Playak News Flash 2009-10-02

Playak News Flash - October 2, 2009

Message of the Day

Follow adidas Sickline live on Playak As official media partner of the adidas Sickline in Austria, Playak will be running a Twitterwall for the event (hashtag #sickline). We will also show the live video stream (by freecaster.tv) on the Playak frontpage during the weekend. Enjoy, Jeroen.

News Watch Headlines

Playak: Mini-Interview: Adam Harvey I think surf kayaking is evolving very quickly, now with the new amazingly light Watertech boats I see even bigger and better airs becoming a regular thing.

Nick Troutman: French Clinics: Hawaii sur Rhone This was really sweet being that this is an awesome big wave with some huge air potential. The levels were fairly low because there is some pipe work being done down stream. The low levels wave was steep and green and kind of difficult to catch, though when you are on it you can launch!

Bama Boys: The Sleeping Beauty Awakes I've been in a 2 month kayaking hiatus since returning from an incredible summer spent in Colorado. This is probably the longest I have not been in a boat in 10 years of kayaking.

Rout County: Enter the Black The Black Canyon of the Gunnison is definitely one of the best runs in Colorado. It has great rapids, challenging portages, unbelievable scenery, incredible camping, great fishing, and a scenic hike out.

Jackson Kayak: The Mon-Star meets the Gauley! The Gauley is known not only for it amazing rapids but also for world class down river play. I was fortunate enough to get to travel back to WV again for work and was able to get some quality time on the Gauley in my favorite play boat of all time the Mon-Star.

Team I-Canoe: The LAST Canadian Magnum I-Canoe currently have in their possession the Last Riot Magnum built in Canada to enter the Emerald Isle.This is truly a piece of history with Riot moving production to China will the boats ever be the same again?

Paddling Instructor Blog: 2009 Central Canadian Instructor Conference Wrap-Up The thing that made this instructor conference different from others was that there was a strong encouragement for participants to take clinics for activities they didn't normally participate in or teach.

American Rivers: American Rivers Applauds Senate Introduction of Critical Climate Legislation American Rivers today applauded Senators John Kerry and Barbara Boxer for introducing the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. The bill would reduce global warming pollution 20 percent by 2020 and create millions of new jobs in alternative energy and other sectors.

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