Their New Kayaks
Jackson Kayak - Recently, the sports fishing academy of Forshaga and Jackson Kayak started an cooperation, and today the students finally got to try their kayaks.

The Werner Legend 99 Whitewater SUP Paddle
CKS Blog - Werner designed this paddle to offer ultimate performance for whitewater SUP. This is certainly a tall order and I feel they fully achieved this goal. However, I will go a step beyond to say that the Werner Legend 99 is a solid choice for anyone looking for a high-performance paddle, which excels in a variety of conditions in and beyond river rapids.

Rehabilitation Project of Green River Dam Nears Completion
Am. Whitewater - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Utah, in conjunction with the Green River Conservation District and Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF), will open the Green River Dam rehabilitation project to interested members of the public and media on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 in Emery County.

47 Awesome Photos That Tell the Hidden Stories of the Carolina Cup
SUPracer - Carolina is done and dusted for another year, however I think we'll be talking about this race for a while yet. The 2016 West Marine Carolina Cup presented by Surftech had a bit of everything, from the all-star cast of world renowned athletes to the fresh faced dark horses looking to make a name for themselves.

Interview With Kai-Nicolas Steimer
SUP World Cup - The Hamburg Ship Student Kai Nicolas Steimer is considered one of the best Stand Up Paddler Germany , which regularly measures on national and international level with the best SUPlern the world .

Supler Of Month– Connor Baxter
SUP World Cup - If we think about this , what we have done with 17 years so , that was next to the brave school and counting the months until the age of 18 , was well arranged . And to sporting excellence was ever so do not even think .

SUP in Antartica Exploring Icebergs in Pleneau Bay
SUP Magazine - For many paddling couples, a good SUP vacation includes warm weather, white sandy beaches, and a few strong margaritas. But then there are those that want to experience something completely new and out of the ordinary. Something like Antartica.

Gathering of the Tribes in Lieu of Traditional Race the Lake of the Sky
SUP Examiner - South Tahoe SUP may have called off the 2016 Race the Lake of the Sky, but that has not halted the momentum of the California SUP Community.

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Airboard Rocket: Top speed inflatable competition SUP - 2015 race results prove: dolphin nose acts as displacement hull to reduce water resistance. New texture improves glide.

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