Playak News Flash 2008-12-20

Playak News Flash - December 20, 2008

News Watch Headlines

Rivers of Chile: Rio Diguillin The Diguillín River (pronounced Dee-Gee-Yin) is a low volume winter/spring run in Chile's 8th region. Having a granite streamed, crystal clear water, and fun pool-drop rapids, makes the Diguillín an attractive springtime option.Nestled into a canyon at the base of the Chillan Volcano (3212 meters), the Diguillín receives it's water from the peaks located in Reserve National Nuble which straddles the Argentinian border.

Chris Wing: Freestyle Clinics If you are looking for a firm introduction or a keen eye to push you to the next level of freestyle, H2O Dreams will be offering freestyle clinics in Sylva, NC located at "Eternity Hole."  Dates are currently in the works but will include sessions this winter and early spring.

Werner: Paddling Life Features Werner's Win Paddling Life, an on line paddling publication, just wrote a story about Werner winning Canoe and Kayak Magazine's Accessory Manufacturer of the Year award. This award means so much to us at Werner because it is voted on by paddle sports dealers.

Rene van der Zwan: Greenlander (ndk) Continued 2 Last night I had to paddle away some frustrations and I took the Greenlander for my weekly visit at the kayakclub; a 20km paddle vv.It was very quiet weather with a mirror-like water surface. What I noticed first was that the speed of this kayak is much better than the AnasAcuta; also a hard-chine kayak. Arriving at the club 65minutes later means an average speed of 8,7-9,0 km/h, which is not too bad for a seakayak.

Jackson Kayak: Winter In Reno It's been unseasonably cold and snowy in Reno, NV these days: at least that is what I'm told. Compared to the Canadian winters I've experienced, this is a walk in the park.

Am. Whitewater: Working Group Takes On Future Management Of Lower Dolores River American Whitewater and various stakeholders have formed a Working Group in the Lower Dolores River Valley to update the 1990 US Bureau of Land Management's Lower Dolores River Management Plan.

surfski.info: The Gathering Of The Hawks – Fenn Cape Point Challenge 2008 Two magnificent races take place this weekend - the Epic 20 Beaches in Sydney, Australia, and the 48km Fenn Cape Point Challenge in South Africa. And each has attracted the cream of the national surfski racers.

Atlantic Kayaker: Cold Water Creeking he ability to go and get into some high adventure runs that end in an incredibly pristine ocean view is what the east coast is all about. We were fortunate to get hit with favorable weather patterns during the days leading up to the weekend and after some emails and phone tag a crew of us were ready to go hit the good stuff. Water was high, temperature was cold, beers were many and beat downs plenty.

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