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

Playak News Flash - April 28, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines 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. 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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