Playak News Flash 2010-03-10

Playak News Flash - March 10, 2010
The world's latest paddling headlines.

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Liquid Logic: Liquidlogic Jefe Grande in Review Review by By Ross Herr: There are many boats on the market these days. Finding one that fits your style is key. I have paddled the Jefe Grande for going on 3 seasons now and I look forward to many more. There are many benefits and features to this boat I would like to point out and by doing so hopefully I can answer some of the many questions people have when making their boat choice.

Chicago Area Sea Kayakers Association: The Ice Is Gone! Bill was elated as he cracked his way across yet another ice patch. I believe this was his first winter paddle of the season and the smile never left his face. Sure beats UIC pool for a work-out! Things got even better when we saw an Atlas standing dead smack in the middle of the Winthrop Harbor with a Nordkapp on his shoulders.

Self Support Kayak Camping: The Campsite You've got your gear selected, your boat packed, and you're on the water. After a great day on your favorite waterway, it's time to find a camp and relax. This is fairly intuitive, however depending on where you're at there may be some rules and regulations to follow.

playak.tv: Kayaker Catches Monster Marlin Kayaker catches huge marlin and gets towed 11 miles out to sea over 5 hours.

Wavesport Blogs: Mill Creek, WV POV There's no online gauge for Mill, but if you see the local creeks spiking it's worth driving down to check the flow. The level can be found often on BT as well. The top half of the creek is a perfect creek to learn how to boof, with all its slides and bedrock drops. The second half of the run, from the Falls down, gets much more bouldery and technical, and is solid class 5.

PeakUK: BBC Sport Relief Peak UK are proud to help BBC Sport Relief. We supplied Neil Baxter, Fred MacAuley and Dougie Vipond with paddling equipment to keep them warm in their challenge. The paddled 100 miles across the Great Glen Canoe Trail which joins Inverness to Fort William via the Caladonian Canal

Wavesport Blogs: Redsides in February! As we all know, the Northwest is in need of some serious rain. Things are not looking to good for spring runoff. On the flip side, however, we are fortunate to have so little water that some of the Eugene's summertime play features have come in. This last weekend, Jesse and I made it out to the famous "Redsides," a wave home to the 99' West Coast Team Trials many years back.

Nepali Girls Rippin It Up: Updates From Inka The aim of the project is to produce a group of female river guides to work on the rivers in Nepal as safety kayakers, raft guides and kayak instructors. It will be a perfect base for the women to start training and eventually work and support themselves as employees or free lance guides within the Nepal white-water industry.

Kokatat Blog: Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium San Francisco can receive a mixed bag of weather conditions and this three day event held no exceptions there. Gale force winds and heavy rain one day, bright sunshine and gorgeous blue skies the next. Not a great deal of activity took place outside of the Gate due to 20 foot swells, which kept all but the most experienced paddlers inside of this unique harbour. This was not a disappointment, the spring tides and refracting swell on Yellow Bluff created a perfect environment for both the intermediate and advanced sessions; everyone expanded their learning curve beyond the horizon at some time or other.

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