Jared Seiler is having some fun on the East Coast ~ Sjoa festival 2014

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The world's top paddling links in week 30, 2014.

News Watch Jared Seiler is having some fun on the East Coast Werner - Check out this summertime fun video on the Upper Youghiogheny river in western Maryland and Valley Falls in Fairmont, West Virginia. Featuring Jared Seiler, Adam Homberg (15 years old), his dad Brian Homberg (whitewater legend), Ken Lumm and his dog Meatbal Playboating the Salween River- China Jackson Kayak - The Salween is one of the largest rivers in China, and one of the last free-flowing ones. I spent the spring living in the Salween Valley in Yunnan Province, China, working with Travis Winn and his company Last Descents River Expeditions. Tarpon catch on paddleboard verified in photos GrindTV On-Water - Tarpon leaps out of water as fisherman Nick Halloran fights it from a paddleboard. Photo courtesy of Roger Ierardi An amateur photographer who happened to be in the right place at the right time captured amazing photos of a fisherman atop a paddleboard battling a giant tarpon inside Florida's Sarasota Bay, lending credibility to a fish story that some might find hard to believe. Sjoa festival 2014 Palm Blogs - One of the many great things about the Sjoa River Festival is that it caters for a large levels of ability and experience. Huge waves and scary boils was the water theme for the start of the week. The Sjoa was running at around 300 – 350 cumecs which made for plenty of exciting kayaking. Events Sjoa festival 2014 jake-holland 21.07.14 08:19 This years Sjoa River Festival was yet again a big success with people from all over the world meeting up to enjoy a week of kayaking, racing, hanging out and of course partying... SUP Surfing a Tidal Bore in Malaysia SUP Magazine - This isn't the first time've seen paddlers SUP surfing Malaysia's tidal bore at the Batang Lupar River in the town of Sri Aman. But, this is the first time we've seen footage of Malaysian paddlers SUP surfing their local benak . Maybe it's because the water is infested with crocodiles and locals know it all too well, or maybe it's because they're used to surfing their longboats at the annual tidal bore festival, Pesta Benak . Whatever the reason, we're just enjoying these paddle surfers' ride. Click here for more tidal bore fun. The post SUP Surfing a Tidal Bore in Malaysia appeared first on SUP Magazine . Laird Hamilton Stops by Tarsan for Laird'S Standup Wednesdays Laird Hamilton - The worlds' best waterman, Laird Hamilton, visited Tarsan Stand-Up Paddle shop in Redondo Beach today for the Laird's StandUp Wednesdays event in Redondo Beach. Laird Hamilton was joined by champion paddleboarder and storeowner Gene Tarsan Smith. Gerber River Shorty Knife Review Rapid Magazine Blog - Relaunched for 2014, the classic River Shorty is now made in the U.S. and available with a bright green grip. This three-inch blunt tip blade is made of medium-carbon stainless steel and has one smooth side and a super sharp serrated edge, with an almost four-inch comfy grip handle. James Weight gives the lowdown on this summers Freestyle World Cups PeakUK - This year the ICF World Cups were held over 3 spots throughout Europe. The first was in Millau, France, at the Natural Games event, the second at a small hole in Salt, Spain and the final event also in Spain at Sort. The event series runs to ICF regulation and the overall World Cup standings are taken from each of your results over the three events. The Tige Endless Wave Tour Gets Bigger in Texas Boarders Magazine - The 15th Annual Wake the Desert continued its legacy as the largest wake event in Texas. Witnessed by the largest crowd in Wake the Desert history, this years event brought together over 150 riders and some of the world's top names in wakesurfing and wakeboarding. Can you really run hard WW on a SUP? Corran SUP - I get asked all the time can you really run decent whitewater on a paddleboard, or is it just a case of huck and chuck as most photos make it appear? The answer is a simple and astounding YES. Very much so. The REASON you see so many photos and video's of people paddling into rapids, and swimming out of them, is that they're on the wrong equipment. Idaho Wave Boating Jackson Kayak - On my way back from Payette River Games, and the rest of the pro circuit this year, I got a sweet chance to hit up some wicked Idaho waves! We were headed to Missoula for a stop before going back to Connecticut, but with the higher water in Idaho, I got treated to a pair of sweet waves, Couch Wave and Pipeline, on the way there! Such an awesome day, and ridiculously cool drive. All New Jackson Kayak Fun Coming Soon SquareRock - Today the new Jackson Kayak FUN was born! The mold arrived and was carefully framed up, the first few boats done to dial into mold in, get the thicknesses right, get the weight right, and then BINGO! I have a green and a red Fun in my RV heading to Canada. Kayaking lifestyle Palm Blogs - I love sport. I like that feeling when I'm tired after every training and that satisfaction when I learned something new but sometimes everyone need a short break. The Malad River Race 2014 Jackson Kayak - This past April, a group of southwestern Idaho boaters worked up a plan to put on the first annual lower Malad Race. The Malad River is located in the deserts of Southern Idaho and it features two short stretches, the upper is class 3 and the lower is class 4. White Salmon Is The Place to Be Spring 2014 Nick Murphy - s 2014 ushered in yet another great year of life, I fulfilled a long time goal of mine and moved to the town of White Salmon, Washington in the amazing Columbia River Gorge. Change is the only constant and this year I chose to concentrate my paddling rather than running around looking for lots of variety.

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