Mike Ranta Rescues a Baby Moose ~ Massive moves at the Montreal Eau Vive

Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling news in week 39, 2016.

News Watch Mike Ranta Rescues a Baby Moose Canoe Kayak - Look up the definition of Canadian in the dictionary and you're likely to see a photo of Mike Ranta. Our favorite cross-continent canoeist (and 2015 C&K Expedition of the Year Award winner) is a friendly, happy-go-lucky, red canoe-paddling Canadian. Massive moves at the Montreal Eau Vive Team Pyranha - The Montreal Eau Vive, created by several prominent kayakers within the whitewater community that centres around Lachine rapids in Montreal, Canada, celebrates both the whitewater and city of Montreal with as many people as possible. Mike Ranta celebrates birthday on final leg of historic canoe crossing of Canada Canoe Kayak - On a misty morning on New Brunswick's St. John River, Mike Ranta answers my phone call on speaker. It's Day 178 of his 4,750-mile solo canoe journey across Canada, and Ranta's voice is hushed. World's First Flexible Water Sports Jet-Engine Makes its Way to the Market SUP Connect - Water sports are a great way to exercise, but in life it's all about choices. Scubajet accepts the challenge and brings the most popular aquatic activities to the next level. The water sports gear impresses with an innovative design and allows to make decisions based on individual needs by combining motor power and paddling. Learning New Freestyle Tricks Jackson Kayak - Learning a new freestyle tricks takes time. Lots of time. You will crash. Lots. Clay Wright (inventor of the loop) once told me that it takes around 2,000 attempts of a new trick before you get it even close to consistent. This past summer I spent loads of time working on new tricks. A Frog in the Colorado River – Little Shredder Evan the Frenchie Blog Jackson Kayak - Bruno Dolle has been waiting for 20 years to get the official permit license giving the right to paddle the famous Grand Canyon of Colorado. Dusting off my kayak Tony Paradise - I feel like the summer has passed me by.  Since the middle of July I've been busy with a housing project and I haven't paddled much. Struggle Paddling With Your Romantic Partner? You're Not Alone. Canoe Roots - Paddling with your significant other should be fun. For many couples, it is. But some romantic partners find once seated in canoes or kayaks, communication crumbles and time is spent arguing instead of deciding what eddy to catch or where to grab post-paddling beers. This is especially true when one partner is more skilled and teaches the other. Why is the dynamic between two people in a relationship who paddle together different—and sometimes worse— than between two friends? Help Protect Flathead River Tributaries (MT) Am. Whitewater - Next month marks the 40th anniversary of the designation of Montana's four Wild and Scenic Rivers. We now have a once-in-a-generation chance to expand on that incredible legacy of river conservation in Montana.   10 Ways You Can Save The Boundary Waters Canoe Roots - Today marks the end of a yearlong stay in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness for a pair of explorers and activists. Dave and Amy Freeman began a 365-day journey in September 2015 to canoe and camp in the BWCA while bringing awareness to proposed sulfide-ore copper mining on the wilderness edge. After a year of exploring 3,000 miles and 500 lakes in this loved canoe-tripping destination, the Freemans are counting down the end of the journey with ten ways to help protect the BWCA. All about the Oregon Kayak Bass Fishing Tournament Series that will return again next year Alder Creek Kayak - All about the Oregon Kayak Bass Fishing Tournament Series that will return again next year Nolichucky High Motivation Day: Gorge Guiding & A Triathlon worldkayak blogs - My wife, Jennifer, and I had a very active day on the Nolichucky Saturday, August 27, 2016. Together with the help of 3 other rive guides we lead a total of 28 paddlers with 7 first timers down the mighty Nolichucky Gorge for the Appalachian Paddling Enthusiasts annual First Timer's Trip in the morning.   Adios Summer 2016 Trash Paddler - Was able to get out on the Concord River today and enjoy this last afternoon of summer.  It was a beauty of a day, like so many of those preceding it. Celebrating Rivers on National Hunting and Fishing Day American Rivers - Healthy rivers play a vital part to celebrating National Hunting and Fishing Day. There's an old saying, "You can't catch fish in a dry pond." This holiday for me is all about fishing. And like two tributaries that come together to make a bigger river, my love of rivers is completely mixed together with my love of fishing. Tully's Pitchers Trash Paddler - The Tully River in Royalston had the feel of fall this morning. A crisp breeze out of the north and temperatures in the 50s required my jacket for the first time in quite awhile. Got to say it felt good.

