Playak News Flash 2009-11-02

Playak News Flash - November 2, 2009

News Watch Headlines

MDAC: Bryan's Clydagh / Flesk trip report Great to see people braving the wind and bad weather for a paddle on one of the best runs in Kerry. There were thrills and spills all the way down with some great lines down the slide!

Fraser Valley WW: Another Great Weekend in the Valley Chipmunk Creek dumps in to the Chilliwack river just down stream of the put in for the Canyon section. Upon arriving at one of the possible put in's we found the creek brown and pumping full, a little more than we were looking for in a before work run. Lucky for us though just a few hundred yards back up the road also on the north side of the Canyon is Foley Creek.

Adrian Tregoning: Derde Steen – Wave Wheeling and Blunting This season we are going to show water shots of the composite Element for your viewing pleasure, and some body boarding shots too, for good measure!

Global Surfski: C-SKI, new surfski on the market! Andrew Carter from South Africa has introduced a new surfski into the market, called the C-ski or the Carter ski.

Am. Whitewater: USFS decides no Upper Chattooga boating this winter Earlier this week the USFS granted Georgia Forest Watch's request to cancel USFS plans to allow a paltry six days of paddling on one small section of the upper Chattooga River (NC/SC/GA). Once again, the entire Upper Chattooga River is banned to all canoeing and kayaking, while all other existing uses have no limits.

PeakUK: British Open Slalom Championships Fiona Pennie was the only women to brave the Town Falls rapid in C1 and so she won the race but sadly the class was inquorate. Fiona was in action again soon after as last boat down in the Womens Kayak final but despite very good pace she unfortunately incurred a 50 sec penalty so finished outside the medals.

CKS Blog: Nicole Mansfield Reviews The Pyranha Fusion River Touring Kayak As the name would suggest, the Pyranha Fusion is a versatile kayak that successfully merged the capabilities of a flatwater touring boat with that of a whitewater river running boat.

Justine Curgenven: South island circumnavigation wins another major award! South island circumnavigation film won another major prize at an international film festival. It won the Thalassa adventure prize at the 8th Montreal Festival of Travel and Adventure.

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