Bren's big volume boating tips ~ Slafkovsky continues winning streak

Playak News Flash - June 21, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Bren's big volume boating tips Palm Blogs - A lot of kayakers will feel out of place on big volume at first. It looks scarier, everything is bigger, it's harder to spot where you're going and the water is more powerful than you have ever experienced before. Don't let any of that put you off. Here are my top three tips for big water paddling. Boothy, Wylde win and lead Starboard domination in Croatia. Starboard SUP - Team Starboard imposed itself in beautiful Porec, Croatia, during the seventh week of the Euro Tour. In men, the Starboard dream team occupied all four places of the podium with Ozzie Michael Booth taking this seventh stop with 2 minutes difference over eternal Hawaiian rival Connor Baxter and followed by the Hungarian SUP Bros, Bruno and Daniel Hasulyo respectively third and fourth. Slafkovsky continues winning streak ICF - Slovakia's Alexander Slafkovsky's (C1M) continued his change to the series title with a second victory in two weeks, whilst Britain's Mallory Franklin (C1W) and Spain's Samuel Hernanz (K1M) each took their first as the opening medals of the 2016 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup 3 were awarded in Pau, France. In the C1 Men's final, Slafkovsky looked supremely comfortable as he powered down the tricky 23-gate course without hesitation or error to deliver an exceptional time ... 2016 Portland Rose City SUP Classic Beau Whitehead - Great race in Portland. Heavy hitters showed up and set a blistering pace.  I was in the top 4 for the first mile, got dropped, got caught by Thor, drafted him as he bridged back up to the lead three guys. License Denied for New Dam on Bear River (ID) Am. Whitewater - This week the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioned (FERC) issued a final order denying a license for the Twin Lakes Canal Company's proposal to build a 109-foot-tall hydroelectric dam on the Bear River in southeast Idaho. American Whitewater and our partners have worked diligently for over 14 years to protect the Oneida Narrows section of the Bear River, and we're celebrating this final decision, which will keep this section of river freely flowing. Euro Tour Stop 7 TotalSUP - The Euro Tour, the circuit that unifies the big european races for 14 weeks of competition on 14′ SUP race boards stopped in Porec, Croatia this week-end for its 7th stop on the beautiful Adriatic Sea. . Scene Is Set For Dramatic Showdown At 2016 SUP World Cup SUP Connect - The German stop on the Stand Up World Series has long been a gold standard for the sport of Stand Up Paddling, with a unique festival atmosphere, thousands of spectators and show to remember featuring the World's very best athletes. In 2016, the bar will be set even higher, as Mercedes-Benz has stepped up as a Title Partner and the event will be hosted in an exciting new venue that will bring the event to life for athletes and spectators alike. Scottburgh to Brighton Record Smashed surfski.info - It's not often that a 46km race ends in a tied result. But that's what happened in yesterday's Spar Hypersure Scottburgh to Brighton Surfski Race in Durban, South Africa… The Scottburgh to Brighton is tough: the surf at Scottburgh is notorious for breaking boats; the surf at the check-in point at Amanzimtoti is notorious for breaking boats and the surf at the finish at Brighton is… you get the idea! European SUP Championships – France dominates Day 1 TotalSUP - This week sees the first edition of the European Championships happening in Lacanau. Starting with the Opening Ceremony yesterday, today was dedicated to the Men's and Women's Technical Race. Cherry Hole Rodeo 2016 worldkayak blogs - Last weekend, the Wenatchee River graced us with near perfect river levels for a freestyle rodeo at Cherry Hole in the Tumwater Canyon. While the majority of the play features on the Wenatchee vanish as the water comes down, Cherry Hole appears and delivers a textbook play hole style feature. If you're looking to throw inverted tricks with large amplitude, this is your wave Surftech Drives Innovation at the Molokai-2-Oahu Paddleboard World Championships Molokai 2 Oahu - For more than 26 years Surftech has been pioneering composite technologies in board design and construction for surfers around the world. Surftech brought its innovation to the sport of paddleboarding through the introduction of the first production prone paddleboards with the Velzy and BARK brands; and the Mickey Munoz Ultra Glide, which has long been considered the original SUP. Napeequa River Solo Descent Jackson Kayak - The idea of going down a river is pretty simple, right? That's why we all love it so much. You sit in your craft, move swiftly downstream on the power of the river and enjoy the ride, whether it's flat or class V. Sometimes though, you want a little more to satisfy that very human need for exploration and adventure. I'm not saying that descending rivers is driving society forward or a great human endeavor, but at least it's satisfying that curiosity and restlessness. I learned about the Napeequa from a friend, Jordy Searle, with whom I planned to join on the river. Water Sliding 101 – How to make Friends as an Adult Girls at Play - It's occurred to me lately that I love kayaking not only because it's fun as hell, challenging, and let's me go to amazing places, but because it feels like being a child. A Special OluKai 2016 SUP Race Whale's Tale To Make You Smile SUP Fitness - This is a special story written by a special client and friend who's goal it was to paddle and train for the 8th Annual OluKai Ho'olaule'a SUP race here on Maui this past April. The race begins on Maui's intense N. shore in the bay known as Maliko and exits immediately out into intimidating open ocean swell and continues all the way over and through surf to Kanaha Beach Park. Happy Father's Day An Ode to the Real Waterman SUP Magazine - Cheers to man who had me sucking saltwater before I could crawl. The man who taught me to tread water. The man who showed me to swim, stand and stroke. Cheers to the man who first put a paddle in my hands.

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