Playak News Flash 2009-11-17

Playak News Flash - November 17, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Fluid Blog: Fluid Europe squad in search of the sickline... The Oetz valley presented itself to the competitors and spectators in brilliant conditions - a perfect race waterlevel and the sun was just about to come up, when the first starters launched into the quarterfinals from the 6 meter rock drop throwing themselves down the course.

Eric Jackson: Paddlesports Industry Association visits Jackson Kayak I got to meet a bunch of great people from the Paddlesports Industry Association who came to our Factory in Sparta, TN for a tour. The owner and CEO of We-No-Na Canoe, Mike Cichanowski was there also.

Immersion Research: Yesso River by Santiago The drop was a lot of fun even though I broke my paddle. Now I am off to the Rio Claro to run some more, big drops

Total WW Fun: Mad Boy vs. Gangster There was a simple to use ratcheting back band that easily folds down for stern access, adjustable thigh braces, Velcro hip pads, adjustable bulkhead, as well as a nice plastic center pillar up front.

Teva Blog: Falls of Lora Scotland The destiny was Fort William. This area is located on the foot of the Nevis Mountain near the North East coast of Scotland. It's famous for it's rough rocky coast that supplies its huge lochs with ocean water through a reasonable tidal change over the day and quickly changes into the main Scottish highlands.

Dagger: Andrew Holcombe Takes First At Green River Narrows 09 Hot on the heels of his win at the Lord of the Fork race, Team Dagger paddler Andrew Holcombe pulled another first place finish at the legendary Green River Narrows race this past weekend.

adidas Sickline: Peter's Movie Premiere Finally, after a long time I was able to finish my movie from Uganda. We've been there three times before, so this time I wanted to make a movie not just about kayaking. Kayaking on the Nile is an awesome experience but unfortunately this one of a kind opportunity will probably soon come to an end.

LVM TV: Post Green Race Interview with Kieth Sprinkle Kieth Sprinkle gives us the beta on his run and on the race itself.

Savannah Canoe and Kayak: The Surf Jam Video. Thanks again to everyone who came out and supported this event, even the sympo sea kayakers, who had no concept of the 'competition zone'. Overall it was a great day at the beach with surfing, fishing and kayaking all going off.

passion4adventure: First Descent of the East Waikaia Day two we portaged a short section because of a tree jam. Rounding the next corner the intensity of day one came looking for us again. The scout for the following 200m of whitewater accounted for two hours of our day as we had to move up and down the bank to provide safety for each other.

Paddlefactory: Stripbuilt kayaks At this time I've designed and built two kayaks for prototyping. The designs received much scepticism. Now two more traditional models are in the process.

Kokatat Blog: Cold water clinic in Maine The day began with a cold start but as the sun came up, it warmed to about 55 with very little wind and the Portland Buoy was reading 48 degrees. It was perfect day to acclimate paddlers to the start of the cold water paddling season. About 20 or so eager paddlers arrived to enjoy the day.

SUP Surf: Diamond Head Surf Session with Kekoa Here's some clips of my friend Kekoa surfing Diamond Head. [Show as slideshow]

surfski.info: Surfski Paddling hits the big time - BBC TV! UK Women's Surfski Champion Choe Bunnett, UK Olympian Ivan Lawler and a few friends recently hosted BBC Sports presenter Mike Bushell in Poole, UK.

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