Playak News Flash 2009-09-21

Playak News Flash - September 21, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Playak: Kanumesse 2009 - Photo Frenzy Tons of photos from Kanumesse 2009. New products, people, party pics.

Palm Blogs: Kanumesse Day 1: New Palm PFD Snapshots The evolution of our flagship whitewater PFDs continue with the Extrem Vest (EV) and Amp Vest (AV) series.

PaddleBlogs: Jeroen: Kanumesse 2009 - Videos Some cool kanumesse videos from Youtube.

Kayak USSR: Sayan 2009 - part 3 Biluty was the most beautiful river of the whole trip. And was the hardest one to get to. Once again we had to face two day hike in through wild taiga, log jams, swamps and steep slopes with our boats. We did 12 km in the first day and reached the deep canyon of some stream, which meant that the sufferings will end soon and we ll start to boat.

WCKA Spring 09: Ottawa River Update, Fall 2009 It holds some of the world's best high volume playboating and river running in the spring, but has top notch kayaking year round. One of the greatest things about the Ottawa is its fantastic temperature.

Team I-Canoe: Kanumesse 2009 Well Kanumesse 2009 kicked off last Thursday (18th Sept) to showcase what's new and innovative in the world of paddlesports. As it turned out there were few major, big name product launches although there were a few unexpected surprises (a new Jackson Fun anyone?), stand up paddleboards coming out of every angle, pedal-drives and electric engines, kayaks that look more like a small boat, and folding or sectional or 2-piece surfboards, sit on tops and sea kayaks.

Johnny Misadventures: Gull River I finely got back to southern Ontario and headed straight for the Gull River in Minden Ontario. The river I learned to paddle on and spent so much time on. I love that river.

homemade kayaks: learning to paddle and then learning to surf The first lesson is a brief intro to sea kayaking with the emphasis on safety. We go over a wet exit, an assisted rescue and the basics of forward paddling, how to turn and brace and how to stop.

Tony Paradise: The big boys join us Usually they paddle out of either Bauline further up the coast or Quidi Vidi. These put-ins are on opposite sides of the Avalon peninsula. When its calm on one side they're likely to find the conditions they crave on the other.

Johnny Misadventures: No Dam on the Slave The Slave River is one of the best play rivers in the world and it is currently being threatened to be dammed.

ICF: Two brothers take gold as the Junior and Under 23 classes are decided South African family Van Der Walt, wrote Canoe Marathon history with two medals in one day. Brandon Van Der Walt won the Junior Men's K1 in the morning, distancing Toon Broekx (BEL) and Dean Terry (GBR) to the second and third position.

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