Playak News Flash 2009-08-12

Playak News Flash - August 12, 2009

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adidas Sickline: Gerd goes Canada I'm currently spending my time in Canada, where I paddle the best waves and rivers the country has to offer. And I can tell you, they're lots of fun! Until now, the season has been very rainy around here, which means that the water levels have constantly been good.

Simon Davidson: Wairoa, kaituna and upper waihohonu 2009 So i havent put an update on in a while so i thought id just chuck some cool photos of some mean times on wairoa and kaituna and our epic on the upper waihohonu. Cheers

LiquidLore: Boulders On The Upper Birk i) Upper Birkenhead The Upper Birkenhead is one of the best boulder runs around - it might not be the most photogenic run ever (well, they by far do not do the boulder rapids justice), but it does have some wicked fun rapids. I've been down there a few times, and it's awesome every time....

Shane's Logic: 2009 Overnighter on the Chattooga We made this a fun easy short trip at the lower water level by putting in on section 2, camping near the put in for section 3 near Earl's Ford, and then only running the first 3 miles of section 3 to Sandy Ford. We had all types of craft on this trip.

Canoe Kayak: C&K's Ocean Performance Picks Pick your poison: overhead set waves, a sprint through the breakers, or miles of open-water cruising (from your feet or your seat). C&K has you covered with 10 of the latest rides for the life aquatic. From central Cali surf to the inlets of British Columbia's Sunshine Coast, we had the chance to test out a slew of the latest rides—everything from boards and boats to waveskis and surfskis.

River Gypsies: RiverGypsies Summer 2009 Trip Report #3 After the Birkenhead incident, Andria and I did a lot of thinking and talking about why we were having so much trouble on the rivers this summer - especially familiar rivers on which we had no trouble in the past. Early in the trip we had thought it was lack of time in our boats, but that explanation simply didn't fly after 4 weeks of paddling on the road.

Savannah Canoe and Kayak: Women on Waves - End of Prt 1. WoW Indeed. Awesome waves yet again on Tybee today made for a great start to our all women's surf class this weekend. Light onshore breezes and a nice little ground swell gave the ladies 2-3 ft and glassy conditions, ideal for surf skills progression. After working out our strokes on a fla...

Kayak Session: 2009 Whitewater Race Series Update This event consist in five venue 2009 Canadian Whitewater Race Series - in Ontario and Quebec that drew a momentous number of young athletes from across North America - Texas, Colorado, BC, AB, Penn, MD, VA, DC, NY, ON, QC and New Zealand for the past three weeks racking up TEVA Series Points.

Inflatable Kayak Blog: Paddling in Portage Lake, Michigan One thing about Michigan, there certainly isn't any shortage of places to put the kayak in for a paddle. One of the places that we always get to paddle is at our family cottage on Portage Lake in the Upper Peninsula. We usually have several days at the "camp", but this trip we only had [...]

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