Middle Kings - First Day on the River ~ Maple Street Canal

Playak News Flash - July 19, 2016
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News Watch Headlines Middle Kings - First Day on the River Reiner Glanz - So we spent our first night just before Palisade Creek joins from the river left side and brings an essential amount of water to make the kayaking more worthwhile. Our breakfast consisted of  a nice little combination of two slides that marked our start into our first full day on the river. Maple Street Canal Kayaking the Mobile - Tensaw River Delta - After almost 5 years of filing complaints to Environmental Enforcement Agencies about the trash pollution in Maple Street Canal, how is the Canal looking today? Big smiles in big swell Tony Paradise - Cathy's daughter was coming for our Wednesday evening practice at St. Philips.  It blew pretty good all day.  I was apprehensive about a novice paddler coming out under those conditions but by evening the wind dropped. Then we had my favourite paddling conditions - big swell and no wind.  And by the smiles on Larina's face, her's too. Red Paddle Co Ride 10'6 MSL Inflatable SUP review supboardguide.com - Once upon a time I looked at inflatable SUPs as the poor cousin of the hardboard. I just didn't get why anyone would go for the air-filled option when you could buy the real deal. That has changed and the Ride 10'6 by Red Paddle Co is one of the reasons. Katie mcanena – What has Sup taught me so far ? SUP International - Katie McAnena, 29 year old Irish water-woman, competes internationally and nationally in sup surfing, sup racing, windsurfing and surfing whilst working as a full-time doctor. ASI L1 SUP Instructor Enclosed Flat Water Course. Dublin Ireland ASI - Congratulations to new ASI instructors who completed the ASI Level 1 SUP Instructor Enclosed Flat Water course on 2-3 July at Dublin. Delivered by local ASI Trainer, Paul Byrne, who is highly experience SUP school owner, event organizer and trainer. Kawarau River - New Zealand Jordan Searle - New Zealand is famous, or infamous, for it's rivers and whitewater. Pristine, remoteness, continuous gradient and often helicopter access are all images that resonate when people dream about paddling in New Zealand. The Chucktown Showdown Distressed Mullet - Date September 17, 2016 Location Brittlebank Park, Charleston, South Carolina Can you describe the different races and courses? Hovie SUP races at the Flying Fish Race Hovie SUP - Today 7/16/2016 at the Flying Fish Paddle Challenge in Stuart FL, some of our Hovie SUP team paddlers show up and turned out some nice results. Elite 6 mile, Men's 14 2nd place Jake Portwood , Elite Men's 12′ 6″ 2nd place Travis Kindt , 3rd place Will Marston who also to top honorers in Jr elite, 3 mile race results; Jr men 1st place Dylan Geiger, Hailie and Gracie Marston 1st and 2nd place Jr women. Weekend adventures Adventurous Experiences - Paddling from Laxey, a really enjoyable family experience.   Endangered Sea Turtle Rescued From Ballona Creek in Los Angeles SUP Examiner - I left work later than I had planned this past Thursday and decided to head over to Playa del Rey to launch my SUP from Ballona Creek and paddle out into the Santa Monica Bay instead of continuing south to outrigger practice with the Lanakila Outrigger Canoe Club in Redondo Beach. Early nominations open in four award categories for the 2016 World Paddle Awards World Paddle Awards - Early nominations are open in four award categories for the 2016 World Paddle Awards, to be held at the Montebelo Acquieira Lake Resort in Portugal. NCW Wind Wetsuit Project – How Design and Evolution Can Work SUP Mag UK - Mark Graham owns Cornwall based North Coast Wetsuits. Having reviewed and used the brand's double lined wetsuits in conjunction with our stand up paddling, we found out he was planning a new wind orientated wetsuit. Approaching him for the low down Windsurfing UK then had the chance to help out by providing feedback and trying the very first samples of the new suit. Fly Fishing Warm Skinny Water Jackson Kayak - I recently went fly fishing in a small creek—a creek that reminds me of home. With the drought we are experiencing in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains this year, this creek was more like a lightly dribbling stream, holding pools of all but stagnant water. Great Value for a Great Fishing Kayak Kayak Angler Magazine - Continuing on the popularity of the Catch 120 released at last year's ICAST show, Pelican International added more great fishing kayaks without adding to the price.

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