Dagger's 2016 Team Roster Boasts World-Renowned Paddlers ~ Saftey

Playak News Flash - May 4, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Dagger's 2016 Team Roster Boasts World-Renowned Paddlers Rapid Magazine Blog - Team Dagger Kayaks is proud to announce its 2016 roster of world-class kayakers. This year, outstanding athletes, adventurers, entrepreneurs and filmmakers make up the larger, more diversified team. Tell the NRCS Thank You for the successful Green River Diversion Project. Am. Whitewater - American Whitewater is pleased to announce the successful completion of the Green River Dam rehabilitation project. The restoration of the last major in-stream barrier to fish and paddlers between Flaming Gorge and the confluence with the Colorado River is a win for all involved: it will now have safe boat passage, along with maintaining fish passage and the agricultural importance of the dam. Sup Surfing in Crowds – Strategies and Tactics to Get More Waves and Make Surfers Happy PaddleWoo - Surfing a paddle board in a crowded lineup requires a special tact. I surf 50% of the time at a crowded beachbreak and in this post I'll share some tactics and strategies I use to make sure I don't have issues with surfers, get waves and most important never endanger anyone. Aerial View of The 2016 Olukai Ho'Olaule'a on Maui SUPracer - Check out this awesome aerial footage from the 8th Annual OluKai Ho'olaule'a, which was held Saturday on Maui and from which Connor Baxter and Sonni Hönscheid emerged victorious against an all-star field. Police Kill Two Anti-Dam Protesters in Northeast India International Rivers - Tawang Gate By Dhrubazaan Photography, via Wikimedia Commons. We've received terrible news about dam fighters in India today. Woman Drowns While Paddleboarding in Oregon SUP Magazine - A woman drowned yesterday after falling off her standup paddleboard into the waters surrounding Sauvie Island in northern Oregon. Officials have not yet released her name. SUP Examiner Founder Matt Chebatoris Shares Paddling Tips on KTLA News SUP Examiner - SUP Examiner founder Matt Chebatoris participated in a live interview from Paradise Cove in Malibu with KTLA Morning News reporter Liberty Chan on Friday, April 15, 2016. The interview was conducted in support of Los Angeles Waterkeeper's fifth annual Stand Up for Clean Water paddleboard race and covered the basic technique of stand up paddling. Matt has served as a volunteer with Los Angeles Waterkeeper since 2013 as a member of the environmental non-profit's event planning committee for one of the organization's two annual fundraising events. Stookesberry and Korbulic Meet their Match on Myanmar's Irrwaddy First Ascent - Chris Korbulic and I are lucky. At least that's what I think. Our job is to travel the world in search of a great paddling adventure. OC2 Surfing on an Ozone Tempest Two Man Canoe SUP Surf - My friend Kekoa and I recently went on a canoe surfing session in Diamond Head, Oahu to test out my new Ozone Tempest OC2 two-man canoe. The Tempest OC2 is fast and it glides really well. We caught a bunch of great waves and the conditions were perfect Hawaii weather for canoe surfing. Saftey Jackson Kayak - The number one thing to remember when you are on a kayak is safety. So here are a couple of really simple safety rules I recommend for someone just getting started. Four Arrested in Connection with Berta Cáceres's Murder International Rivers - Four men allegedly linked to the murder of Honduran environmentalist Berta Cáceres were arrested Monday during ten raids in Tegucigalpa, La Ceiba and Trujillo, Colón. PBR 2016 Jackson Kayak - 23, 24 April, I left La Plagne for a little weekend in the Pyrenees during the 7th edition of the Pyrenees Buddies Race. A race organized on the Gave Brousset in the Ossau valley at the foot of the ski resort Artouste . SUP Examiner Founder Matt Chebatoris Discusses Board Types on KTLA News SUP Examiner - SUP Examiner Supports Los Angeles Waterkeeper SUP Examiner founder Matt Chebatoris participated in a live interview from Paradise Cove in Malibu with KTLA Morning News reporter Liberty Chan on Friday, April 15, 2016. Lazy Surf Day – Stroke Focus, Mindless Paddling PaddleWoo - Surf was a bit funky this morning and time was limited. Decided to paddle out back to the reef and get a few. Focused on keeping technique while paddling 80-90% in choppy water. 2016 OluKai Ho'olaule'a SUP Magazine - We're just going to say it: when the wind is blowing on the Maliko Run, there's hardly another place we'd rather be. And judging from the smiles on the nearly 300 racers' faces yesterday at the 2016 OluKai Ho'olaule'a, they feel the same way.

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