Playak News Flash 2009-02-18

Playak News Flash - February 18, 2009

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TirtasetA Indonesia: The latest First Descents On the southern slope of Mount Slamet, a 3404 meter high volcanoe, flow dozens of rivers, small to medium in volu

Jackson Kayak: Forgotten photographs from our fourteenth day in Pakistan Whew, I guess day fourteen was larger than remembered. I checked the date on my photos and found that these shots, of the last rapid, were also from our fourteenth day in Pakistan.

Potomac Paddlesports: First Time Fun at the Fish Ladder I can still remember when I first started paddling and was doing Cheat Training with Tom McEwan; for those of you who are not familiar with Cheat Training it involves weekly attains and down river workouts.

Kayak USSR: Empire movie premiere On Februrary 20 2009, Riga, the capital of Latvia, welcomes everyone for the premiere of the new film by kayakUSSR productions. "Empire", the new epic movie about adventures of international whitewater team, will be presented on Andreysalovskaya sail boat.

Small World Adventures: Outstanding Whitewater Everyday = Ecuador Rules We had a week of BIG water. Primarily becuase that was the focus of the trip, but also becauase it rained a lot this week. But we were lucky enough to catch the Upper Jondachi at a perfect level.

rockratrobinson: 4 Star Kayak Leader Assessment It's eventually stopped being ridiculously cold, but it hasn't decided to rain or do much really, which is a bit annoying as this weekend was my 4 Star Kayak Leader Assessment and a bit of water would have gone down a treat.

Creek WV: Upper Blackwater Put-in Panorama The standard start for the trip is Hundred Yard Dash, starting dead center, but everything upstream to the base of Blackwater Falls has been run at one point or another.

Rapid Magazine: ECHO PADDLES ON TV Last Saturday, EchoPaddles were profiled on the CTV show Regional Contact. In case you missed them on TV you can see the show on the net at http://ottawa.ctv.ca.

SUP Surf Mag: YOLO Board LLC:Launches the YOLO Yak Florida-based stand-up paddleboard manufacturer launches first-of-its-kind multi-use hybrid paddleboard.

Eastern Horizons: Eastern Horizons Pre-Sale Begins! The launch of the DVD comes on the heels of winning "Best Sea Kayaking Film" at the Reel Paddling Film Festival.

surfski.info: Abu Dhabi Ocean Warriors! Led by the dedicated president of the club, Damien Pennefather, the Ocean Warriors have been up and running for about 3 years and have around 40 members of varying enthusiasm and expertise. Boat storage facilities are located at the Abu Dhabi International marine Sports Club (ADIMSC) near the Marina Mall.

Sea Kayaker: Rules of the Road We kayakers are an independent lot who tend to wander off the beaten path to explore. Most other boaters travel along marked channels while we meander wherever we please. In lots of ways, we are the jaywalkers of the waterways.

Peter Seršen: SCOUTING GORGE BLEJSKI VINTGAR Idea of paddling gorge Blejski vintgar is now in my head for a long time. Yesterday i scouted the place with my cousin Miha.

Canoe Sailing Mag: A First Time Builder Builds a Modern Sailing Canoe My dream was to build a sailboat that would be within a reasonable budget, be completed within a year and be suitable for a first time builder.

WWTCC: Something Is Stuck In Our Weir! Why is the water so cold! Shepperton is still on a big chunky 10, there seams to be a lot of "stuff" court up in the stanchions making the hole a bit flat. Still great fun though, just a bit on the cold side. Sun bury has 3 gates open then 1 shut then 1 open. Didn't have a look, probably a hole rather than a wave I should think still.

playak.net: Chuya-rally 2009 Welcome to our Whitewater competition "Chuya-rally2009" from 6th till 12th of May on Chuya River, Altai, 769 km of M52 road, Russia.

SeaKayakPhoto.com: Speed Bonny Boat Over The Sea To Scarp! We were blown right out of Loch Crabhadail on Harris.The rocky gneiss of its ancient mountains gave way to great shifting dunes of sand at its mouth.And then we entered the fabled Coalas an Scarp. The light here is truly like no other on Earth.Murty kept a watchful eye,as our shadows sped across the sandy bottom on our way to Scarp!

Team Shred Ready: Little River Canyon 2-5-2009 It was a low water day on LRC, but its always a good day when I'm on the water and especially on such a crown run. For while now we have been putting in at the falls consistently, as apposed to the standard Suicide section put in (even when the water is too low to run the falls). See what we do is simply put in on the middle ledge of the typical river left LRC falls line.

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