Maintaining Directional Awareness ~ The Badass Women in My Life

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

News Watch Headlines Maintaining Directional Awareness Canoe Kayak - Wham. You're following your friend down a new river when water catches your stern and you're caught off guard, tumbling backwards into a surprising hole at the lead-in to a big drop with a last chance eddy. The Badass Women in My Life Brittany Parker - You are who you surround yourself with. I heard this awhile back, I can't remember from where, but I believe it to be true. Ever since I heard this I am very careful and very selective of those that I surround myself with. This is a series tribute, highlighting all the strong women in my life. Adaptive Athlete: Bellyak Revitalizes Kyle Morgan Bellyak - Kyle Morgan led an active lifestyle he pushed a skateboard, kayaked and rode motorcycles competitively. There was no action sport he wouldn't try. Snakes & Ladders: Volatile World Rankings Update after 7 Races Dropped and 3 New Events Added SUPracer - As we reach the halfway point of the year, there's been a major shakeup on the SUP Racer World Rankings, with seven races from 12 months ago expiring and being dropped this week, while three new events were added. Canoe Cradles Paddle Making - Wanting to start the quick refurbishment of the 14ft Chesnut / Peterborough picked up last fall, an essential bit of canoe gear needed to be built a set of canoe cradles. Mike Elliot has a great write up of on a sturdy set of cradles in his book and I adapted these to fit my needs. A tiny backyard and no garage for storage meant I wanted something a bit more compact and somewhat collapsible. 2016 River Racing Recap rvr2rvr - Team RVR 2 RVR is officially done competing for the whitewater race season. We have had a hell of a time training, racing, swimming, and cheers-ing our competitors both on and off the water. It has been really rewarding seeing the sport grow so fast. Our race courses are getting harder, and the athletes are stepping up and dominating the challenge. Photo Credit: Jordan Curet of Women's Gear Guide. Dolphin Watching With Gotham Whale Frogma - My normal work routine this week was disrupted in the best way possible - I took Wednesday off to go out whalewatching with Gotham Whale , along with my friend Louise from Ithaca. Allagash Wilderness Waterway celebrates 50 years of paddling, camping, and conservation Northern Forest Canoe Trail - The Allagash River of northern Maine is one of the premier rivers in this country for canoeing, fishing and camping. Running through a protected north woods forest corridor, the river system provides a mix of calm flat water, smooth fast water, easy rips, and Class II rapids (and of course, a few portages). Meet Antonio De La Rosa, the Guy Who's Paddling 2,200kms Around the Arctic on an 18ft Inflatable SUPracer - While the Race to the Midnight Sun is currently underway in the Yukon Territory of Canada, another paddle expedition has just begun in the land where the sun never sets. And this one's even longer. Thank You for Awakening an Old Memory Northern Forest Canoe Trail - The following was sent to the Northern Forest Canoe Trail as a handwritten letter. In honor of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway's 50th anniversary, we received permission from the author to share with our readers. Your average SUP paddler, on an EPIC adventure down the Grand Canyon. Distressed Mullet - With permits hard to come by, it is a blessing to be asked to join a Grand Canyon trip, for some a once in a lifetime opportunity. So when Danny Mongno, Werner Paddle's marketing manager, a kayaker for close to 30 years, was invited why on earth did he decide to stand up paddle it? The SUP Movie Available for Free SUP Magazine - In case you forgot, 2015 gave us one of the finest SUP movies ever created. The film aptly named, The SUP Movie, showed the world just how radical standup paddle boarding can be with an all-star cast including Kai Lenny, Izzi Gomez, Sean Poynter and many others. Stand Up Paddle in Alaska's Kenai Lake & Kenai River TotalSUP - Stand Up Paddle can take you to incredible locations. You practice it almost anywhere and it's always a pleasure to paddle with nothing around but wilderness. So if you like Stand Up Paddling in the wilderness Alaska should definitely figure on your bucket list. Gomez and Boehne Rip in Slow Motion SUP Magazine - It's no secret that Giorgio Gomez and Dave Boehne are two of SUP surfing's finest. The two are regularly featured in countless edits of them pushing progressive SUP surfing to the limit. While those videos are no doubt impressive, this latest edit captures the duo perfecting everything from torque filled turns to aerials all in slow motion. History of the St. Lawrence Seaway American Rivers - Guest post by Daniel Macfarlane is a part of our America's Most Endangered Rivers® series spotlighting the St. Lawrence River.

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