Playak News Flash 2009-09-03

Playak News Flash - September 3, 2009

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Thun Twitterwall The Thun Twitterwall is a big success and big fun. In the past 24 hours, we discovered more than 200 tweets, news headlines and blog and forum posts about the Freestyle Worlds in Thun. Just leave the page open in your browser and it will refresh itself every 5 minutes.

News Watch Headlines

Nick Troutman: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Pre-Comp Video Here is a quick little video from the pre-comp training, and life here in Thun Switzerland.

Paddle Press: ICF: ICF Freestyle World Championships: the United Nations of Whitewater Every two years since 1991, the world's best whitewater kayakers get together for a kind of whitewater United Nations summit known as the International Canoe Federation Freestyle World Championships. This year's Freestyle Worlds has attracted more than 250 paddlers from 35 nations - as small as Andorra and as large as the United States - to the Aare River in the heart of Thun, Switzerland Aug. 31 – Sept. 6.

PaddleBlogs: Jeroen: #Thun Video: swissBLISS part 2 Here is the Part 2 of the Worlds coverage on Youtube by Billy Harris.

Johnny Misadventures: Whistler/Squamish with Grahame We got into Squamish and headed for the Ashlu Mini-Mine section. It is a true BC classic run. So classic the one guy from the States we ran with pinned hard near the top of one of the first rapids. His boat stayed but he came out.

Palm Blogs: A bullet in the Gun; training and the opening of Thun Let the games begin"said Richard Fox, 5 times World Slalom Champ and ICF Vice President earlier today as he opened the 2009 World Freestyle Championships in Thun, Switzerland.

Teva Blog: Red Bull Special Ops Project Here is a video update from a little waterfall hucking project I did with in NZ. Fun little road trip and a sick waterfall huck in the far north of NZ.   Location: Feed

Immersion Research: SUP The US National Whitewater Center Who would have thought that the huge man-made whitewater course at the US National Whitewater Center would be a great place for stand up paddling. The Whitewater Center has got to be one of the safest places to whitewater SUP.

Jackson Kayak: USA Slalom rankings Here is just released men's and women's USA Slalom rankings.

Dagger Blogs: Brad Ludden's First Descents project Nominated for Grant for Change Brad Ludden's First Descent Project has been nominated in the NAU Grant for Change and we would love anyone's support. This is a great program that has produced amazing results for everyone involved.

SUP Surf Mag: 2009 YOLO Board Stand-Up Paddle Series Winners Announced YOLO Board and the local groundswell movement of stand-up paddlers have been working to fill the summer swell gap that is notorious along the Gulf Coast, and the race series has made good use of the extra daylight and constant desire to be on the water.

Playak Product News: Native Watercraft: The Versa Board for everyone, everywhere The innovative new rotomolded Versa Board adds another dimension to Native Watercraft's paddleboard line. This paddleboard sails over the boundary lines that restrict other boards to just rivers, flatwater or the ocean with its original features like the spring loaded, retractable skeg.

PaddleBlogs: River SUP: Whitewater River SUP Instruction with Luke Hopkins The US National Whitewater Center is great for whitewater stand up paddle boarding. Here are some basic tips on technic for paddle boarding the river.

Chicago Area Sea Kayakers Association: Update on Chicago River Water Quality Rule Making The Illinois Pollution Control Board is considering proposed rules that would require improvements to the water quality in the Chicago River system. The Illinois EPA recommends that sewage be disinfected before being discharged into local waters.

Playak Product News: Current Designs: Caribou The Caribou, a classic Greenland style design that has a cult-like following, received some improvements and modifications for 2010. The distinct hard chines were softened a bit and flat sections were given a convex curve.

Paddling Instructor Blog: Kayak Bike Trailer Maiden Voyage My father recently designed and fabricated a trailer for my sea kayak that I could pull behind my bike. It's super light weight and built out of electrical conduit and some old bike tires he found in the garbage.

PaddleBlogs: River SUP: The Stride Airlite HD River Board Review The Stride Airlite HD is a Stand Up Paddleboard that is built for the river. Every aspect of the Airlite HD is designed for the abuse that rocky river can deliver. The following video shows a close of of the Airlite HD and the features that is has to offer being paddled in rivers.

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