Playak News Flash 2009-05-14

Playak News Flash - May 14, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Paddle Press: Kent Ford's Performance Video: Whitewater Historical Documentary of USA paddling Featuring vintage footage, in-depth interviews with eclectic pioneers and captivating narrative, this compelling documentary takes a behind-the-scenes look at what inspires paddlers to answer the call of the river.

Range Life: On relevance, style, semantics & carnage: Filled attempts As luck would have it, neither rain nor sunshiny heat would hit the Island in time to justify our intended departure. So the Mainland would have to suffice in the meantime. We could always just blast over to the Island for a quickie if flows cooperated.

Jackson Kayak: Reno River Fest Freestyle recap With more spectators and a better organized event than any other, this is a favorite of athletes and friends everywhere.

the nile progression: The Bhote Kosi, from Tibet. Our trip started at Sukute Beach camp where the Bhote Kosi becomes the Sun Kosi. We arrived with all the girls on Inka's Nepali Girls paddling trip.

The Water Cycle: The Futaleufu: Class L (for lifechanging) It's a world-class destination and was our last stop in a four-month tour of South American whitewater. Sadly, there are rather definite plans to dam the Futa, turning the beautiful valley into a stagnant lake.

Jackson Kayak: Trip report One of its best features is the beach in front of it. It makes a nice place to stop and have a sandwich. Our trip was safe and the kids had a good time.

Team Pyranha: Years with Pyranha kayaks I have been paddling Pyranha Kayaks for years and have recently been reunited with the Large Burn. It has proven to be another solid whitewater kayak with smooth edges and effortless control.

Jackson Kayak: Super Fun: Review from a first time paddler of that boat What a great design , the boat was super easy to roll , very comfortable , probably the most comfortable boat I have ever paddled . I was surprised on the speed for the length of the boat .

Fraser Valley WW: 2nd annual Vancouver Kayak Club Whitewater: Review Once again this event had all things a good whitewater festival needs. There were tons of prizes from the many sponsors, and shuttles and guides for three runs ranging from class 2 to 4.

surfski.info: Surfski.info Review: Fenn Mako Elite One of the reasons for my buying my Mako6 a couple of years ago was that for me it had the most comfortable seat of any ski on the market.

Jackson Kayak: Clay's Spring Deluge report 1: Rock Island The dam with all the gates open shaking the earth like the Summersville Dam used to, and the massive 'Braver Wave' at a suicidal level.

Novice SUP Surf: My ULI I always preferred the shots of the black and grey to the technicolour boards and the orange and yellow ULI logo stands out nice.

surfski.info: Makapuu Challenge: Results A total field of 43 Surfski's and OC1's started the 16 mile course with a very light trade wind offering little help as they made their way along one of Oahu's most scenic coastlines.

playak.net: Spring I know this color will fade to a dull green later in the year, so this is to be enjoyed for what it is right now.

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