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Playak News Flash - October 29, 2019
Playak News Flash - October 29, 2019
The world's latest paddling headlines.
TotalSUP The gold winning SUPper stars in the final day of the ICF SUP World Championships
TotalSUP - Olivia Piana turns SUPer star as Lincoln Dews makes a huge come back on top of the world with an ICF World Title  France’s Olivia Piana completed an incredible weekend of paddling by picking up her second gold medal and Australia’s Lincoln Dews turned on a SUP masterclass on the final day of competition in […]
ICF Baxter Fastest Ever, Piana First Time Fastest at SUP World Titles
ICF - American Connor Baxter posted the fastest ever time for a men’s 200 metre sprint and France’s Olivia Piana won the women’s gold at her first ever sprint event in a thrilling day of competition at the ICF stand up paddling world championships in Qingdao, China, on Saturday.
SUP World Mag Huge Wave Surfing With a Race Board
SUP World Mag - Imagine you are doing a nice sup race with a super fast board. Then add some 7 feet waves and try to surf them with this board.
SUP Connect Introducing North Shore Up-and-Comer Zane Saenz
SUP Connect - Meet 15-year-old Zane Saenz from the North Shore Oahu, Hawaii. Zane is a stand up paddle surfer, foiler, and racer who is working his way up the ranks of the professional surf scene looking to make a name for himself on the global stage.
SUP World Mag Booth and Honscheid First Ever ICF Sup World Champions
SUP World Mag - Australia’s Michael Booth and Germany’s Sonni Honscheid had to call on all their experience in tough racing conditions in China to become the first ICF stand up paddling world champions on Friday.
SUP World Mag Foil Flying in Portugal
SUP World Mag - A great Autumnal trip to Northern Portugal. Superb swell and location with a variety of spots.
ICF Piana the SUP star as Dews fights way to world title
ICF - France’s Olivia Piana completed an incredible weekend of paddling by picking up her second gold medal and Australia’s Lincoln Dews turned on a SUP masterclass on the final day of competition in the 2019 ICF stand up paddling world championships in Qingdao, China.
SUP International Ke Nalu Iwa 775 Foil Test Review
SUP International - The Ke Nalu foil comes boxed in a foam block with 65cm Alu mast, fuselage and surf plate for a double US box set up. The removable top plate connected with 6mm stainless bolts, the fuselage has two rear positions for more control or a more forgiving ride (it can be shimmed if required). The front carbon wing is fairly light and is full carbon, 77.5 cm across and with and area of 1496 cm2, the rear wing is 40.5 cm across with up turned tips. The front wing is attached onto the male part of the fuselage with two bolts underneath. The top plate is attached onto the board with four x 4mm stainless bolts into brass plates. The whole foil feel solid and tough, and the front wing looks great with a complex curved wing shape to it.
SUP Connect Baxter clocks fastest in SUP sprints at the ICF World championships!!
SUP Connect - American Connor Baxter posted the fastest ever time for a men’s 200 metre sprint and France’s Olivia Piana won the women’s gold at her first ever sprint event in a thrilling day of competition at the ICF stand up paddling world championships in Qingdao, China, on Saturday.
SUPracer Watch Connor Baxter Grab Gold at the ICF Worlds in Record Time (Day 2 Reply + Results)
SUPracer - Connor Baxter has cemented his name as the greatest of all time after claiming sprint gold on day two of the ICF Worlds in a record time of 0:46.38.
SUPracer Michael Booth, Sonni Honscheid Win Historic Gold at Icf Worlds in China
SUPracer - Aussie powerhouse Michael Booth has proven yet again he’s the strongest distance paddler on the planet by claiming an historic gold medal on day one of the ICF Worlds in China. Boothy was just a little too good for Bruno and Daniel Hasulyo who stuck with the world champ right until the final kilometre before settling for silver and bronze.
Kayak Session Inside the 2019 Green Race, Training Days
Kayak Session - Like every year whitewater legend Shane Benedict is covering the Annual Green Race for us at Kayak Session mag. Here is a fun edit on some training runs on the Green river that did not go as well as planned… enjoy!
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