Playak News Flash 2009-05-06

Playak News Flash - May 6, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Fluid Blog: Team Fluid hits Corsica This Mediterranean Island is a true paradise for steep creeking. Plenty of runs, from class III to class V/V+, can keep you entertained during the snowmel

Jackson Kayak: A pirates life for me Triple Drop is now the more common, and generic name for a rapid on the East Fork Kaweah that was once known as Deadman's Alley.

LL Ladies Lounge: Escalante creek, CO This beautiful creek snakes through sandstone making an incredible gorge with a handful of formidable rapids.

Fluid Blog: Photo Gallery updated This is a very fun gallery to play around with. And many thanks to our team paddlers for providing such nice shots.

Jackson Kayak: California boating My first stop was at the Auburn Whitewater Park where the water was a Medium flow and the wave was going to be sweet.

LVM TV: Ernies Canyon/Jacuzzi We paddled Ernies first, it was pushy and stout. We worked our way down the canyon scouting each horizon line because it had changed so much since Oliver or Colby had last paddled it.

Chasing Rain: Before getting on the road One of the nice things about Stonycreek is that it's possible to float all the way back to the festival at the whitewater park- which is what we did, despite the low water.

Team Pyranha: Team Pyranha winning Norwegian Cup The Norwegian Cup went on last weekend near Arendal in the South-Eastern part of Norway. The total scores of an Extreme Race, a Slalom and a Team Downriver were added together to determine an overall champion.

Hans Heupink: Rescue workshops Coaches and guides of the German seakayak association Salzwasserunion met last weekend at the German isle of Spiekeroog for workshops on Kayak Safety Tests.

ACA: Canoeing in the pool Marty, Paul, Jeremy and I had the privilege of presenting a wide range of canoe and kayak rescues at the 13th Annual International Boating and Water Safety Summit (IBWSS) in Panama City Beach, FL.

Dash Point Pirate: Dash Point to Tides Tavern I've attempted to make it to the Tides Tavern in Gig Harbor with a sailboat a few times. Most of the time I didn't make it because the wind was too light.

Isle of Man Kayak: Isle of Man Kayaking - Chicken Rock. Located a mile and a half off the southern most tip of the Calf of Man lies Chicken Rock, with it's formidable lighthouse. This is the most southerly land mass administered by the Manx Government.

SeaKayakPhoto.com: Surfing Ayrshire's Atlantic Coast We had to negotiate the race at Bennane head. It was neaps but we had timed it so that we were rounding the headland 3 hours after the turn of the tide.

Around the Great Lakes: The journey begins The temperatures have warmed to the 50's and the evening is looking calm and cool. Bryan would like to thank everyone for their support and hope you will continue to follow along on his journey.

surfski.info: EuroChallenge 2009: Review The first five kilometers saw a large group of paddlers drop the rest of the fleet, including Dawid Mocke, Matt Bouman, Manuel Busto, Sean Rice, Tom Schilperoort, Benoit Leroux, Yaka Jazbec and others.

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