Playak News Flash 2010-01-07

Playak News Flash - January 7, 2010

News Watch Headlines

Adrian Tregoning: Lower Batang Liki – The First of the First Descents In November of 2009, four South African kayakers teamed up with four Indonesian paddlers on an expedition to explore the rivers of the Solok Selatan regency of West Sumatra. After eleven days we had managed to paddle four beautiful rivers, and claim several first descents.

Paddle Press: Kokatat: First Solo Sea Kayak Attempt of South Georgia Island On January 22nd Vancouver Island based wilderness guide and expedition leader, Hayley Shephard will set out to attempt the very first solo sea kayak expedition around the remote Sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia. Shephard's expedition, called "Kayaking to Save the Albatross," will bring light to illegal fisheries and the outdated techniques used in the current long line fishing industry.

Seth Ashworth: Pimp my kayak. And how to make you seat/thruster happy again.... The weather at the moment is currently SUPER cold and although i've braved it a few times, I wasn't out long enough to take many pics. Me and Pete had a brief slalom this morning but the lake lake at WWTCC is very frozen so we might have a few days off till it warms up.

Jackson Kayak: Keegan wins Palguin Boatercross, plus AA Waterfalls video The First Annual Pucon Riverfest went off in style with an Opening Ceremony in Pucon, A Boatercross on the Upper Palguin, and a Fun Family Day on the Lower Trancura.

Immersion Research: Adriene is Diggin the Plaid! Adriene Levknecht is one of our favorite people in the SE! Recently, she had a bit of a "paddle malfunction" and took a little plunk in the drink. She was stoked to have remained snug as a bug in her Double D Drysuit after such an event on a chilly afternoon on the Green.

Jackson Kayak: 2009 Yearly Update Well 2009 will be a tough one to top. I guess I will just start from the beginning. Make sure to watch the video re-cap of 2009, I will try to post a video for each point.

Palm Blogs: As the end draws near for a classic, new heroes emerge… With the cold and dark turning paddling in the UK into a truly character building experience, It was decided that we had quite enough character already, and some warm water paddling was in order. With this in mind, and with the completion of the Bujagali Falls dam drawing closer everyday, Tim T and I booked some last minute tickets, packed our flip flops and suncream, and boarded a plane to Uganda.

SUP Surf Mag: Paddle Surf Hawaii's Tiffany Paglinawan First Female to Charge Pipe Stand Up Paddle The 2009 Hawaiian winter has been an incredible showcase for woman's high performance surfing. We witnessed outstanding prone paddle surfing from women at Sunset beach and Honolua Bay in the ASP world title race and the woman of stand up paddling are right by their side in raising the bar to previously unseen levels.

Frogma: Happy New Year! Photo gallery from the Sebago Frostbite Regatta 2010 Being the Continuing Adventures of a Woman and her Trusty Kayak in New York Harbor, the Hudson River, and Beyond. (with occasional political rants just to keep things lively!)

Chicago Area Sea Kayakers Association: PFD/Lifejacket: To Wear or Not to Wear? I took a trip to Northern California for a WW Instructor workshop and afterwards went to paddle with a guy named Steve Sinclair in the small town of Elk in Northern California.

Indigenous Boats: Two Really Old Canoeing Books Caveat: I'm addressing these two old canoeing books in a single post not because they're thematically similar, but because they're both of a comparable age, and because both were loaned to me by the same individual and I want to return them together.

SeaKayakPhoto.com: Alpen glow brings the 2009 sea kayaking year to a close. As we crossed Fairlie Roads we left the navigation buoys marking the edge of the the shipping lane behind. In the distance to the SW, Ailsa Craig still peeped over the horizon though it was 60km away. A solitary yacht was also making her way back to Largs marina.

SUP Surf: C4 Waterman SUP Boards and Paddles Available in Australia Todd Bradley just sent over these videos for their launch in Australia.

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