Playak News Flash 2009-12-26

Playak News Flash - December 26, 2009

News Watch Headlines

Go Kayak Now: Big wave riding, Surf Kayaker Alejo Pachecho Costa Rica I don't think I would even paddle out if the swell was that big. It really defies the imagination. Alejo must have cajones the size of church bells to drop in on that wave.

Shane's Logic: A Mini Epic on the Snow Covered Green River We had as much as 24" of snow in the mountains and down on the Green River we had about 10 and in all my time living in the area I had never been on the river when there was lots of snow. So even though the small roads were impassable we were determined to get out on the river.

Kokatat Blog: Ice is Nice Running water is something a lot of people in the world don't have, including us. But we have a possibly even better form of running water: the Little White, on ice.

PDX River Explorers: Boofs & Blunts: Washouglal Drainage Double Header Creek runs, play spots and fun class 3-4 river running the Washougal Drainage has it all! Hagen Gorge, Stebbins Creek, and the Washougal Hole are just a few of the world class spots to paddle.

Jackson Kayak: Heather Herbeck's Mexico report and photos Repelling 100 feet into the Truchas section of the Alseseca, only to find the water muddy and high.

CKS Blog: 2010 Jackson Star Series Review With Leif Embertson The 2010 Star series builds upon the previous Star design but add makes some great changes that include shortening the boat, increasing the volume distribution in and around cockpit, tweaking the hull design, and modifying the foot pumps all which take a great performer and make it even better.

PaddleBlogs: Liquid Fusion Kayaking: Old Rasputin Paddle We just celebrated our Second Annual Old Rasputin Paddle and declared this to be an annual event for those of us who love North Coast Brewing Company's Old Rasputin and sea kayaking out of Fort Bragg, California - the home of North Coast Brewing Company and Liquid Fusion Kayaking.

Palm Blogs: Remarkable Journey This alone was intriguing, but nowadays we look for more than just a paddling adventure when we sponsor, so with charitable and educational side projects and a natural ability to generate interest at both local and national levels Dave got our full attention.

discountkayaking: The North Anna River This river is one I have been wanting to check out for a while. I had been looking at the USGS Streamflow Data for the past few months , checking every week, no change,un-runnable. It is a dam release stream so it can rise and fall really dramatically in a matter of minutes.

Playak Product News: Pesda Press: Sea Kayak A manual for intermediate and advanced sea kayakers. This book is a modern guide to sea kayaking by one of the leading exponents of the sport who is also a highly respected coach in this field.

Playak: Africa Revolutions Tour DVD Review Once the wild, brown waters of Madagascar are over, they fly back to the mother continent and back to the Zambezi, where it is tackled at very high water. It is run at probably the highest level ever recorded. The Murchison Falls section of the Nile is next and without going it, this section of the Nile is sick, although, as is said in the movie, the purpose was not to document this section, the purpose was to live.

Playak: Pyranha Burn 2010 Medium The weapon of choice for many of the World's greatest paddlers, the Burn just got better! Subtle performance enhancing modifications make the 2010 Burn exactly what you need for having pinpoint accuracy and boofing down rivers like a Pro.

SUP Surf: Todd Bradley Pocket Coaching SUP Instruction Part 1 Todd Bradley, who's been a top paddler for over 30 years and has over 50 Molokai crossings mentioned to me he was going to start offering personal paddle coaching called 'pocket coaching'. I convinced him to use me and a few friends as the guinea pigs and we had 2 sessions.

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