Playak News Flash 2009-01-28

Playak News Flash - January 28, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Jackson Kayak: Rodrigo From Chile Is Running All Of The Big Stuff Down There And Leading The Gringos Down Too! Hello there JK Family... Full summer here in chile...

Jackson Kayak: Mission: Rollapoolza, Child Beating 101 A Quick Stop On The Green Its interesting life being at the Jackson's. Roughing up Dane, learning the hard way Guide on the green. Learning the roll and helping people get by the brain.

Inflatable Kayak Blog: Paddle Materials – Which Is Best? I often get asked about the difference between the various materials used in making kayak paddles. The main question is … which is the best material? To be honest, there's really no good answer. Materials used to construct paddles determine their weight, durability and flexibility.

Team Riot Kayaks: A Wet Return Home From New Zealand… The humming, tinkering and buzzing sounds coming from within, outside and/or inside an airplane is never the most comforting sound to try to fall asleep to.  I prefer falling asleep to rain.  Or snow.  Snow's quite different though, because usually when it's snowing, it's really quiet outside.  So when it snows, is there really a sound to it?  Maybe if it's snowing really massive snowflakes, or if you consider silence a sound.  Which, I guess I would…consider silence a sound, that is.  Either way, anything would've been better than the plane.

Werner: Canoe & Kayak Mag Names Werner's Dan Gavere "a Hero" Werner Paddles own Dan Gavere was given a shout out in this months Canoe & Kayak Magazine, as one of the most inspirational paddlers alive.

Blogs: Mendocino Coast Whitewater Kayakers Get Creative Rain, Rain, Rain . . . Where are our winter storms? California's drought conditions are not going to get us down. We have a whole big ocean of whitewater in our backyard. Saltwater is good for the sinuses, right?

Hans Heupink: "gekkenwerk" - Just Crazy! I announced a winter trip for advanced seakayakers in the Voordelta today. 5 fit paddlers took the challenge and signed in for the trip. Wind was blowing 6-7 Bft S-SE (during the whole day according to the forecasts).

Jackson Rec: Carly Sends In Photos Of Her Mom Paddling The Day Trippers In Ontario Carly sends in photos of her mom Laurie McDonald paddling her Day Tripper 10 on McCormick lake up in Ontario.

playak.net: Reforestation Along River Banks Great Sunday out here in Madagascar While tananarive is on fire with riots and protests we decided to celebrate our planting season and invited my sponsors for a day out , not in the fields, but on the waters!!!

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