Playak News Flash 2009-07-24

Playak News Flash - July 24, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Playak: Titan Kayaks We met Anthony Yap in Salt Lake and were able to get photos and the full specs! Use the Playak forums to propose a name for this new carbon freestyle boat.

Fluid Blog: Return to the M-Wave Levels were pretty sweet, but they could have been a tiny bit better. The best time to be there is when the wave is green all the time, but for us, there was a little pile that came and went.

Outdoor Industry Association: Newly Elected and Appointed Board Members The Outdoor Industry Association® (OIA) Board of Directors ratified its new slate of Directors at Monday's board meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. A total of twelve open seats were filled. Five board members were elected by OIA members and seven seats were appointed by the board.

Palm Blogs: Quick Stop Over in NZ I have just arrived back in NZ for two weeks downtime before jumping back on the plane and heading to North America for more adventures. My return coincided with one of NZ's frequent winter storms so not one to miss the chance to huck some drops I loaded up the truck and headed for the hills.

Teva Blog: Sjoa River Festival 2009 This race is held after long ten years and for my is something special. When I was first time in Norway and saw this race, this race was the first extreme race which I ever seen.

Immersion Research: Tug boat accident After a few days of great surfing at Skookumchuck Narrows in Egmont BC, Demshitz witnessed a tug boat accident at the wave during slack tide. Team paddler Dave Fusilli paddled out in his REV to attempt to save a man trapped in the tug.

Am. Whitewater: TVA to undertake Integrated Resource Plan TVA is gathering information from stakeholders on how to meet the needs of the Tennessee Valley and its residents for energy, environment, natural resource management and recreation.

adidas Sickline: Our adidas week On the next morning we met all the others back at the river. The guys wanted to run the upper Venter but due to the fact that a big avalanche was blocking the spot, it was impossible to do. So, we canceled our plan and therefore Sam and Bernhard decided to run the Wellerbrücke section, which at that time had a lot of water.

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