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viernes, 29 de julio de 2016

Bart De Zwart Sets New Record At 2016 MR340 Race ~ Alicia Casas Zaragoza

Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling news in week 30, 2016.

Bart De Zwart Sets New Record At 2016 MR340 Race
SUP Connect - Legendary long distance stand up paddler Bart de Zwart just finished up the MR340, a 340-mile paddling race on the Missouri River, and he just set the new record for fastest time, beating the previous record by a whopping 10 hours! Here he recaps the race and how he got to the finish.

Fun time kayaking with the ladies
Jackson Kayak - Last week, I went to the Pigeon River women's paddle event, titled Dirty Bird Confidence Series. This was an awesome event, put on by Crystal Gustin, Nikki Malatin, and Katie Dean. We had a total of 26 women participate! I have had the opportunity to help out at several of these women paddling events in the past, and they are all awesome in their own way. The goal of this particular event, was to get more women out on the water together, and also to increase our comfort with playboating. There were 2 groups; a slicy boat group and a playboat group. The 2 groups played their way down the river, working on different moves depending on their boat type and skill level...

Paddling the Middle Kings - the 'Bottom Nine'
Reiner Glanz - So the next morning we woke up to the same awesome views of Tehipite Dome that we fell asleep with. After breakfast we were ready for the Bottom Nine, the stretch of this river that is supposedly the crux when you talk with people that have run MFK. So after a short Class II boogie start to warm up the first horizon line marked the start into the steepest section of this trip.

Mill Creek - A West Virginia Jewel
Kokatat - Due to a crazy work year, my wife Diane and I have not been able to hit the river as much as we would like. Last year I logged sixty-two personal first descents, and this year I was only at seven. Perhaps that is why on a whim, with no water in Tennessee, Diane and I opted to drive north 4 1/2 hours to chase water in West Virginia. The Plan was to boat Mill Creek in the morning, before meeting up with a friend to run the easier Middle Meadow that the evening.

5 Favorite Lakes in Algonquin Provincial Park
Canoe Kayak - Algonquin Provincial Park straddles the transition zone between the northern boreal forest and the southern deciduous forest, making for a unique and diversified landscape.

Alicia Casas Zaragoza
Kokatat - Alicia has always been passionate about nature and outdoor sports. Growing up in the city, she was never specifically interested in rivers and knew nothing about kayaking until she moved to Sort (Pyrenees) after 7 long years of law school.

Sweet Protection Sabrosa Spray Top – First Look
unsponsored - The new Sweet Protection Sabrosa spray top is something that I have been waiting for from Sweet for some time. In most of my Sweet dry top reviews I have mentioned that a short sleeve version would be a great idea and it seems Sweet have listened. The cut and construction of their long sleeve tops and drysuits is superb so I am glad to see a short sleeve version coming to market. We have a Sabrosa landing very shortly at Unsponsored HQ for a full review.

How to choose the right paddle
Jackson Kayak - I believe the most commonly asked questions I've seen around kayak forums are: What kind of paddle do I need? and What length of paddle should I get for X, Y or Z kayak?

The North Fork Championship V
unsponsored - Some great footage from an awesome event. Check out the boat being paddled by Tad Dennis at 5.14. Dagger Phantom? nsored .

A general guide to the Soča River area
Simon Wyndham - I will preface this article by saying that this is not the Kayaking Gods guide to the Bovec Soča area in Slovenia. But I hope that it will give some useful information to those who have been thinking of visiting, or are visiting later this year.

Champion of the Crescent
Beau Whitehead - Super fun race in Canada with a large cash pay-out through 5th place. So I got 7th, Oh well. Danny Ching showed up and showed us all how its done.

Mellow days in Europe
Martina Wegman - Its been a cruisy few weeks after the Slalom World Cups! After the last World Cup in Pau we drove through the night, buzzing off coffee's and Red Bulls and made it in 20 hrs straight back to Prague.

World Bank Suspends Support for Inga 3 Dam in the Congo
International Rivers - On July 25, the World Bank suspended its support for the giant Inga 3 Dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo. What the World Bank once hailed as a transformational project for the region has become the latest cautionary tale of the enormous pitfalls of mega-dams.

Paddle Potomac! Paddle Shenandoah
ACA - Paddle Potomac! Paddle Shenandoah was organized by Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) in partnership with the National Park Service, and timed to coincide with their centennial this year. PRKN works to protect the public's right to clean water in our rivers and streams.

Man Dies While Paddleboarding in San Diego Bay
SUP Magazine - Paddlers cruise in calm waters near Coronado Bridge, San Diego Bay, not far from the location of Monday's paddleboard drowning.

