ACA Level 1-2 Instructor Update & Symposium Recap ~ A Forest Primeval

Playak News Flash - September 14, 2016
The world's latest paddling headlines.

Featured New: YAK High Back 60N - Yak Adventure Equipment is delighted to announce the launch of the long awaited Yak High Back 60N buoyancy aid ACA Level 1-2 Instructor Update & Symposium Recap ACA - September 9-11, 2016 marked the first ever ACA symposium designed exclusively for Level 1-2 Instructors. Editorial: How To Make Your Paddling Dreams Come True Canoe Roots - Next time you're out on a clear, moonless night, look up. In the darkest skies of wilderness areas across North America, Yale University astronomers estimate you might be able to see up to 4,548 stars with the naked eye. Expedition To Circumnavigate Crete Adventure Kayak - Eric Lillstrom, William Woodward, Chris Paustian and Ryan Allen will begin paddling the 450-mile route September 20. The group expects to be on the water paddling around the most populous of the Greek Islands for four-and-a-half weeks. California - Adaptive Paddling Workshop ACA - In conjunction with Adaptive Expeditions, the ACA is hosting a 2-day Adaptive Paddling Workshop (APW) in Sausalito, CA immediately following the 2016 National Paddlesports Conference. A Forest Primeval Canoe Kayak - As we paddled out over the Klamath River bar, and turned our course south to head away from the Yurok village at Requa we saw hillsides swathed in Sitka spruce, Douglas fir and coast redwoods soar up on our port side just as they had on our route from Crescent City to the Klamath. Now Is the Time. Jackson Kayak - Over the weekend I was at a birthday party for one of my wife's best friends. We were all watching college football when my wife's friend interrupted the game to ask me a question. RRD WindsSUP V1 Review SUP International - Marketed under the slogan of "windsurfing and supping in one", the WindSup by RRD is one of the few remaining hardboards available on the market, dedicated to this transient role between the two sports. Whilst new for 2016, it actually has a distinctly traditional 'windsurf long-board' look and feel, with smooth rounded nose, long parallel rails and a squaretail. With a gentle dome the board's deck, the rails taper significantly to their edge, whereas the rocker-line is flat throughout much of the board's length, kicking-up late in the nose. TOYOTA AUSTRALIAN SUP TITLES – SURF DAY 2 SUP International - Kai Bates (NSW) and Shakira Westdorp (QLD) are 2016 national champions after taking out the City of Greater Geraldton surf divisions on the final day of the 2016 Toyota Australian SUP Titles at Sunset Beach, Geraldton. Woodworkers Journal 'Northwoods' Paddle template Paddle Making - Missed this last year, but the June 2015 issue of Woodworkers Journal featured a tutorial by Dan Cary entitled, "How to Make a Canoe Paddle - Summer Fun Project". Teaching Your Boyfriend to Surf Jackson Kayak - I had the pleasure of being able to stop by the Ottawa River the other day on my way from central Ontario to Maine. World Gold Panning Championships Something for Everyone The American River - The World Gold Panning Championships held at the Placerville Fairgrounds September 11th through the 18th will be bringing lots of activities to the Coloma Valley and the surrounding areas.  Ward & Purchase aim to be SA's next canoeing golden girls ICF - As Jenna Ward and Kyeta Purchase pack their bags for the trip to Brandenburg, Germany this weekend, their sole aim is to bring home medals from the 2016 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships which takes place from 16-18 September.The Durban based pair have every intention of racing onto the podium next weekend, if not in fact winning their respective Under-23 Women's and Junior Women's K1 clashes outright. How To Replace Bent Outwales on a Fancy Antique Canoe Canoe Guy BC - Many fancy canoes have pretty end profiles. Canoes such as the Old Town HW, Yankee, Charles River and OTCA models are familiar examples along with those made by Kennebec, B.N. Morris and J.R. Robertson (to name a few) all sport distinctive characteristics. Music on the Water: Sneak Peak at a New Way to Take the Tunes Along Distressed Mullet - Several weeks ago, Mullet Central got an email inviting us to take a first look at a new audio device that its makers said was destined to change the way we think about music when paddling. Exploring the Los Angeles River SUP Examiner - For the past three years, two sections of the Los Angeles River have been open to the public for recreational paddling. Known as the Sepulveda Basin (open 30 May through 30 September) and Elysian Valley (open 30 May through 25 September) Recreation Zones, the two sections offer adventurous paddlers the opportunity to explore an often overlooked natural resource in the Los Angeles area. I took advantage of an unanticipated opening in my schedule on a recent Friday and packed up my wife's Toyota Prius for a trip to the Elysian Valley section.

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