Playak News Flash 2009-09-13

Playak News Flash - September 13, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Wavesport Blogs: Norway Daze It was another incredible successful year for our Norway Daze Program. We once again upgraded our facility with new beds to only compliment our gourmet food, hot tub over looking the river, fire place, wide selection of kayaks, and of course world class guides.

Paddle Press: ICF: 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships: Ones to watch The 1992 Barcelona Olympics slalom course is once again host to the world's top slalom athletes as the International Canoe Federation Canoe Slalom World Championships get under way here in the Spanish Pyrenees mountains today through Sept. 13.

Immersion Research: The Secret Stash The Secret Stash was first run in the mid to late 1990's, but then was off-limits for over a decade until recent changes opened it back up to paddlers. The Secret Stash isn't much of a secret anymore.

CKS Blog: Atom Crawford Reviews The Dagger Nomad 8.5 Dagger redesigned the seat so that the rear of the boat is more accessible to gear, this gave me a bit more room for my legs.

Got Boof?: Got Boof Goes North '09 As I was carrying my boat towards the put-in, there was some uncertainty in my mind about if I would live through the day. Luckily for me, I cruised down through the rapid with no problems.

Fraser Valley WW: BC Day Long Weekend Part 2 – Big Silver Creek At the water level we were working with the falls were split into two forks a left and right fork with a dry spot in the middle, both pouring into a large pool at the bottom. We ran the right hand side of the falls as it was the much cleaner line and the left line did not appear to be very friendly.

PaddleBlogs: River SUP: River SUP Brings New Challenges - Road Biker When it comes to river sup, the most important thing is getting on the river with tough gear so that you can learn the river again in the standing position and not have to learn how constantly repair a traditional composite SUP design.

ERA Kids Blog: The Little Girl that Goes Fast! Sixteen year old Haley Popp is no typical southern girl. While her friends spent the Chattanooga summer shopping at Target and Forever 21, Haley was either throwing down at Hell Hole on the Ocoee River in her play boat or bombing down the Nantahala River with her new-found passion: wildwater boating.

ICF: Quartet of women showcase paddling on two world stages: freestyle and slalom Four female freestyle kayakers are proving this month that freestyle kayaking and whitewater slalom need not be mutually exclusive paddlesport disciplines.

Tribe News: '09 Stakeout Part 4 - Searching for Waves The main goal of the Stakeout is to find new waves. We paddle rivers in flood and search for spots with potential, sometimes we find waves and sometimes we don't. Waiting for levels to rise is often involved.

Girls at Play: Teachings from the River Kayaking has directed and influenced the course of my life for many years because I love the way kayaking makes me feel: happy, exhilarated and passionate. In the beginning my happiness lay in learning new moves and being challenged by bigger rapids and better paddlers.

Global Surfski: Clint Robinson's thoughts on Epic V12 If I could use one word to describe the new Epic V12 surf ski, it would definitely be "reactive". This ski, especially in downwind conditions, is one exciting beast to ride.

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