Playak News Flash 2009-04-10

Playak News Flash - April 10, 2009

News Watch Headlines

WaveSport: Follow Andy Maser on National Geo Blog! Andy Maser, team member and National Geographic Adventurer, is currently embarking on a Bolivian excursion to study the affects of climate change. They are in their first week of the trip currently and its being documented on National Geographics Adventure Travel blog.

Team Pyranha: Monarch MT Boatercross Water is still a little low out here in Colorado, but it didn't stop the 28 kayakers from breaking out the boats for a little racing. Saturday marked the 4th annual Monarch Mt. snow boatercross.

Chasing Rain: The perfect Storm Session We sessioned Storm hard, then headed down to Playspot as the sun was setting. Playspot is possibly one of the best and most frustrating spots for loops anywhere.

WWTCC: Long live the Kingpin There was quite a bit of excitement just before a headed off to Nepal. We had a call from Ben at Palm telling us about Palm intend to bring the Kingpin back to life for a limited period! Excellent!!!! Was my response, the Kingpin was always an excellent boat, a firm favorite with many paddlers.

Jackson Kayak: $500,000 to Idaho Whitewater This has been a great week for Idaho. The Friends of the Cascade Whitewater Park have been given $500,000 donation by Mark and Kristina Pickard to design and build a whitewater park in Cascade, Idaho.

Roaring Fork Kayakers: Glenwood Whitewater Park in April Today was the first sunny/nice day we have had in a while so I figured I would go for a short paddle down at the whitewater park. Although it was still cold, it proved to turn into a fun session, and I officially cannot wait for it to get warmer and the rivers to start going.

Bliss.Stick: Bliss-stick production line ...pumping Bliss-Stick is having its busiest year ever with Kayaks rolling off the production line with back to back shipments to Germany, The USA and Canada.

Jackson Rec: The new All Water It was our first time getting to try out the new All Water and we weren't disappointed.

Potomac Paddlesports: Webster Springs Festival '09 This year we got some rain and I was able to catch the Back Fork of the Elk for the first time. It starts out on Sugar Creek for a quarter mile, then joins the Back Fork and floats along lazily for a while before getting down to business.

Jackson Rec: A great fishing day The only wish would be that I use the Day Tripper Elite next time for a perfect 5 hours of bliss.

Immersion Research: 2009 products are updated in website We have just about finished updating our site with our 2009 products- including new colors, fabrics, styles and garments.

Inflatable Kayak Blog: Are Inflatable Kayaks "Tippy" I've heard several people say that they think inflatable kayaks are "tippy", even more so than a regular hard shell or folding kayak. Personally, I've paddled them all and I can't quite agree.

Am. Whitewater: American Whitewater joins EPA Green Power Partnership Global warming and air pollution threaten the future of our rivers. Coal for power plants comes from across the US. In the east, it is often mined through Mountain Top Removal, an environmentally destructive practice that is harming communities and rivers across Appalachia.

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