Playak News Flash 2009-04-21

Playak News Flash - April 21, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Kayak for all paddlers: Kayak Magazines on the Web: The Road Test (nice Playak review at the bottom) As anybody who has ever been through a large newsagents can testify, paddlers are well catered for when it comes to magazines. Some excel in the quality of their writing and photography, some in the usefulness of their articles, some for their news content and some offer a special interest - sea kayaking for example, or white water. They all have their own distinctive feel, their own identity.

Max Bilbow: 681st annual BCU Student Safety weekend Once again Tom Parker, Chris Eastabrook, Adam Dumolo and myself headed northwards in hope of some exciting Easter white water and the opportunity to impart some of our wisdom on some of the sport's finest young minds.

The Blonde Blogger: Spring time and sunshine I stayed an extra day to paddle the 'new' course without all the crowds. Since the slalom site open in 1986 there's been a few changes here and there but this was the first time it's been fully closed and revamped in it's history.

Jackson Kayak: High water Rock Island Rock Island is finally no longer in a drought. The water has been spilling down here for practically 2 months straight, it is awesome.

Am. Whitewater: Cresta flows again After several years of intense debate, negotiation and collaboration, the Cresta reach will see boatable flows again this year. The flow release will be a single pulse that will increase base flows starting on May 1st and continuing through July in a normal water year and through June in a dry year.

Cumec Magazine: Australian Freestyle Team announced A small but dedicated group of Australian Freestyle kayakers attended the 2009 Freestyle Selections over the Easter weekend.

LiquidLore: Ashlu Bottom Mile While the weather in the lower mainland of BC is slowly starting to switch from the rain and cloud of winter to the rain and cloud of spring, the rivers are also slowly starting to awaken and trickle back to life.

Nookie: Summer is here It will see me out at Hawaii Sur Rhone big wave freestyling, Creeking with Alex, James & Ron in Switzerland, Sea Kayaking in Angelsey, Canoeing in Wales and coaching in the French Alps, all topped off with leading a canoeing trip for a disabled group down the River Wye for 4 days.

Hydrotherapy Sessions: Setting up the Kickoff The wave is in prime shape at some moments and green at others, such is the norm with the lower water levels at Corbin Park.

Adrian Tregoning: Karmers, Cape Town: A super surf kayak session It was a really good session with some great waves, just too many kitesurfers. We almost got into a fight more than once.

Creek WV: Big Sandy race We raced from the put-in bridge at Rockville to the pool below Big Splat, roughly 1.66 miles. The level was 5.7 ft.This race was easy to do and fun.

Team Pyranha: Paddling in Corsica While Norway still lays in winter land, we left to Corsica seeking for warmth and water. Our Norwegian-Canadian-Italian group of 7 paddlers met on the Island for an epic 12 days of creeking. 10 rivers: but easily 50 rapids and 30 boofs a day! Corsica is having one of the best years for water this season, with record snow pack from the last 30 years.

Novice SUP Surf: Naish Revelation It has a fatter nose and a more parallel plan thanks to the swallow tail than the 9'3" and is wider than the C4.

SUP Surf: Discussion on use of stand-up paddles The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will host an informal discussion regarding the use of stand-up paddle boards within the ocean waters of Ala Moana Beach Park.

Sebago Canoe Club: Trip Report: Empire Kayaks With a water temperature around 50 and air temperature around 56, all three of us wore dry suits with minimal insulation underneath. The water and wind were generally calm but the wind picked up a little near the end of our trip.

Canadian Ckayaker: Clean an ocean, save a planet Margo Pellegrino of New Jersey is paddling from Ft Pierce, Florida to New Orleans, a trip of about 1000 miles to again bring to mind the sad state of ocean pollution.

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