Playak News Flash 2009-02-02

Playak News Flash - February 2, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Peter Csonka: Hi From Uganda Finally we arrived to Uganda. After 2 months without kayaking we were looking forward to Spend here some weeks on the Nile so much.

Simon Westgarth: Glorious Devon The wilds of Lappland were left be hide on the flight to Bristol, and the temperature when I arrived was colder that the Sub-Arctic. In fact the UK had been in the grips of a 4 week cold snap, dry and freezing.

Fluid Blog: Christmas: Training Time! Attention fans: I have just returned from another training mission in the northwest. My girlfriend Natalie and I spent a couple weeks near Arcata CA, doing some HARDCORE training. Because that's how we roll.

Team Pyranha: And Finally There Was Water…… Since The Gene17 weekend down on Dartmoor at the start of December, work and the lack of suitable paddling weather, had stopped me getting out on the water. The continuous sub zero temperatures at the start of January resulted in me having to go and climb frozen waterfalls in South Wales.

Pyranha: Full Steam Ahead Into 2009! Neither is it part of a bigger bureaucratic corporation. We're the same now as we were 30 years ago when we sold our first boat. A small company formed, run and driven by a group of enthusiasts.

Immersion Research: Ir And Stand Up Paddling Here Mette models not only the IR Hooded Zephyr Jacket, but also the sweet Werner stand up paddle.Stand up paddling seems to be taking off, perhaps I will give it a whirl while on the road this season.

Jackson Kayak: First River Run In The Dynamic Duo: Upper Caney Fork! With a sunny, 40 degree day, we loaded up the Dynamic Duo and a few Heroes and headed to the Upper Caney Fork.

Werner: Elimination Of Navigation Rights In Canada I was alerted about this through our good friend, David Johnson, who blogs at paddlinginstructor.com. Navigation rights are under attack in Canada.

Am. Whitewater Journal: _issue_1_year_2009_ Our mission:"To conserve and restore America's whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely," is actively pursued through our conservation, access, safety and education efforts under the umbrella of River Stewardship.

Am. Whitewater: Bear River Release Schedule Announcement (id) 2009 will offer paddlers four scheduled dates, on which the dam owner will release boatable flows of 900 cfs, unless unforeseen circumstances make releases not possible.

surfski.info: Czech Takes Cash - Think King Of The Harbour Race Report The 2009 Auckland King of the Harbour was TOUGH. Being an out-and-back course, we always knew that it wouldn't all be smooth sailing, but nobody (except perhaps the Czech marathon team) expected 25km of headwind!

Nature, Kayak and Travel: Choosing A Sea Going Kayak Now you have your mind made up and want to have a kayak that can take you to the seas. Remember I call this the Sea Going Category.

Canoe Sailing Mag: John Summers Comes Onboard As Contributing Editor During more than two decades in the maritime museum field, John Summers has worked as a curator, historian, boat builder and educator, and has written, lectured and published extensively about watercraft history.

Never Sea Land: Local Outriggers The Hawaiian term for a 2-seat canoe is koholu'a. The Orchid Outrigger is a modern fiberglass composite translation of a design developed and perfected perhaps a thousand years ago.

Rene van der Zwan: The Silhouette Tested On A Windy Day At Sea In the beginning of the trip we were just blown away at 11km/h; the wind pushing at our backs! When the waves built up I tried surfing them; of course! The kayak easily picks up speed starting to surf.

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