Playak News Flash 2009-07-17

Playak News Flash - July 17, 2009

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River Dayz: Eagle Creek, round 2 The group scouted out Skoonichuk for awhile before sitting down to rest after the 4 mile hike. The drop looked to be about 35-40 feet with a small pool then off another 10-15 feet. We talked about the drop for a bit before returning back to check it out again.

Palm Blogs: Summer on the Thames: Part two The event was entry level , which basically means you can rock up in any old tub and get your race head on. With summer river levels prevailing there wasn't much flow to tackle, but none-the-less the organizers had set a devious course that got you working hard throughout.

Dave Goadby: Barhal river and more After a quick warm up on the lower Barhal and a blast down the Yusufeli gorge we were keen to set off on the multi-day section of the Coruh.

Life by Water: Laos 2008 Whitewater of Laos from Sean Bozkewycz on Vimeo. No text or anything, but a really cool flow of video and music...

ACA: First Aid & CPR Requirement Attention all ACA Instructors and Instructor Trainers: First Aid & age appropriate CPR will soon be requirements to maintain your ACA certification.

Dagger Blogs: Environmental Responsibility as a Whitewater Kayaker Environmental practices and responsibility are hotly debated subjects in the world that we live in today, and they are something that I struggle with almost daily. On one hand, I love to take incredible kayaking trips to exotic places in the world, skipping from plane to ferry to truck, and then jumping on a beautiful, foreign river. On the other hand, I feel like a hypocrite telling others how incredible these wild places in our world are, because to some extent I am destroying them by using all of the natural resources that I use to access these places.

PeakUK: Big 5 Kayak Challenge #5: Update 6 I am pleased to say that the first three days all went as per the schedule, and the team were on course to reach Juneau Thursday evening. However, the half mile portage at the end of the Seymour Canal was still to be negotiated.

Alpine Quest: Junior Kayak Camp We spent five days straight on the water and filled their heads with all the kayaking knowledge they could handle. By the end of the week each kid had run their first class III rapids and, I think, were hooked on kayaking forever.

ACA: Whitewater Open Canoe Downriver Nationals The Kennebec was running around 9300 cfs and the Lower Dead was running between 2000-5000 cfs. Competitors had to race through almost 6 miles of class 1-3+ whitewater for the down river race and about 1.5 miles of whitewater for the sprints.

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