Playak News Flash 2009-02-06

Playak News Flash - February 6, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Team Pyranha: In The Hood Winter blues don't apply in this town. It's no secret, Hood River's surrounding creeks can challenge any boater at any time of the year.

adidas Sickline: Kayaking in Hairy Lemon:Uganda When we came to Hairy Lemon we were so stoked to go kayaking that we just left everything where it was and went on the wave. The levels are awesome, at the morning it is a little green but in the evenings it is the best wave ever!

Reel Water Productions: Photos of the year Apparently the hole in the ceiling had just eroded this past winter. We had no idea that this room existed when we entered the cave and probably would not had even continued had it not been for a small zodiac we saw come out from the entrance. For the first couple of minutes we both sat under the opening saying "wow" over and over.

Level 6 Blog: Chile 2008 "la Vuelta Vertical" - Thilo Schmitt Hey guys, I am just sitting in the German winter wearing a sling around my left arm, if you wanna know why just go on reading.

Simon Westgarth: Dealing with the past The whole crew were on river left, and I was amongst an overhanging rock jumble on the right. My arms were not going to last too much longer and the my paddling crew were still not with myself.

wavesport.de: Hairy Lemon - Club Wave Now every morning is the Club wave working and at the evening is it enough for Nile Spetial. The Club wave is also a good option because now we are still changing the playspots and also the paddle techniques.

Novice SUP Surf: Stand up paddle surf at Santa Theresa- Part two Wind got up through the night but dropped enough at first light to snag a few decent waves but by 7 it was blowing me off the board and generally bloody hard work to paddle in.

KayakQuixotica: The Salton Sea :California The Salton Sea is the largest lake in California covering around 400 square miles and averaging around 50 feet deep. The lake exists nearly 228 feet below sea level and like the Dead Sea in Israel, is a body of water so high in salt content that the land around it seems pale, white and rusty.

PeakUK: Big 5 Kayak Challenge #2: River Thames 6 Members of the Big 5 Kayak Challenge Team will each kayak the length of the River Thames, 185 miles from the source near Gloucester to Tilbury Docks, Thurrock.

Team Pyranha: A different side to the Nile The river is an integral part of the local community's day-to-day lives. Locals lined the banks throughout, busy farming, washing clothes and bathing. Our brightly colored boats, very rarely seen on this section of the Nile, attracted attention the whole way down the river.

paddling.net: Smart storage keeps boats healthy For some of us, storing our canoe or kayak is as simple as dropping it off alongside the garage or outbuilding or cradling it on a couple of saw horses somewhere out of the way.

Werner: The Hanohano Ocean Challenge The Hanohno Ocean Challenge took place on January 31, 2009. 400 paddlers, 280 in the 4.8 mile short course, we had a 3 line start because of so many paddlers: 1st Line- OC 1 and 2, and 2nd line – Surfskiesand, 3rd line -- Prone boarders with a beach start.

surfski.info: European 2009 Challenge This looks likely to be the biggest, most competitive and best attended European surfski race ever.

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