Playak News Flash 2009-05-02

Playak News Flash - May 2, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Roaring Fork Kayakers: Escalante We ran the falls blind, Jake having a great line, and me a decent. We then went for another run of just the gorge.

Team Pyranha: Whitewater warehouse, ASU Paddlefest, NOC Demo Daze We had all our new boats out for all shapes, sizes and styles of paddler. The boats were going out on the water like it was the last day on earth to go kayaking with great success.

Jackson Kayak: Hotel Charley Premiere at Alpenglow in Boise The evening closed with Ben taking additional questions about his adventures, and a raffle with proceeds benefiting the funding of local river parks around the state.

Fraser Valley WW: Owyhee river, Oregon The extra water was nice for the flat sections. We were having so much fun on the river we ended up doing the trip in just two days instead of the planned four.

Jackson Kayak: Annie and Zack check in after a winter in Central America We met up with the staff at H20 in Quepos for a run of the Chorro section of the Naranjo River which doesn't disappoint.

PDX River Explorers: Upper Klamath river The rapids continue down to the final class 4 State Line Rapid. After State Line paddlers are moments from the take out.

sea kayaking dot net: Repairing and customizing Fiberglass kayaks: Part 1 The hull damage is ugly but by no means unusual, nor overly difficult to repair, nor beyond a first-timer's repair skills.

Sea-Boo-Photos: Split Rock We started out with a nice warm up paddle and a little bit of easy whitewater from the put in to the bridge marking the start of the run.

Jackson Kayak: Great Sierra playboating At the levels we were there, we found a fast, fun wave up top with a greener slower wave behind it.

Palm Blogs: Kayaking Vermont The Green Mountains in Vermont and the Adirondacks of NY have some incredible kayaking. From the steep, short and technical runs of Vermont to the large rapid-long pool rivers of NY there really is something for everyone.

SUP Surf: Starboard K15 SUP Board-video This is the first K15 production of Starboard in the world. It's 15' x 30" and designed by Svein Rasmussen and Jim Drake.

Werner: Jerry's Baddle event supports ALS & the Green River access fund A combined extreme kayak race and road bike race, on the Green River and in and out of the gorge, is in memory of Green River local Jerry Beckwith who was a victim of ALS.

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