Fishing with Dad ~ Paleo Meals to Go ~ Connor Baxter's Boards

Playak News Flash - August 23, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Fishing with Dad American Rivers - Like many of the people I fish with these days, I grew up fishing. My dad taught me about salt water fish when we lived in Florida and then about largemouth bass and trout when we moved to North Carolina. Paleo Meals to Go PaddlingLight - Sick of the salty, typical freeze-dried fare in the cooking aisle of your local big box sporting goods retailer? Or are you sick of cooking when out paddling because you never have luck making a tasty meal without hauling a truck load of cooking gear? Enrol SUP Instructor workshops Austin Texas, USA. Sept 2016 ASI - Enrol for – ASI L1 SUP Instructor Enclosed Flat Water (2 days) and SUP Water Rescue (half day) courses, scheduled 9-11 September 2016. The 2016 Quiksilver Survivor Race – Recap by Connor Baxter standuppaddlesurf.net - The 2016 Quiksilver JM Survivor RaceThe 2016 Quiksilver Survivor Race was a huge success with very tough competition. It was a one day event and had the survivor format which is the hardest race format for short sprints. The first heat started with 44 men and the bottom 10 were eliminated. Perspective – Kornati Islands, Croatia SUP International - Landing Craft A 30 minute harbour paddle or a two week expedition, it all ends same way. Connor Baxter's Boards Boarders Magazine - Every paddler should have 3 boards in their quiver. The first board I would suggest is a small wave board for waist to overhead waves. A perfect size for that depends on your skill level, but anywhere from 7'4 to an 8'0 would work. Change in How the U.S. Selects Athletes for International Competition SUP Examiner - In an exciting new change for how the United States is represented in international competition, Surfing America's Board of Directors announced  a new, comprehensive plan for the growth of SUP and Paddleboarding in the United States. The Stonington Archipelago Sea Kayak Stonington - When we launch from Stonington with a full day of paddling ahead of us, the difficulty lies not in finding a good place to paddle, but in narrowing the choices down to the narrow path we will actually take, knowing that no matter where we go, we'll be forsaking some other perfectly awesome destinations. It's a good problem to have. Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge Werner - Insider Coverage from Werner Paddles of Day 2 down wind action. Father-daughter-boyfriend steal the show?Although Mother Nature was the true star of Day 2 action, serving up SICK winds to give true downwind racing to the world's best stand up paddle racers. Asmat Dugout Canoe at the Met Indigenous Boats - In December I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and saw a wonderful display of art and crafts from New Guinea. Battle of the Brands has been updated with the post-Gorge points table. SUPracer - The post Battle of the Brands has been updated with the post-Gorge points table. SUP Yoga Instructor Course Gold Coast Australia August 2016 ASI - ASI SUP Yoga Trainer, Matt Worley, headed to the sunny Gold Coast in Queensland to deliver the ASI SUP Yoga Instructor course on 18-19 August 2016.   10,000 Pieces Jackson Kayak - It's an interesting journey, repairing the broken. Especially when what's broken feels more like putting together a 10,000-piece puzzle than anything else. Paddling Swiftwater in Northern Quebec Canoe Roots - Scrambling through a sea of knee-deep scrub alder and dwarf willow, I scurry to keep pace with Jon's loping gait. The Need for Wild and Scenic River Protections American Rivers - Having moved from corporate America to American Rivers last year, one of the best things I've found about working for American Rivers is the increased appreciation I continue to gain for the importance of the work done by our conservation staff.

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