Argentina National Team Filled With Starboard ~ Sweethope lough

Playak News Flash - June 4, 2016
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News Watch Headlines Argentina National Team Filled With Starboard Starboard SUP - Congratulations to the entire Argentina National Team. The 4th date of the SUP Argentinian Circuit was held last weekend at Playa Grande Beach, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires. This event defined the Team that will be representing Argentina in the 2016 ISA World Stand Up Paddle and Paddleboard Championship, this will be held on November 12th-20th in Fiji. Swanage Classic Kayak Fishing Competition 2016 Palm Blogs - The Swanage Classic Kayak Fishing Competition is one of the highlights of the kayak fishing events calendar. Loads of kayak anglers all spending several days camping and fishing together at a great venue with plenty of species to target. I did well last year and placed second. This year I had put aside four days to fish at Swanage so after sorting bits of gear out over several weeks it was time to drive up to Swanage for a long weekend of kayak fishing. The Outdoormix Festival, more successful every year TotalSUP - The Outdoormix has become the starting point for all outdoor sports lovers in the French department of Hautes-Alpes. For this 4th edition, which took place from May 13th to 16th, it reunited 400 riders, 10.000 festival-goers and about 50.000 visitors who enjoyed the shows and animations on the event village. Sweethope lough Jackson Kayak - I had spoke to the manager of a fishery not to far from me about access with a kayak, and he was very happy with the idea of it, so a plan was made to fish it on Sunday evening. Fingers and toes were crossed for an evening rise. Bella Coola SUP Expedition 2016 Kokatat - Our team just returned from an incredible 250km, 16 day Standup Paddle Board expedition. Our goal was to ski mountaineer, river paddle, ocean tour and finally surf. The idea was to use the spring runoff as an artery to the ocean where we would paddle out the long fjord of the Dean Channel to a remote island and search the coastline for surf coming in off the west coast of British Columbia. Thank You Costa Rica The Roaming Dials - The people of the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica were extraordinarily helpful in the many months I have been there. Especially the miners, the Park Rangers of Corcovado National Park and others who make their living in the forest, as well as the OIJ and local police. Preview of the Big Race in Bilbao SUPracer - Welcome to Week 5 of the 2016 EuroTour presented by Starboard, which brings us to the beautiful Basque Country for two big back-to-back weekends of racing. First up is the Iberdrola Bilbao World SUP Challenge, which will see plenty of top ranked international and European athletes including EuroTour top three Michael Booth, Connor Baxter and Titouan Puyo battling it out for the Tour's biggest prize purse. Water Crisis in Flint American Rivers - President Obama is visiting Flint, Michigan on May 4 to meet with residents and witness the city's efforts to recover from lead-contaminated drinking water supplies. The health crisis in Flint has raised concerns about drinking water safety nationwide. Fernando Stalla on the Podcast PaddleWoo - In this episode of the Paddlewoo Podcast we Erik circles up with Fernando Stalla of Mexico.  Fernando is an accomplished paddle surfer and racer, he competes on the World Tour and International ISA competitions representing Mexico and Sayulita. Using Boats to your Advantage Jackson Kayak - A week ago I fished a tournament on J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, TN. I always like to prepare for my tournaments by studying Google Maps, Navionics, and prefishing at least one night. Could The National Flood Insurance Program Be Harming Endangered Species? American Rivers - Big progress was made this month for salmon and floodplains in Oregon. On April 14, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its findings on the impact of the National Flood Insurance Program on endangered fish and their habitat in Oregon rivers. Canoe Slalom European Championships 2016 Palm Blogs - For the last couple months I have been working towards the European Canoe Slalom Championships. The two very last Olympic spots where available here and many national selections were fought for at this race. This meant it was a big one for most of us as Olympic dreams got realized and shattered. WATCH: Connor Baxter Is the Fastest Paddler on Earth Incl. Side-by-Side Showdown With Trevor Tunnington SUPracer - Although the main event at the Lost Mills was the 18km distance race on Saturday, the sideshow event, the 200m time trial on Friday afternoon, threw up its fair share of action as well, including a heartbreaking fall and a return to the top for the 2013 champion.   Travis Grant, Master of Molokai by Matt Chebatoris Quickblade - This past month, Travis Grant accomplished a lifelong dream by winning the prestigious Molokai to Oahu OC-1 race – widely considered the world title of open ocean OC-1 racing. His victory came during one of the most competitive fields of men's OC-1 paddlers in recent years, most notably a strong contingent of young Tahitian paddlers looking to leave their mark on the world stage. Sonni Hönscheid's Winning Streak Continues SIC Maui - Taking home another 1st place podium at The Lost Mills International SUP race in Germany over the weekend, SIC Maui Global Team Athlete Sonni Hönscheid is dominating any race she enters this season.

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