Playak News Flash 2009-06-24

Playak News Flash - June 24, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Playak: Design a Playak Header Image and Win Some Swag! Every couple of years, it's time for some graphic changes on Playak, and 2009 is one of those years. Since I'm so hopeless with graphics, I thought it would be a good idea to ask our readers to design something better. Being a small independent site, I don't have huge giveaways for just one small grpahic, but I have some stuff lying around here, and I'll let the winners choose from that :)

Sebastian Scholl: Upper Death and Barrel Springs Upper Death is the first rapid below the dam in Glenwood Canyon and is usually portaged being a class 5+ rapid.

Markus Leppaenen: First goes at the Wave Monkey in a hole In a hole you go up the incoming green and go for the "blunt" but instead of the blunt you throw the initiation of the Phoenics Monkey into the green and there you go.

Fluid Blog: Mathieu Coldebella French Season: Report A small ocean trip and time to rock the 2nd french competition : best run of my life and higher french score ever.

LL Ladies Lounge: Rogue River Trip- Day 1 This year, instead of our annual Wenatchee trip, we decided to take a multiday raft trip down the wild and scenic Rogue River. Everything just came together perfectly: good group, good weather, and available permits.

AS Watersports: Dagger Axiom, All river for All Paddlers! It is designed to offer great down river speed, effortless eddy hopping, smooth carving and wave surfing.

Jackson Kayak: Short video by Greg Parker of the new All-Star Here the short video by Greg Parker of the new All-Star and it is really amazing.

Werner: Kelsey Thompson: Reporting from Colorado We will feature Kelsey's blog, Atlantic Kayaker, on our Whitewater News and Events section, so log in often and check out where he has been travelling, paddling and representing Werner Paddles.

SUP Surf: 2009 Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race With a light fog greeting them at dawn, the record number of racers packing New Brighton Beach at the 8th Annual Surftech Jay Moriarity Memorial Paddleboard Race presented by CLIF Bar had little idea what was in store for them on the 12 mile course.

surfski.info: Puerto Rico Surfski & Kayak Championships 2009: Race report The Puerto Rico Ocean Racing together with the Federation of Canoe & Kayaks of Puerto Rico, organized a 12 mile triangle between the coast of Fajardo and the Islands of Icacos and Palominos in front of the five-star El Conquistador Resort Hotel.

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