Playak News Flash 2009-09-25

Playak News Flash - September 25, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Chris Eastabrook: It's Hard Being Georgian. Part 1 We stopped along the way for a couple of low, easy warm up rivers. The grade of these rivers, 4 sections of the Aragvis, was never more than class III but the continuous nature of these were unreal. There was certainly no stopping, which got me stoked for the hard grades.

PaddleBlogs: Playback with Steve Fisher: Desre Pickers wins another Red Bull Illume category. After two years on an exhibition tour of cities around the USA, the inaugural Red Bull Illume photo contest has finally come to an end. At each stop, thousands of visitors viewed all of the finalist images and were given the chance to vote on their favorite - The People's Choice. And the winner is… Desre Pickers with her awesome photo called 'Into The Abyss' - a shot of Dale Jardine, Sam drevo and I scouting the upper minus rapids from the lip of Victoria falls, Zambia.

Palm Blogs: A Paddlefest in the not so wet West… The Falls of Lora is a tidal rapid that forms of on a falling tide as the water flows out to sea, creating a series of large and varied waves with potential for spectacular playboating.

Am. Whitewater: ACTION ALERT: Protect Colorado's Backcountry Paddling Experiences The headwaters of our nation's most iconic southwestern rivers originate in Colorado's Roadless areas and Wilderness, flowing from 14,000-foot peaks towards 13 states and Mexico.

Am. Whitewater: ACTION ALERT: Restore the White Salmon River There is incredible potential for the White Salmon River to once again be home to abundant wild salmon and steelhead populations and a new whitewater run.

Misc.: Kayaking is King, but Fishing Fades Once, commerce was king on the Hudson. Now recreation rules. Over the last decade, recreational uses have increased steadily as a cleaner river continues to be rediscovered. But sport and play are not necessarily happening in predictable ways. Kayaking, for example, has exploded as a sport, reflecting a statewide and national trend, while the popularity of power boating has been tempered by the recession and post-9/11 security concerns. Fishing, traditionally the premier sporting activity on the river, is under new stresses primarily because of overharvesting in the ocean impacting the river. Fishermen have loved their sport too much. [photo courtesy Hoboken Now Archive]

Paddle Press: Kokatat: Kokatat Sponsors Intra-Coastal Expedition For Charity Kokatat, the independent paddlewear and accessories company, is sponsoring a 1,300 mile journey from Norfolk, VA, to Key West, FL. On behalf of the Wildland Firefighter Foundation, Justin DeForest will set out September 28th on the two-month expedition.

Playak: Fluid Detox L - New For kayakers who want a creekboat with a playboat hull; for kayakers who want to run rivers and play on the way down; for kayakers who want an easy boat to learn to kayak - there has never been a better-suited kayak than the Detox

PeakUK: ICF Slalom World Champs: Review The fast and narrow style of the course in Seu meant that it was going to be even more exciting than normal. Having medaled in 3 out of 4 team events at the European Championships the GB team had high hopes of more success at the Worlds.

Playak: Jackson Kayak Fun 2010 (4: 4 Fun) - New This boat is your one boat does it all boat. Run about any river or play about any feature. If you are learning to paddle and want the fastest learning curve, while still being able to get on as many new rivers as possible, the Fun is just that. If you are an expert wanting to run hard stuff, but still want to play your way down, the Fun is the ticket.

Lean Upstream: Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness - Rovers Beginner's Trip I've been wanting to go to the Boundary Waters for a very long time and have been bugging my friends who go regularly just about as regularly to take me with, but they never took pity on me.

Playak: RPF Maori - New The latest model of RPF Kayaks is also the most irreverent. Keeping the tradition of creating kayaks with high comfort and the ability to adapt your surf, the new Maori is a real wave surfing machine.

Global Surfski: Fusion Surfski We are positively surprised of the high stability, for example more stable than a V10 but the speed is still very good.

Playak: Necky Looksha 17 Composite - The Looksha 17 composite is a sporty touring kayak designed to cover some distance. Featuring the Extra sport seat pad with back band, composite thigh braces and a rudder system, it's designed to get you where you're going as efficiently as possible.

Playak: Pelican Sound 120 XE Angler - New The Hull is extremely stable, all sizes are easy to paddle and track extremely straight. Beginners will appreciate the large cockpit opening and all paddlers will marvel at the thoughtful features all around.

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