Factor Athletes with top online media coverage in September 1. Kai Lenny 2. Danny Ching 3. Bart De Zwart Videos Rigging the Pursuit: Plug & Play Motor Kit + Electronics Dashboard Console (blakenucanoecom) Truss Fire (hoodriveryoungbuck) Eye2Fish underwater video fish finder featuring Sean Tao and Brad Wiegmann BIC KID's One Design 2016 (jblakeney) New War Eagle Custom Lures Underspin featuring Keith Brashers Upcoming Thames River Relay UK, England, , Sep 1 - Sep 30 Pacific Paddle Games US, CA, Dana Point, Sep 30 - Oct 2 West Coast SUP Symposium Can, BC, Tofino, Sep 30 - Oct 2 Delmarva Paddling Weekend US, DE and MD, , Sep 30 - Oct 2 Kickapoo Reserve Dam Challenge US, WI, , Oct 1

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Mike Ranta Rescues a Baby Moose ~ North Coast Series Losing the Lost Coast

Playak News Flash - September 29, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.

Mike Ranta Rescues a Baby Moose Canoe Kayak - Look up the definition of Canadian in the dictionary and you're likely to see a photo of Mike Ranta. Our favorite cross-continent canoeist (and 2015 C&K Expedition of the Year Award winner) is a friendly, happy-go-lucky, red canoe-paddling Canadian. North Coast Series Losing the Lost Coast Canoe Kayak - Navigation does not deal in absolutes. It always must include some accommodation, a bit of adjustment. In planning this voyage, I began by unfurling coastal charts on my living room table at home several months earlier, then making color-coded lines with ruler and protractor to figure out compass bearings and ideal travel schedules. Support a Good Cause and Win a JK Boat Jackson Kayak - Ecuador's best whitewater is under siege, and Jackson Kayak has teamed up with the Ecuadorian Rivers Institute to help save it. Reminder of the Crash Trash Paddler - Found an old Maydale soda bottle while paddling the Assabet River yesterday in Stow between Sudbury Rd. and Gleasondale.   Northeast Adventures Jackson Kayak - For those who don't mind traveling, great whitewater can be found during the drought season in the southeast. In the beginning of September, Myself, Daniel Brasuell and Steve Krajewski loaded up Daniel's highlander and headed north. Starboard President Calls On Sup Industry To Go Green Now Standup Journal - Not a problem here on a warm sunny Fall day in San Diego California. After a fun evening of Sup Polo and fun demos, bright and early this fine morning Starboard's founder & president Svein Rasmussen called on his troops to deliver the message that the sup industry has all got to go green and we have got to do it soon. Everything You Need To Know To Get Your SUP On Austin Kayak - Our home Austin, Texas could be considered the unofficial SUP capital of the nation. A Local Look at the PPG2016 Venue: Doheny State Beach SUP Magazine - There's no place like home, and for Pacific Paddle Games, that place is Doheny State Beach. It's a venue unlike any other in the world, wide-open in both its landscape and realm of possibilities for standup paddleboard racing. Paddle to Pen – Greg Dunnett, the Wave at Hanging Rock, Author Spotlight SUP Mag UK - Looking for some late summer reading? The Wave at Hanging Rock is the debut novel from former Boards magazine writer Gregg Dunnett. Enabling Adaptive Paddlers – Part 1 SUP Magazine - One paddler's mission to create a vehicle that will make it easier for adaptive paddlers and surfers to get into the water. OC2 Canoe Surfing with Kyndra and Kekoa standuppaddlesurf.net - My daughter Kyndra joins me and my friend Kekoa on a canoe surfing session. We caught a bunch of great waves and the conditions were perfect Hawaii weather for canoe surfing. Fusion Stereoactive The Soundtrack to Your Next SUP Adventure Standup Journal - A fusion entertainment system is the measure of quality; chosen by those who appreciate acoustic excellence and demand superior environmental protection. The Great Peconic Race Jules Gismondi- My First GPR Distressed Mullet - We asked Atlantic SUPer Girl Jules Gismondi from the Manhattan Kayak Company to recount her experience doing the grueling Great Peconic Race on September 10, 2016.

