Playak News Flash 2009-07-23

Playak News Flash - July 23, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Paddle Press: Outdoor Industry Association and Outdoor Retailer: Concern over New Paddlesports-Specific Trade Show In response to the recent announcement by Canoe & Kayak Magazine about its new paddlesports trade show slated for September in Minneapolis, Minn., Frank Hugelmeyer, president of Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) and Joe Flynn, vice president of Nielsen's Sports Group, owner of the Outdoor Retailer trade show (OR) jointly express concern about what the new show means for the health of the industry as a whole.

Fluid Blog: Norway Ready to boof on the famous 'Double Drop' on the Tiegdale. Truly a classic with big slides and big falls around every corner, finishing with double drop which is the best boof in the world.

wavesport.de: Jakub goes First D in Canada After one week of running the shit in British Columbia and Alberta in Canada I am on my way to Salt lake city. Outdoor retailer show is beginning in few days and we have to set up Confluence demos and promos.

The Blonde Blogger: Back on the Nile The river level was quite strange at first, with it not dropping low enough for Club wave in the morning and then only just coming up high enough for Nile Special in the afternoons.

Bootfahrer: Cornerwave and competitions Cornerwave is one of my favourites on the ottawa. Quite the dynamic wave with a sweet surfer's left shoulder, fast and incredibly steep and green in the right levels. Competition levels were a bit too high, so it was comparably slow and foamy but still good enough to throw some stuff on.

Teva Blog: Bosnia World Rafting Championships 2009 The event organizers had done us proud, big wooden stadiums had been constructed along the banks of the Vrbas, banners decked out the neighboring city Banja Luka and press and televisions crews were everywhere.

PeakUK: Big 5 Kayak Challenge #5: The End The most spectacular scenery of the trip was in the final two days of paddling, when the team arrived at the aptly named Glacier Bay National Park, where despite the impact of global warming many of the glaciers continue to reach down to the sea. The stunning surroundings of Glacier Bay also presented new challenges with moving icebergs, carving glaciers and icy waters.

Eric Jackson: EJ's own review of the 2010 All-Star At Rock Island- we have a "top wave" which is normally not that fun in a playboat, like the 2007 All-Star, however it suddenly became much more fun.

Canadian Ckayaker: Newfoundland River Paddling Given the remarkable coastline of Newfoundland, it's no wonder few people think about heading inland and trying out the various lakes and rivers. However there's a growing white water crowd and some rafting sites opening up which can extend one's paddling adventures well beyond the reach of salt water.

PaddleBlogs: SPOT unveils next generation Satellite GPS Messenger at Outdoor Retailer SPOT LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSAT) and a leader in personal satellite messaging and emergency communications, today introduced its new SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger(tm).

surfski.info: Craig Goozee Paddles (and runs and cycles) around Australia for Cancer Following the tragic loss of his nine year old daughter to cancer, Craig Goozee decided to paddle, run and cycle 12,500km around Australia to raise $1,000,000 for the Children's Cancer Institute of Australia.

surfski.info: Mocke brothers: 46km Scottburgh to Brighton Dawid Mocke brought down the curtain on the winter surf ski series with an emphatic family domination of the tough 46 kilometer Men's Health Discovery Scottburgh to Brighton surf ski ultra marathon, raced on a dead calm ocean that offered little assistance to the big field that took part.

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