Lower Tons - India ~ Titan Design Team - 2016 Outfitting Upgrades

Playak News Flash - April 27, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines 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.  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.  Louisville Hike, Bike & Paddle and Ohio River Lock Through Jackson Kayak - Louisville Kentucky hosts hike, bike, & five mile Ohio River paddle annually on Memorial Day and Labor Day. I arrived early to stage kayaks and gear at Harbor Lawn. The Ohio River sunrise was spectacular. Vaz Brothers & Friends Shred In New SUP Surf Edit: New Age III SUP Connect - The Vaz brothers from Brazil are two of the most talented SUP surfers in today's generation of stand up paddlers pushing to progress stand up paddle (SUP) surfing. Caio Vaz is reigning World SUP Surfing Champion and his brother Ian is one of the top athletes on the Stand Up World Tour as well. It Looks Like The Panama Crew Had a Great Event This Weekend PaddleFit - It looks like the Panama crew had a great event this weekend. Lower Yamuna - India Steve Brooks - It was time to make a move, the Winter was a bit of a disappointment and with the process of getting a visa to India becoming easier I decided to go kayaking in the Indian Himalayas for a month. Frenchman and New Zealander Capture Elite Victories in 2016 Carolina Cup Boarders Magazine - Annabel Anderson of New Zealand captured her fourth consecutive victory in the women's division of the Carolina Cup elite Graveyard Race on Saturday, April 23. In an incredible achievement, Anderson bested her nearest competitor Candice Appleby of California by over five minutes on the grueling 13.5-mile ocean and flatwater standup paddleboard course. Amazon mega-dam suspended, providing hope for indigenous people and biodiversity | Mongabay International Rivers - A member of the Munduruku indigenous group stands beside the Tapajós River, Pará state, Brazil. The Munduruku's Sawré Muybu territory on the Tapajós is threatened by a proposed dam complex including the São Luiz do Tapajós dam. Molokai to Oahu Race (M2O) 2016 Race Board Rental and Buy Back Programs Blue Planet Surf - Are you looking to rent a board for the Molokai to Oahu race on July 31st 2016?  We have high performance downwind boards available for rent for the Molokai race. The Progression Journal 2 – Bottom Turning & Getting Out PaddleWoo - Waves were super fun this morning. Head high, SW swell. Our beach loves the SW. Amazing how much more swell we get from a 215 than a 190. It's almost 2x. Jack of All Trades? Jackson Kayak - I recently went fishing in a rocky, rapid filled river near my home in North Carolina, and grabbed the Coosa HD. The next week I took a trip down to Florida to fish for snook and redfish, and again grabbed the Coosa HD. Nahskwell in Sweden Nah Skwell SUP - Sweden is a beautiful place, beated by waves all along the year. During the winter, it requires a good motivation to go on the water. But our team riders, Jens Gullstrand and Johan Bergqvist got it. They go on the water all along the year, despite the conditions, to surf on train on their raceboards SUPs. Connor Baxter on How to Prepare for The Olukai Ho'Olaulea SUP Magazine - You could say that Connor Baxter knows a thing or two about the Maliko Run. And about winning the OluKai Ho'olaule'a . Shop Talk Eco-Friendly Sup Shops SUP Magazine - If we were painters, the ocean would be our palette. As standup paddlers, preserving and protecting the ocean isn't something that is going to occur by happenstance, it's something that must occupy the forefront of our minds and our decision­making. It is our obligation. Awesome Aerial Footage From The 2016 West Marine Carolina Cup Graveyard Race SUPracer - As you can see, there are waves in Carolina. The 2-3ft swell certainly caused a bit of chaos (and at least one particularly memorable photo), adding one more element to a race that was already well and truly living up to its name.

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