Playak News Flash 2009-08-04

Playak News Flash - August 4, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Teva Blog: Kelsey Thompson at Reversing Falls The tide height and the river level both play major roles in how the rapids form since they are located where the river meets the ocean, rather than in the standard ocean inlet. This added factor makes it that much harder to predict when the waves will be good.

Adam Johnson: Skirtworks's New Bungee Skirt: A Review  Kayakers are choosy about their gear. When a boater starts kayaking, he/she often buys one or two brands of kayaks, like Riot or Wavesport for example, and then will never paddle another boat for the duration of their kayaking careers. This brand loyalty doesn't stop with kayaks either; it continu...

Freya Hoffmeister: Day 197, Sunday, 2.08.2009 Text message from Freya via satellite phone: 22.42 113.41, Jane Bay.  60 km 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. Another beautiful easy day inside the crystal clear quiet reef. Offshore there are crashing dumpers!

Paddling Instructor Blog: BCU Instructor and Reverend, Bonnie Perry nominated for Bishop of Minnesota A huge congratulations goes out to Reverend Bonnie Perry, rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Chicago, Illinois who was recently one of three nominated to become the Bishop of Minnesota. Reverend Perry has been at All Saints Church for 17 years is absolutely loved in her community for the wo...

Am. Whitewater: TNC Investigates Flow Improvements in New England The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is currently investigating opportunities for restoring natural functions to the Connecticut River Watershed in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Sea Kayak Podcasts: Sea Kayak Podcast - Cheri Perry Visit SeaKayakRoutes.com Podcast LibraryShe is one of the best Greenland kayak rollers in the world and, with Turner Wilson, took sessions at the Scottish Sea Kayak Symposium on Skye in May 2009. Here Cheri talks about how she started kayaking and her switch from Euro to Greenland styles. Check out their website kayakways.net

Wilderness Systems: TJM Tournament Recap This was a first time event held by Hook, Line and Paddle in Wilmington NC. 70 anglers showed up to fish in support of the Alzheimers Association. The Captains Meeting was held Friday night at the store, with food catered by Panera Bread. Rules were discussed and the Captains Prizes were raffled off...

SeaKayakPhoto.com: Loch Linnhe and the Holy Grail North of Lismore, Loch Linnhe stretches away to the NE. It forms part of the Great Glen fault that bisects the Highlands of Scotland.We paddled NE past Eilean nan Caorach on our way to Shuna on which the crumbling remains of Castle Shuna stand at the edge of woods by the shore.To our east, the much ...

SUP Surf: Team Starboard made great success: Rainbow Sandals Molokai-Oahu Paddle Race The biggest news being Ekolu Kalama posting his first solo win in the record time of five hours two minutes and six seconds. His wife and Starboard rider Honora Kalama won womens team devision, together with Rebecca Jakeway on 6:19:46.

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