69-year-old Aleksander Doba announces plans to kayak across the Atlantic for a third time

Playak News Flash - April 11, 2016
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News Watch Headlines 69-year-old Aleksander Doba announces plans to kayak across the Atlantic for a third time Canoe Kayak - On May 29th, 2016, Aleksander Olek Doba will begin his third Atlantic crossing in the 21-foot yellow kayak he calls Olo. Unlike his two previous expeditions, this time the 69-year-old adventurer will paddle eastward, starting near the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor and ending in Lisbon, Portugal–where he began his second transatlantic voyage three years ago. How to Move Past Bad Days Five 2 Nine Productions - Most sports have a degree of error. Whitewater can have a degree of catastrophe. For whitewater if you fuck up you are likely beat down, exhausted from fighting a hydraulic or dangerous situation, and then all your gear goes downstream. 2016 Summer and European spring Martina Wegman - For the last couple years I have celebrate New Years in New Zealand. This year was no different, except that we headed with some friends up to the east coast of New Zealand. Cross Training Adventures Elder SUP - Spring is upon us and the weather is stellar! After a winter of riding the waves that do not move aka ski mountain pitches and slopes we did some serious intervals on the river yesterday. Palm Equipment Lightning Throwbag – Hands On unsponsored - Palm had a lightning bag shipped to Unsponsored HQ as soon as the production models were available. Retail customers will be able to get hold of a bag from good kayak/canoe retailers over the next few weeks. Paynes Creek Kayaking the Mobile - Tensaw River Delta - Goose keeping its eggs warm. Mosquito breeding boat.Uh oh. No touch this flower. The Eurotour Announces Final Lineup for 2016 SUPracer - The 2016 EuroTour lineup has been finalised, with one new race being added to the original baker's dozen that was announced in January. All up there are now 14 races in 14 weeks across 10 countries, along with $87,000 in combined prize money that many of the world's best paddlers will be fighting for. Shark Vs. Sup SUPracer - Check out this clip of local paddler Maximo Trinidad, who got a little more than he bargained for while surfing Corner's Beach in Jupiter, Florida yesterday. Wild Adventure Kayaking Alberton Gorge — Class IV Rapids in a Sea Eagle 420x Sea Eagle - What's a kid from New York City doing ripping down Class IV  rapids in some of America's wildest, most remote rivers, with the foam flying and the adrenaline pumping? Rough and Ready Creek NRS Duct Tape Diaries - Nate Wilson is determined to experience the remote landscape of the Upper North Fork of the Rough and Ready Creek, an eligible Wild and Scenic River candidate threatened by a nickel strip mine proposal. IKs and packrafts in tow, he and two friends attempt a first descent, for the second time. The Hobie Tandem Island Takes on The Everglades Challenge Hobie - Seven years ago Jim Czarnowski and his then fiance Elena set off from the beach at Fort Desoto, 300 miles of mystery ahead. They pointed their big Hobie MirageDrive sailing kayak south towards distant Key Largo and settled in for several long and adventurous days. Wild waters were ahead, the largely unsettled alligator coast of the Everglades. Man and Dog SUP Surf Tidal Bore, Set New Guinness World Record SUP Magazine - Between a surreal video of paddlers riding a glassy tidal bore in Alaska and  Kai Bates' recent trip to Papua New Guinea–where he braved croc-infested waters to shred a tidal bore of mythical proportions–it's been a constant topic of conversation in the paddling community. A Much Needed Book on Canoe Restoration Paddle Making - Anyone with a true love for wood canvas construction will appreciate the recent efforts by Mike Elliot of Kettle River Canoes . Getting Ready for Paddlefit Core Today in Wrightsville Beach PaddleFit - Getting ready for PaddleFit Core today in Wrightsville Beach, NC. Inzane Super Groms Zane Schweitzer Takes Four Groms Tandem Sup Surfing SUP Magazine - As a surfer watching this clip, you're probably thinking back to that golden era when you were green enough to enjoy any ripple and small enough that said ripple felt like Pipeline. It's the type of clip that strokes the heartstrings of any surfing parent, sibling or child, and influences the rest to give surfing a try.

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