Factor

Athletes with top online media coverage in July

1. Bart De Zwart

2. Leonard Nika

3. Connor Baxter

Videos

Backyard Jibbin in Shredtown - Onewheel (MikeTavares)

Flow Trail - Salida, CO - Onewheel - Mike Tavares & Zack Hughes (MikeTavares)

VOL. 8 ステップバックターン (redpaddleco)

Vector (paul.robertson)

Old Town Predator Upgrades - ICAST 2016: Episode 378

Upcoming

AuSable River Canoe Marathon
US, MI, Grayling, Jul 26 - Jul 31

Cayuga Lake SUP Cup
US, NY, Lansing, Jul 29 - Jul 31

Big Fish Classic
US, MD, Ocean City, Jul 29 - Jul 31

Malabar River Festival
India, Kerala, Kodenchery, Jul 29 - Jul 31

Two Harbors Kayak Festival
US, MN, , Jul 29 - Jul 31

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New Study: What You Need To Get The Best Workout From SUP

Playak News Flash - July 27, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines

New Study: What You Need To Get The Best Workout From SUP
SUP Connect - Stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) athletes claim the sport provides increased muscle strength, core conditioning, better balance and an excellent cardio workout. But do these claims stand up to scientific scrutiny? To find out, the American Council on Exercise (ACE) commissioned two comprehensive studies at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and University of California, San Diego, providing a thorough examination of the health benefits of this untraditional form of physical activity.

Neilson SUP Armada Festival Breaks World Record
SUP Magazine - Nearly 400 paddlers came together in the UK this past weekend for fun, racing, and claiming a new Guinness World Record.

American Forests Conservation Spotlight: California's Salmon River
First Ascent - The Salmon River project is part of an area that was affected by the Forks Complex, a megafire that burned nearly 37,000 acres within this key watershed that flows in California's Klamath National Forest. This section of Klamath is considered steep and rugged, but it serves as a peaceful recreation spot for outdoor enthusiasts, including kayakers, hikers, mushroom seekers and hunters, among others. There is plan to plant conifer seedlings across the 800 acres, these plantings will provide important watershed protection for tributaries of the Salmon River,

Connecticut River Cooldown
Trash Paddler - Hoyt's Landing on the Connecticut River in Springfield, Vermont was a popular spot yesterday. High summer had drawn folks to the place for a plethora of reasons. Some attended an outdoor riverside church service as others prepared for a day's fishing, tubing, water-skiing, standup paddle-boarding, canoeing, or kayaking. Still others relaxed in their cars, swam from the shore, or picked berries. One guy actually stood atop the Chesire Bridge's highest girder, silhouetted against nothing but sky, and dropped vertically, feet-first, into the river

Humpback Whale Nearly Collides with a Stand Up Paddler
TotalSUP - Several Stand Up Paddler had close encounters with whales and got lucky enough to catch it on camera and to end up unarmed. But no paddle boarder has ever captured that kind of encounter so closely and in such high quality, you can even see the fishes escape right before the whales pops out of the water.

SUPBroz, the Story of Two Stand Up Brothers
TotalSUP - Daniel and Bruno Hasulyo also known as SUPBROz are 2 brothers and out of the ordinary stand up athletes. They were born in Hungary, grew up in Italy and since then never stopped moving around the globe. These two are both incredible Stand Up Paddlers and truly have their own special way to race.

Lel Tone Experiences the Aloha of Hawaii in an Undisclosed Island Paradise
First Ascent - Eddie Bauer guide Lel Tone heads to the Hawaiian Islands for a bone fishing education and paddle boarding mission to an undisclosed location.

Review on SUP carrier system SUPWheels
supboardguide.com - One of the products I recently tested is a SUP carrier system called SUPWheels, that allows you to either walk or bike your board to the water. Let me start at the beginning though. Alan, the founder of SUPWheels reached out to me and told me about his product. Alan, the founder of SUPWheels was looking for ways to carry his SUP with just one hand. He combined his processing power with passion for paddle boarding to invent the SUPWheels.

We Need Everyone's Help for the Merrimack River Now
American Rivers - The Merrimack River has a long relationship with its people. Up to 12,000 years ago, Native Americans relied on the Merrimack for its abundant migratory fish runs. Today, the Merrimack watershed faces new threats. The watershed is largely forested by private land.This area is one of the fastest growing in the state. If the development was thoughtfully planned, it would not be a problem. Unfortunately, the development is largely unregulated and the associated sprawl has become a major issue for the health of the Merrimack watershed.

Antarctic season on the Ocean Nova
Jamie Garrod - From November to March there is a pilgrimage of roughly 30,000 tourists all heading down to Antarctica one way or another to see what it's like at the end of the world.

Fish Hoek's Paddling Brothers Dominate
Mocke Paddling - Jasper Mocke led Fish Hoek's band of paddling brothers across the finish line in Friday's Columbia Gorge Downwind Champs. This unique event forms part of the World Surfski Series and is staged on the Columbia River in the water and outdoor sports crazed town of Hood River. The area is renowned amonst windsports such as windsurfing and kiteboarding, and has recently been "discovered" by downwind paddlers. Read on to know what happened in this year's Columbia Gorge Downwind Champs

Wet 'N' Dry SUP Club Profile
SUP Mag UK - Duncan Slater is one half the organizer of Wet 'N' Dry SUP Club. A relaxed collection of paddlers the east coast based SUP club attracts a regular crew and their Wednesday night get together are popular social gatherings.

Eurotour Noli SUP Race 2016 Recap
Starboard SUP - Here is a short recap of week #11 on the Eurotour SUP 2016 where we can see the fourth Eurotour victory of 2016 of Leonard Nika in the beautiful coastal city of Noli, Italy.

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