Playak News Flash 2008-12-18

Playak News Flash - December 18, 2008

News Watch Headlines

Shane's Logic: Playing With The Biscuits On The Green We just got out a few days ago on the Green with the photos of the Biscuit.I figured I would show you the few shots that we got.Yonton and Grace showing their play boating prowess.Also a good reason to not run Gorilla at 5.5 inches.

Total WW Fun: Farmill River In Shelton, Ct When the northern creeks are frozen, the coast of Connecticut often gets freezing rain instead of snow, and the Farmill runs. It's only 1 hour from New York City, less than 45 minutes from Hartford and just off the highway so is easy to get to. The Dunkin Donuts at the portage make winter paddling easier, with hot drinks and cheesy malty sandwiches.

Werner: Another Holiday Gift Idea Werner Team Paddler, Jon Bowermaster has traveled the worlds oceans by sea boat in an effort to document the environment and cultures tied to the sea. In his book, Descending The Dragon My Journey Down the Coast of Vietnam, Jon documents his journey in Vietnam.

Paddling Instructor Blog: Toronto Western Gap December Paddling Conditions - Big For those who don't believe that Great Lake Paddlers don't get ocean conditions, you can watch the short edited video I shot of the water conditions during our paddle and surf session back on Sunday.

Chine Blog: Skin-on-frame Boat Treat - Inuit Kayak And Ojibwe Birch Bark Canoe The boat is pretty and definitely fits within its tradition, but clearly comes off as a modern replica. Its skin is a bright white, very light-weight nylon. Many modern skin-on-frames use ballistic nylon that, when varnished, looks at least vaguely like a true skin. This one definitely does not.

Jackson Kayak: Brave Wave Is Back At Rock Island. Today we had about 10,000-12,000 cfs from Noon on and got enough paddling to make our arms feel quite heavy!

Fluid Blog: Lili Nepal Recon. After finishing off work in Africa with the last Love it Live it trip on the Nile for this year I'm now in Nepal checking things out, having fun paddling some fantastic rivers with Anton Immler and ultimately putting together a 15 day itinerary for a Love it Live it trip out here next year.

PeakUK US: A Peakuk Year Wrappin' up the year! Lotsa Creek Jacket! Here is a picture update from some my top runs of 2008. All the footage can be seen in the upcoming film, THE RISEN SUN.

Team Riot Kayaks: Karnali River Complete great kayaking. Between the highest mountains on earth are a lot of deep gorges with powerful whitewater, far away from any road or big villages. Together with Swiss Luke Wielatt, Czech Jakub Nemec and German Sebastian Striebel, we did at the beginning of our trip some nice rivers which took us between one and four days each, but then we get hot for a bigger mission.- The Karnali river from top to bottom.

SeaKayakPhoto.com: Southern Exposure Round The Mull Of Galloway. The Mull of Galloway is a bold headland which juts out into the North Channel of the Irish Sea. It is Scotland's most southerly point. It is a magnet for sea kayakers due to its notorious nine tides!

Palm Blogs: Patagonian Paddling…with A Film Crew I've always fancied a paddle in the glaciers and fjords of Patagonia - that long cold place down south, with cuddly fleeces named after it. The pleasure of kayaking is simple for me - its an escape from wheels and tarmac. I'm paralyzed from the chest down, and there's nothing more freeing than being out on the water.

Fluid Kayaks: Buddy New Sit-on-top We are proud to announce the release of our latest recreational sit-on-top. It fills the gap between the Vaya and the Chumani, and we call it the Buddy. Because it is everybody's Buddy. The Buddy has a more defined tri-hull than the Chumani and Synergy, which share the same hull concept.

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