A New PB Perch ~ GoPro Mountain Games ~ 2016 Bark Contender Lite

Playak News Flash - June 16, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines A New PB Perch Jackson Kayak - Even though I live by the sea I do enjoy my freshwater fishing, one of my favorites targets is Perch. Perch are a beautiful fish, I like their aggressive nature and I love fishing for them no matter the size. So when I was invited to fish a competition on a lake that we were told contains some very nice Perch, I didn't need asking twice. GoPro Mountain Games SUP Magazine - For one weekend every year, the GoPro Mountain Games serve as a celebration for the entire spectrum of mountain sports. From river paddlers to downhill mountain bikers, adventure athletes of all pedigrees and progenies flock for the annual pilgrimage in Vail, Colorado. 2016 Bark Contender Lite SUP International - The new BARK Contender Lite (12L) is a reflection of the shift in design towards lower-volume, narrower boards using the same race proven outline of the original Contender. It's wrapped in red, grey and white racing stripes and is the perfect choice for the paddler looking for that magic, lower-volume 12'6″ board to support them in a variety of conditions. Durban's paddlers take on world’s oldest surfski race surfski.info - Sunday saw a moderate field take on the world's oldest surfski race, the Illovo Pirates Umhlanga Pirates Surfski Race, with paddlers encountering some tough conditions with South African surfski ace Hank McGregor claiming the overall win with Nicole Russell finishing as the first lady home. The first race was in 1957, this race has incorporated some interesting traditions such as paddlers receiving soup at the conclusion of the race. Using Citizen Monitoring to Inform Drought Response in the Blackfoot Valley American Rivers - Today's post is a guest blog from Joe Zimbric, A Big Sky Watershed Corps Member with the Blackfoot Challenge. The Blackfoot Challenge is a grant recipient of the Connecting Communities to Rivers Grant Program, working to connect their community to the Blackfoot River. Breaking Down an Intermediate SUP Surfing Turn PaddleWoo - What's up paddle freaks!  We had one of those glorious mornings here in Costa Rica today.  The arrival of a significant SW swell, 4ft. at 18secs and a mid-morning high tide made for some fun conditions on the reef.  I used the session to work on the ColinBack.   Bass Season Opener in the Great White North Jackson Kayak - It has been a long winter in Canada. All of our reels have been cleaned and greased twice! Our rods have been collecting dust for several months now. Enough! It's summer now and time to enjoy our favorite pastime. Time to get our kayaks out, wet some lines and wash some lures. Paddling For Cancer Is What My Client Andy Giordano Does and Everyone Wins SUP Fitness - Paddling for cancer is what my client Andy Giordano does and everyone wins. He not only placed 2nd in his division in the grueling 22.5 miler with a time of 5 hours and 32 minutes, around Absecon Island in New Jersey but along with 104 other paddlers he was raising money to support the 9th Annual Paddle For A Cause for the Dean Randazzo Cancer Foundation.   Mason Ho and friends – Rock Lobsters reef dodge surfing SUP Mag UK - Obviously Mason Ho and friends don't really care too much for their own personal surfing safety. Don't believe us? Then check out this nuts edit of the crew riding way too close to reef, sharp pointy rocks and hard spikey bits that could maim or kill. Concord River Respite Trash Paddler - Getting out on the Concord River late this morning allowed for a short paddle downstream from Rt. 225 to Two Brothers Rocks in Bedford for the taking of my lunch. It proved a great spot for dining with a fine view back upriver. 7th Annual Tommy Bahama Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival SUP Magazine - Hoards of top racers from as far away as Brazil and Australia swarmed the Santa Monica Pier last weekend to compete for a $15,000 prize purse at the 7th annual Tommy Bahama Paddleboard Race and Ocean Festival . More than 300 racers competed in a full-slate of ocean events including SUP, prone, ocean swimming, beach volleyball and dory racing. From Intermediate to Advanced – Breaking down Turns PaddleWoo - The difference between intermediate and advanced turns in paddle surfing can be understood by the sequence of rail and paddle usage in the turn. The Psychology of Solo Paddling - Turning Fear into Focus Kokatat - Paddling on your own can be scary. There is no one to help you solve problems if something goes wrong, or if the weather suddenly changes. There is no one there to make you laugh when you get lonely, and no one to help carry your boat up long beaches – no one but you. Everything Depends on Conservation- River Guardian Macarena Soler International Rivers - Macarena Soler fights for Patagonia. Courtesy of Macarena Soler. You could be forgiven for thinking that Chilean lawyer Macarena Soler had cloned herself. World Rankings: San Sebastian, Santa Monica Update SUPracer - The Top 100 and Top 50 leaderboards have been updated following the showdown in San Sebastian and the paddle battle at the Pier. Danny Ching has started creeping back up to the top territory where he belongs, while Boothy continues his meteoric rise towards the top five.

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