Playak News Flash 2009-06-04

Playak News Flash - June 4, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Mt. Hood H2O: Eagle Creek This mission was about the first raft decent of Eagle Creek. The day was led by Hans Hooman who did all the legwork and made the calls to get this together.

Bottoms Up Kayaking: The Ruins With the wave like the Ruins you get really big air but with it being such a consistent feature you get people throwing lots of style into there tricks.

Roaring Fork Kayakers: Clavey River We were surfed out for a few days while levels were raging, and it didn't look like anything was going to come down, so we headed to the Clavey which had a good level, and is a very fun creek with cool rapids in little mini gorges.

Nick Troutman: BV Pro Rodeo / CKS PaddleFest Weekend This is one of the biggest weekends of the whole year for boat sales and demos, and team JK was there with full force. We had people trying out boats left right and center.

Nick Troutman: Paddling Life Pro Invitational This is one of my favorite events being that you have an extreme race and a freestyle rodeo in the same day, and it is an overall points competition being that if you want to place well you have to do when in the race and the rodeo.

Adrian Tregoning: Class 6 flat water There were invisible channels in the water and we had to guess which way to go, to avoid getting stuck on the bottom. The river bottom was also thick, soft mud and slightly sandy - walking on it would have been truly horrible.

Savannah Canoe and Kayak: New boat from Mega The Bullitt S-X is the latest offering from Mega. While in England we saw this boat in it's early stages of creation.

Nick Troutman: Middle Cosumnes: California It was a great run, during our week of creeking in California, and we were fortunate enough to have a great group of paddlers with us.

Atlantic Paddle Surfing: Paddle surfing demo for the Travel channel Yesterday I was invited to participate in a segment for the Travel channel about Stand Up Paddle Surfing or Paddle Boarding on Hilton Head.

Jackson Kayak: 1st Annual New Haven Race The New Haven river near Bristol, VT is one of my favorite resources in the state. It's probably the most consistently runnable, good Class 4/5 whitewater in VT, and the lower sections are also some of the best places to spend some time casting a line.

Jackson Kayak: Biggest News Ever- Newest All-Star EVER! 2010 All-Star launched today! Literally! Just when you thought playboating couldn't get any easier or more fun, all of the rules and beliefs are now crushed and a new era is here. The 2010 All-Star is simply a boat that will leave you blown away on your first ride.

Werner: Whitewater Stand Up Paddle Nationals With water temps in the 40's over 20 competitors battled the swollen Colorado River in a 3 part competition combining downriver racing, slalom, and wave surfing.

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