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Help Protect Flathead River Tributaries (MT) ~ Along a familiar coast

Playak News Flash - September 28, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.

Help Protect Flathead River Tributaries (MT) Am. Whitewater - Next month marks the 40th anniversary of the designation of Montana's four Wild and Scenic Rivers. We now have a once-in-a-generation chance to expand on that incredible legacy of river conservation in Montana.   Big Rig No Drill Anchor Trolley Jackson Kayak - I like to put an anchor trolley on all of my kayaks. It helps when fishing in wind or currents, so that I can angle my kayak to achieve the optimal casting angle. Along a familiar coast Tony Paradise - There is a saying that familiarity breeds contempt.  No so for the stretch of coast from St. Philips to Topsail Beach.  Its close by and always different depending on wind, wind direction and tide level. Sunday morning Clyde, Dean, Derrick and I met to paddle this familiar coast.  Paleo Meals to Go PaddlingLight - In 2013 while on a multi-day backpacking trip in the Maroon Bells, Ty Soukup tried a standard freeze-dried meal for dinner. Paddle Drills – Coach's Eye Reverse Kahi SUP International - Taster sessions are by far the most common booking I get for my sup school. Whatever guise it comes in and from whatever coach, fundamentals, SUP intro, Start Sup, 'My mate Dave on the local sea front', the base-layer of the stand-up paddle population pyramid is growing. The Intentional Voice Distressed Mullet - I started rock climbing in my early 20's. The sport was still pretty young back then. Not Yvon-young, but climbing gyms were still rare and those that did exist were among the first to open. Shows like MTV Sports glorified extreme climbers. Mainstream brands were just starting to go for the image. Seismic Waves SUP International - What still amazes me every time is the contrasts whenever I travel. I mean, the fact that by simply embarking on one flight there is literally a world of difference between the place of departure and your destination. This effect showed very strongly when we arrived in Nepal. IWHoF Announces Partnership With ACA International Whitewater Hall of Fame - The International Whitewater Hall of Fame (IWHoF) has announced a new partnership with the ACA. Canoe-Kayak-SUP-Raft-Rescue, promising enhanced collaboration for its 2017 induction ceremony and beyond. Kelly's Academy 2016 Jackson Kayak - From complete beginner to rolling and surfing in less than a week. That is the typical progress of a kid on the Kelly's Academy. Touring Copenhagen On SUP SUP Connect - Enjoying the last Summer days here in Europe why not going on another SUP city trip? Welcome to Copenhagen – one of the most exciting cities in Europe with a lot of bikes, delicious ice cream as well as casual house boats next to modern skyscrapers. Five All-Natural Sunscreens to Protect Your Skin SUP Magazine - Can't stand artificial sunscreens but don't want to get burned? Five all-natural solutions to your problem. Bike and SUP in the Swiss Mountains Fanatic SUP - Swiss Fanatic rider Thomas Oschwald taking his girlfriend Bettina Marti for a very special birthday up to the Swiss mountain lake Kloentalersee. Starting early morninng with their bikes followed by a stunning SUP tour with their Ray Air around the lake and romantic barbecue after. Hala Gear According To SUP Guru Atom Crawford CKS Blog - Hala Gear is t he most amazing SUP you will probably ever meet. Really good at surfing, river running, glassy lakes, multi day trips, fishing, yoga, too sexy to even comprehend, just as strong as she is sleek, big and stable. Pretty pro-active with anything, cool and helpful. Team O'Neill Rider Jed Gradisen Surprise Dolphin Nose Through Surf Board Standup Journal - It was as amazed as I was 13 year old Jed Gradisen, Western Australian surfer on Team O'Neill, was enjoying an afternoon of solid swell with his mates at one of their favorite spots when Jed snapped his board on a heavy wave. Mocke Life Line Craft Leash Distressed Mullet - At this year's ChuckTown Showdown, a fellow OC-1 racer  showed me his leash, the Mocke Life Line Craft Leash.  I was immediately intrigued. And being the gear geek I am. I quickly purchased one. Here's why it's a great option if you paddle OC, or surfski for that matter. First of all, it is shorter.

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