Playak News Flash 2009-04-23

Playak News Flash - April 23, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Jackson Kayak: Another fantastic weekend in the Sierras It was running at high fish flows (350-400 cfs), which made for tons of great moves without a ton of push.

creekfreak: Some facts As everyone knows, whitewater kayaking is a very dangerous sport. It takes us to some far away, beautiful destinations, many times with no one around to help should an emergency arise.

Kokatat: Around Ireland On May 1st 2009 Scandinavian kayakers Roope Roine and Johannes Lahtinen from Finland will set out on a 6-8 week long circumnavigation of Ireland, covering a distance between 1400-1600 km.

Mt. Hood H2O: Opal creek and South santiam I never thought it was a serious hazard, but I know differently now, luckily he was able to swim free of his boat. Even after he swam his boat stayed lodged for about 30 seconds until he pulled it free.

Immersion Research: Spring Break 2009 LVM is proud to introduce the first ever 2009 Spring Break Wet Kayak Contest with Werner Paddles.

Creek WV: Top Yough Race The Second Annual First Official Isaac Ludwig Memorial Top Yough Race was held on Sunday, April 19. Geoff Calhoun won, (completing his weekend sweep) followed by Matt Fithian, Matt Walker (pictured above), Jay Ditty (c-1) and Evan Garcia (short boat).

Sebastian Scholl: The Miracle Mile! I have forgiven Oregon for the rain after it gave us the Miracle Mile! I bet you can guess how long of a run it was and it was so continuous that one mile had more rapids than most multi mile runs.

PeakUK: Slalom team dominate in Grandtully The Peak UK Slalom Team were in dominant form in Grandtully this past weekend. Races 2 and 3 of the British Premier Division were contested in glorious sunshine on Saturday and Sunday respectively.

Jackson Kayak: Chilean adventure After Pucon, our next stop was the little town of Chosuenco, and the Rio Fuy. My first impression of this place was that it was just a little town, but I slowly fell in love with the place.

P&H Paddlers: EPP L3 training During Sunday morning the 6 trainees delivered a 20 minute session that we had prepared before arriving on the course, it was great fun and really exciting, it is not that often that you get to teach 5 other coaches & 3 top trainers.

Keith Wikle: Sea kayak T-rescue video analysis This is Alec Bloyd Peshkin playing a very compliant and skilled victim for a T-rescue demonstration. The rescuer approaches cautiously at first to make sure the victim isn't panicked.

surfski.info: 2009 Surfski.info World Series: Current rankings Six races down in the 2009 Surf Ski World Series and South African Steve Woods is at the top of the Rankings.

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