Playak News Flash 2009-06-20

Playak News Flash - June 20, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Paddle Press: Wave Sport Graphics Contest Winner Announced Votes Are In! Monster Wins the Contest. The people have spoken. After 10 days of voting, the numbers are in and the winner of the Wave Sport graphics contest is Ben Nelesen of Portland, Oregon. Ben says, "I wanted to follow the theme and see if I could convey the lunatic fun that we are occasionally blessed with experiencing in this life."

Playak: Native Watercraft Osceolo Elite: New Native SUP This elegant design reflects the marriage of traditional Native American dugouts and today's Kevlar technology.

Immersion Research: 2nd Gorge of Lime creek A pretty stout hike to a another committing gorge with 5 great drops. The tallest of the five called Viagra, about a 25 footer. So we make a little video for all yinz to see out there.

Jackson Kayak: John McConville's Midwest update part 3 I am, a week and a half into my trip here in the Midwest and what an experience its been. From the South Shore Falls and Slate Rivers to the North Shore Forbidden Fruit.

Kayak Session: Unknown Norway There are a lot of classic runs in Norway, and certainly plenty for the first timer to put on the must-do list. However, close to some of these well-known pieces of whitewater, there are also some other rivers that can be described as classics

Werner: Guide training with Discovery Sea Kayaks New guides with Discovery Sea Kayaks are always given the best equipment and we choose Werner Paddles for not just our guides but our clients as well.

adidas Sickline: The first Euro Cup in Plattling Plattling, a small town in Bavaria. Usually it's rather quiet around there but not during the first Euro Cup of the season. 96 paddlers from 13 different nations came together in order to take part at the event and determine the Bavarian freestyle champ, the German participants for the upcoming Championship in Thun and of course the winners of this year's first Euro Cup.

ACA: International Whitewater Hall of Fame Honorees Every year, the International Whitewater Hall of Fame accepts nominations in several categories for "whitewater legends whose accomplishments have contributed significantly to both the sport and business of whitewater around the world."

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