Playak News Flash 2009-08-17

Playak News Flash - August 17, 2009

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Fluid Blog: The Pink Nemesis biggest fan? Just came accross that user page on Youtube, and i think we have here the Nemesis' biggest fan ever - or should i say, the PINK Nemesis biggest fan!

Fluid Blog: BC Summer 09 Photo Update This summer I headed back to the magical place that is British Columbia, Canada. I have spent a couple of summers out here now and am completely sold.

Immersion Research: Press Release: IR is yet again not bought by Confluence Confluence, PA. Immersion Research is once again proud to announce that it is not being bought by Confluence Holdings, despite the latest flurries of rumors insisting otherwise. This would be the 10th time in 12 years that IR has not been bought by Confluence.

Freya Hoffmeister: Day 208, Thursday, 13.08.2009 This was an easy, lovely paddle along steep red sand cliffs. At some point, marked clearly as a "sandy water area" on my map, I saw on the horizont a *yellow* lin ecoming up. I was hoping that the sand wasn't dry as it looked like from the distance, forcing me in a wide berth around the headland. ...

Simon Willis: Lochaline - New Kayaker Resource In this context, for 'resource' read 'cafe'.The O2 Cafe has recently opened in Lochaline Dive Centre, sadly too late to make it into my book. But that's the point of having an updates section on the website ScottishSeaKayakTrail.comBut it's much more than a snack-bar.There are excellent rooms, with...

Am. Whitewater: New York Times article on Dam Removal American Whitewater was featured prominently in a New York Times article about the benefits of dam removal to whitwater paddlers. The story is a great example of what's good for a river is also good for recreation, habitat, fish and local communities.

Girls at Play: Whitewater Kayaking Basics: Eddy Turns Eddy turns (getting into eddies) and peel outs (exiting eddies) are the foundation of good river running technique and it's important to practice being as precise as possible. In my experience, learning and performing good eddy turns is one of the most challenging skills in kayaking, especially for beginners.

PeakUK: GB women World Games Champions! Feeling pumped and fired up for the games following the opening ceremony, we kicked off the games with the first being vs TPE at 7am. An easy win of 10-3 settled our nerves and we were off to a winning start.

SNews: Team Ocean Kayak Brings Home Top Honors in Texas Kayak Series Tourney Team Ocean Kayak, a compilation of top pro kayak anglers from the Texas Gulf Coast, recently captured Team of the Year honors in the Texas Kayak Series redfish tournament.

The Lake is the Boss: Two Harbors Kayak Festival After supporting the Point to LaPointe Open Water Swim last weekend, and testing the quality of the South Shore Nut Brown Ale and Whitefish basket at Mortys, RonO, the ManFromSnowyLegs, and I headed for the Two Harbors Kayak Festival. We had received a report from PeggyO (I'm working on a blog n...

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