Why You Need To Paddle In The Morning ~ East Coast SUP Hustle

Playak News Flash - March 11, 2017
The world's latest paddling headlines.

Why You Need To Paddle In The Morning Adventure Kayak - Every morning, along your local shoreline, some brave soul is pioneering the day. Cooking up miles for breakfast is a powerful way to start the day, promising benefits for everyone who can keep their finger off the snooze button. Opportunity to restore the Snake river by removing dams Canoe Kayak - 4 Dams came up on lower Snake River which resulted in 70 rapids disappearing under the four new reservoirs and the population of salmon fishes got affected. Removing the Snake River Dams would be the largest river restoration project in history, the benefits of it would be more than just improving salmon runs. Longtime river guide Curt Chang argues freeing the Snake would boost Idaho's economy and salmon runs. China's First River-Focused National Park - Sanjiangyuan Kayak Session - This is such great news, we all love rivers and want to experience them through rafting and dams have hurt the power of many rivers. The Chinese Government has consulted , Last Descents River Expeditions (LDRE), a company that's taking people to rafting trips on China's rivers on building a National Park around the headwaters of the Mekong, Yangtze and Yellow Rivers in the Qinghi province. This is a good move to secure the future of the river systems (: This region is called the Three Parallel Rivers region, check out the beauty of the rivers in China here. East Coast SUP Hustle Loco SUP - After another decent size swell famine for a few weeks and some uninspiring local beach break sessions, Loco boss Joe was desperate for this paddle surfing fix! Magic Seaweed suggested it might well happen at last weekend but as with all interesting forecasts they tend to run over into midweek when the daily grind necessitates doing some 'actual work' rather than swanning off to the coast all day. Trekking Poles Orion Coolers - On a day off from my tourism job in Juneau, Alaska, I sat on my front deck enjoying a cup of coffee, reading a book, and taking in the view of the beautiful Gastineau Channel and Mt. Bradley towering above. Here Are 10 of the Best Women on the Water in the World of Paddleboarding SUPracer - It's International Women's Day, and while we try and promote the women's side of the sport as much as possible every day here at SUP Racer, we felt it was a good time to give the fastest females some extra credit. Somewhere Tomorrow: Summer SUP in Italy SUP Magazine - In the northeast of Italy on the border of Austria, Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea, the Italians are living life large. F-ONE Welcomes Belar Diaz as new Standup Paddle Brand Manager SUP Magazine - F-ONE is excited to welcome Belar Diaz to the family as the new F-ONE Standup Paddle Brand Manager! A biologist by trade with an MBA in Project Management, he worked for the Service Industry for years both in the US & Europe before discovering SUP in 2008 when he fell in love with the sport. Bent shaft or straight shaft? Michele Ramazza - How to choose a paddle shaft for the creeking or slalom? Will be better for me the straight or the bent one? Here is a brief guide to resolve this dilemma. Let's see what are the pros and cons of each solution. You can get a better idea of what might be the right choice for you. Freestyle Committee discussion to plan out improvements for the future of freestyle ICF - The newly formed ICF Freestyle Committee met for four days in Barcelona in February to discuss everything that is freestyle kayaking and the future direction over the next few years. There was planning for the first world freestyle championships that would happen in South America this year. There were bids placed for the upcoming 2021 Freestyle World Championships by organizers from various great locations. Discussions on 2018 World Cup and 2019 World Championship and more such topics were discussed. Orbit Deck – Greatest Hits Palm Blogs - It's been just over a year since we reintroduced the Orbit rand deck to the Palm range, and we're excited by just how many places it's been in the past twelve months. Palm Staff Hit the Zambezi Palm Blogs - Home to huge rapids and waves, hidden in the depths of a huge canyon, the Zambezi's rapids emerge directly from the base of Victoria Falls, a 100 m high, 2 km wide wonder of the world. With huge friendly rapids, warm water, and elephants hiding in the bushes, the Zam promises to be a whitewater paradise. Hear it from the Athletes – The Australian National Championships, Penrith ICF - Olympic bronze medallist Lachlan Tame tried out canoe sprints in the Australian National Championships in Penrith and won it to his surprise. The women's K4 Australian team who did not qualify for the K4 500 in Rio have made plans to be better and do well in the next Olympics . Check out, the actions and reactions of these athletes who are willing to give it all in practice and performance, inspiring in us the spirit of sportsmanship and toughness. Learn How To Win A SUP Race Adventure Kayak - Here is a paddleboard racer who got into SUP racing in a competitive spirit. However SUP racing is different, it's not all water, it's a lot of other things, one of the things being balance. The trick is not going fast all the time as this person did in overconfidence being very fit as a marathoner and Ironman. So his approach to SUP racing was rash, he talks about the right approach to SUP racing. Read on, there is lot to read on SUP tactics here. Travis Grant Joins Paddle Monster as Outrigger Canoe and Ocean Standup Paddleboard Coach Standup Paddle Magazine - Paddle Monster, Inc. has added multiple Outrigger Canoe and Standup Paddleboarding World Champion, Travis Grant, as Head Outrigger Canoe Paddle Coach atpaddlemonster.com.Coach Grant will be specializing in training paddle athletes on OC-1 and OC-2s (one and two-man outrigger canoes) and assisting OC-6 (6-man outrigger canoes) coaches with training plans and technique for their OC-6 crews.

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