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News Watch

The Playak News Watch continously finds the world"s new paddling headlines. From the huge number of headlines it finds, Playak editors hand-pick and present the best ones (yes, that is very subjective, but they do their best to please our readers) every day, and those that then get the most reader views are sent out in the daily News Flash. Each Friday, we send out the Weekly Digest (instead of the daily News Flash), containing the top headlines of the past 7 days, as well as the most popular videos and forum topics, and a list of upcoming paddling events.


The Robots Are Coming for Your Rental Business

Paddling Magazine (54 min. ago) - KAYAKOMAT, a subsidiary of Swedish kayak maker Point 65, has already dispensed 75,000 kayak and SUP rentals from automated kiosks this year, making it the biggest paddling livery on the planet. So if you were wondering if the robots might one day take over the paddling business, maybe they already have.  read more...

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WhistlePig Just Released the Oldest North American Single-Malt Whiskey Yet

SUP Magazine (1 hour ago) - Whiskey has a reputation of taking itself seriously—especially in the realm of single-malt Scotch . It's among the most traditional spirits, crafted with unwavering dedication, in largely the same way it has been for centuries.  read more...

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Introducing the 2024 Asia Women and Rivers Congress

International Rivers (2 hrs. ago) - Over 120 women leaders will join together next week for the Asia Women and Rivers Congress.  read more...

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Indiana’s White Water Maverick: Sam Garthwaite Conquers the Falls of Bruar on a Stand-Up Paddleboard

TotalSUP (4 hrs. ago) - Since our first chat in 2023, Sam Garthwaite, Indiana Paddle & Surf Team Rider, white water pro and SUP Coach based in Scotland, has been an unstoppable force in the realm of extreme SUP, continuously pushing the boundaries and defying the nearly impossible in our sport.  read more...

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Homer Lake Trip Report

PaddlingLight (4 hrs. ago) - Over the Memorial Day weekend, we took a day trip to Homer Lake. Homer Lake in northern Minnesota is an entry point to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.  read more...

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Time Site Headline
 
6 hrs. agoTrash Paddler White Whale on the Nashua
7 hrs. agoTotalSUP Ljubljanica SUP Challenge 2024: Interview With Race Director Damjan Mozina
9 hrs. agoTotalSUP MOAI, Dutch SUP Brand Inspired by Polynesian Explorers: Interview With the Founder, Pleuni Holthausen
9 hrs. agoPaddling Magazine Building a Bigger, Better Canadian Canoe Museum
12 hrs. agoSUP Tonic Men’s Finals | GWA Wingfoil World Cup Tarifa 2024
12 hrs. agoPaddling Magazine How the Guide Relief Program Is Providing Critical Support to the Outdoor Community
14 hrs. agoICF How Two First-Timers Turned Their Olympic Dreams Around
15 hrs. agoSUP Tonic Introducing Armstrong Foils a-Wing XPS Lightwind Wing
16 hrs. agoICF Why Plattling Is a Top Destination for Canoe Freestyle Paddlers
19 hrs. agoSUP Magazine Woman Who Berated Kylie and Jason Kelce Speaks Out About the Incident
19 hrs. agoPaddling Magazine Stohlquist Acquired by Sport Dimension Inc.
22 hrs. agoICF New Relay Race to Feature at ICF Canoe Marathon World Cup in Brandenburg
23 hrs. agoHala Where to SUP Board Near Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Jun 2ICF Prigent and Oschmautz Win First ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Titles in Augsburg
Jun 2SUP Tonic Solid Trade Winds Make for a Great Day of Winging
Jun 2Paddling Magazine 16 Best Islands in the World for Kayaking
Jun 2Traversing Garmin Discontinues Social Media Posting From inReach Devices
Jun 2SUP Tonic Embrace the Thrill of Foiling This Summer With the AFS Access Pack
Jun 2ICF TV Rights and Where to Watch the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Augsburg
Jun 2SUP World Mag SIC Maui – Raptor Pro
Jun 1ICF India’s Rathod Happy With Augsburg Move After ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup Debut
Jun 1ICF ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup Finishes Early Due to Rising Water Levels
Jun 1TotalSUP The Yster SUP Basalty Relaunch: Riders React to the New High-Performance, All Water Touring Board
Jun 1ICF Pimenta and Witczak Share Gold in Poznan Thriller
Jun 1SUP Tonic A-Sessions: Jeremy Wilmotte’s Foil Barrel
Jun 1Kayak Session Svalbard Raw 100 (Entry #5 Short Film Awards 2024)
Jun 1SUP Tonic 2024 WingFoil Racing World Cup Türkiye – Day 5
Jun 1Traversing The Hamilton Adventure Expo Kicks Off in 2025
Jun 1SUP Tonic I Foil Surfed the Wave of This Ferry
Jun 1ICF Canoe Freestyle Development Camp Making Dreams Come True in Plattling
Jun 1Traversing Gerber Gear Reimagines Their StrongArm Knife for Camp Life
Jun 1SUP Tonic Armstrong Foils | Alloy System Review
Jun 1Traversing New Book: Observing Nature by Canoe and Kayak
Jun 1SUP Connect SUP Adventures in Thailand: A Guide to the Most Scenic Routes
Jun 1Paddling Magazine Rumpl and OARS Cozy Up With New Partnership
Jun 1ICF Tula Turns on Style to Take Gold as Miller Stars Again in Platting
Jun 1TotalSUP Overnight SUP Race: The Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis
Jun 1ICF ICF Inaugurates New Satellite Office in Hangzhou
Jun 1SUP Magazine Martin Scorsese Showcases Massive NYC Apartment in TikTok Tour
May 30SUP Tonic Caity Baxter | Little Waves That Make You Smile | B90 Torpedo @snowfoto_au #Sabfoil #Torpedoboard
May 30Mark Tozer EMS Celebration - History of EMS Week
May 30Paddling Magazine Finding the Forever Rapid on Quebec’s Nottoway River
May 30SUP Tonic A-Wing XPS Lightwind | Revolutionizing the Lightwind Wing
May 30Paddle Making Book Review: Mike Elliot'S This Fancy Old Canoe
May 30Paddling Magazine First Look: Aqua Bound’s New Aerial Paddles
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