Playak News Flash 2010-02-16

Playak News Flash - February 16, 2010

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Playak: Review: This Is The Sea 4 The format of the TITS-DVDs is a mix of shorter items about interesting kayak-personalities and special seakayak destinations, followed by some longer features about seakayak-expeditions. In every next DVD this format evolved to a higher level: the picture quality, the camerawork and the story-lines got better every time. TITS 4 topped it and won the most prestigious awards in the world of outdoor-filming.

Adam Johnson: Rio Florin Stouts… After spending several weeks in Pucon, it was time to venture outside of the immediate creeking wonderland (what EG calls "Babylon") and onto rivers farther south.

ACA: Subaru VIP Program The American Canoe Association is proud to count Subaru of America among its corporate sponsors. Subaru is the official vehicle of the ACA. As part of Subaru's support for the association, ACA members are eligible to participate n the Subaru VIP Partners Program. VIP Partners participants can save up to $3,300* off the manufacturer's suggested retail price (depending on model and equipment selected) on the purchase or lease of any new Subaru from participating dealers.

Jackson Kayak: Surfing at Kelly's Whitewater Park I had the first surf in Kelly's Whitewater Park yesterday. I cannot believe it is here! The photo of the island and feature four is from a couple weeks ago while under construction. The rest of the photos are from yesterday. We surfed with about 300 to 400 cfs. The features are already fun to surf. I cannot wait for more water.

Fraser Valley WW: Dagger Kingpin 6.2 Review I was looking for something a little more playful that would surf well but still be friendly. I also wanted something with a little more volume. Initially I looked at the Kingpin 6.1 and even went so far as to borrow one for a little while to see if I liked it. I was a little close to the end of the weight range and found myself catching edges and hangn' out with the fish a little more often than I liked. However I could tell from the way the boat handled that in the right size I would really enjoy it.

Atlantic Paddle Surfing: Swell heading for the Caribbean As the Nor'Easter heads away from North America, leaving in its wake is lots of Snow in the North East and will send a swell to the Atlantic's Caribbean Islands. Puerto Rico will receive a swell in a couple of days as well as the many outer West and North facing Islands. To all that are there or heading there, have fun.

Kokatat Blog: Winter on the Deschutes Temperatures never climbed above freezing until the last day, with winds ranging between 10-20 mph the first two days, and there was a nice mixture of snow, rain, blue skies, and snow. The first morning we were greeted with 10" of new snow on the raft.

Immersion Research: 10th Annual Millrace Massacre and Iceman Championships! This years race saw racers from all over the Southeast who were in hopes of being crowned the Iceman for 2010. Three new records were set this year as well. We had a record number of participants (42 racers) in the Millrace Massacre, coldest race day on record (mid 30's was the high for the day), and the highest water level on record. The top ten competitors from the Millrace Massacre once again took to the tubes for some high action head-to-head tubing.

Ke Nalu SUP: Paddling with Dave As the blade leaves the water the shoulder, arm and upper torso swing forward in a sort of gentle punch, enabling momentum to stretch the muscles forward and give a longer reach for the catch. The upper arm which has been extended now moves a few inches inward towards the head and the torso rotates to stack the shoulders.

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