Playak News Flash 2009-07-06

Playak News Flash - July 6, 2009

News Watch Headlines

adidas Sickline: Second Euro Cup in Cunovo The latest Euro Cup was held at our local spot in Cunovo. We all were very happy to welcome Europe's best paddlers here in Slovakia. A country, where most of them have never been to before.

Whitewater-Koa: Jordalselvi, Voss, Norway : Awesome The flow was close to double what I had done it before and the boil at the bottom was looking juicy! I had a sweet line but the impact hitting the boil was a hard one and spat me right out into the wall.

Immersion Research: What is a Cumec? New Zealand and Australia have their own dedicated kayaking magazine called 'Cumec' which is the colloquial slang for cubic meters of water per second.

Werner: Payette river experience Idaho had two white water festivals this month. The first was the Payette Boise Revival (PBR) and the second was the Payette River Experience. Both events had down river races, slalom, and freestyle contests. The organizers have been working with the dam operator of the Bladder Dam.

CKS Blog: Being that I am still in my first year of SUP, I am super excited about this sport. I am learning what gear allows you to paddle in comfort, what paddles perform best for the job, and what boards work well with my style of SUP.

Nick Troutman: Back home to the Ottawa River After the month long Colorado Competition circuit, Emily and myself drove for 30 hours up to the mighty Ottawa River up in Canada. This is where I grew up, and learnt to kayak, and no matter how long I have been away it always feels like coming back home.

Valentin Grollemund: Natural Games 2009 - Millau, France An other great event, the Natural Games the international outdoor sports festival. It was a real pleasure to see how this event is growing up and begins one of the best outdoor sports event.

New Mexico H2O: Upper Box Geezer video What do you have when you get 8 kayakers together and no one is under 40 yrs young? Well, we all affectionately named it the Geezer show. One fine Sunday morning, the 8 of us showed up to run the classic Upper Box in Northern New Mexico.

Werner: Dave Collins makes his move with SUP jousting Two paddles with foam taped around the grip were provided. This was a co-ed event and I was paired up to duel with a local "lady" on my second round.

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