A Plea to the Outdoor Industry ~ How to Remove a Piton Dent From Your Boat

Playak News Flash - April 13, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines A Plea to the Outdoor Industry Team Pyranha - Growing up as an enthusiastic female kayaker and learning to paddle with family and friends of all genders and ages, I didn't really realise there was a gender inequality in the sport until I went to University. The Definition of Freestyle Frustrating, Challenging, Addictive, Awesome, Fun Jackson Kayak - Now, I have noticed over the last 16 years of freestyle kayaking that freestyle is an exceptionally hard sport. The tricks are not easy to learn. How to Remove a Piton Dent From Your Boat Jackson Kayak - From time to time you might find yourself paddling downstream, minding your own business, charging a line which you thought would be cool and WHAM. Fostering New River Stewards American Rivers - For the second year, National River Cleanup (NRC) partnered with Cox Enterprises, Inc. (Cox Media Group Orlando, Manheim Central, and Manheim Orlando) and Keep Seminole Beautiful to ensure the central Florida Wekiva River remains trash-free for people and nature. Paddling Philanthropists Show For A Successful 7th Annual Mongoose Cup SUP Magazine - A noble man, a noble event and a noble cause the 7th annual Mickey Munoz Mongoose Cup, a cornerstone multifaceted fundraising SUP event held this past Saturday at Baby Beach in Dana Point Harbor, California, hosted paddlers of every sort, from hometown heroes to international SUP stars, all rallying to compete, connect and contribute with fellow philanthropists of the Southern Californian SUP community. Uganda and White Nile by Andrej Bijuklic Alpin Action Team - Right before New Year Filip Tomažič came out with the 4 month idea for kayaking and traveling around Uganda. It`s been almost a decade since I stopped play boating, but this time I could not resist to the temptation of the Niles waves. Yet Another Awesome Downwinder on Maui with Jeremy Riggs and Livio Menelau SUPracer - Yet another downwind video from Jeremy Riggs, yet another reason for us to be jealous of anyone that lives on Maui. Sustainable Paddlesports for Underserved Communities ACA - T.J. Turner leads a kayaking pool session as part of his 2016 grant project. ACA staffer T.J. Turner is currently leading a grant project (funded by the US Coast Guard) focused on creating sustainable paddle-sports education for undeserved and underrepresented communities. Meet Northern California's Rising SUP Star, Haakon Hoyer-Nielsen SUP Connect - Hailing from El Cerrito, California, Haakon Hoyer-Nielsen is rising the ranks in the stand up paddle (SUP) world in both SUP surfing and racing having become a podium regular in practically every event he attends. Haakon trains in the San Francisco Bay, has already finished his first Molokai 2 Oahu race, is a puppy raiser for Guide Dogs for the Blind, works year round as a lifeguard and consistently makes high honors as a sophomore at Saint Mary's College High School. From Fish to Crabs Orion Coolers - Went out in between storms with my buddy Steve the other day and we found nice visibility and plenty of fish. We decided to shoot our limits so we could have plenty of carcasses to use as bait for the recently opened Dungeness Crab season. Sup Sculpting Pre-Paddle Warmup Exercises SUP Magazine - Many of us standup paddlers aren't stretching properly, which over time can cause injury, pain, and soreness. If pressed for time, at least perform a quick warm up circuit, like the one designed by Kevin Haigis of Capital SUP . When you have more time to dedicate to your pre-workout preparation, perform the following exercises with a circuit for a well-rounded warmup. The People of Ethiopia's Omo Valley May Not Survive This Time Around International Rivers - Members of the Karo ethnic group by the Omo River Marc Veraart on Flickr The diverse indigenous ethnic groups of Ethiopia's Omo Valley may have made it past severe threats to their survival during decades of occupation by Emperor Menelik, but the current land grabs for industrial plantations, spurred by construction of the Gibe 3 Dam, may spell the end of life as they know it, according to Will Hurd, Omo Basin researcher, activist, and director of small NGO Cool Ground. Help AW Serve You Better - Take Our Community Survey Am. Whitewater - American Whitewater is committed to providing the paddling community and our members with the highest quality service and the best representation for river stewardship. Kayak Meme Machine 3 Bryant Burkhardt - Here's a few more of my memes. You can check out the earlier ones at the first post and post two. This picture was taken on a trip to the Okisollo Wave off Quadra Island in British Columbia. You could sit on the wave all day if you wanted. When we got tired of waiting our turn, we'd drop in and join our friends. The Global Significance of the Klamath Agreement International Rivers - Last week, US Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, California Governor Jerry Brown and Governor Kate Brown of Oregon signed an agreement that will set into motion the biggest river restoration in the history of the United States. Four aging dams will be removed from the Klamath River.

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