Playak News Flash 2010-04-17

Playak News Flash - April 17, 2010
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Love to all the Injuries teamscum blog - The idea of posting injury photos isn't to exploit gore and/or other people's misfortunes in a Jerry Springer-esque fashion. It's more like singing the blues or going down the road feeling bad in an upbeat sort of way.

Corsica Paddling Raoul Collenteur - Right, Corsica, my second time on this island of beauty was nothing less compared to the first, paddling some new rivers and reviewing old ones.

Corsica Easter Sessions – Part 1 Team LiquidLogic - [scroll down for english text] Every year at Easter many European kayakers start their Corsica-pilgrimage. The Meet & Greet already starts on the ferry and first information about the levels make the circuit. But before joining the others kayakers on the ferry we had to pass the height control while going on the ferry, with a little bit of creativity there were no problems.

TevaTribe very successful at Kaiserklamm Trophy Teva Blog - Jakobus Stenglein first in the mens and Anne Huebner second in the women's class.

April Trece Werner Golden Strokes LVM TV - Here we are almost halfway through the month and the photos and video are still coming in. Boom right back into the gold from Michael Toth.

Five Months Chile WRSI - I found myself at the edge of my seat about to land in Santiago Chile. All I could think about was what the next four months would hold for me. I was planing on staying in pucon, the huck capital in chile, for three months. Then, working in futa a bit, getting some cash to go home with. Little did I know once in Pucon I would share a house with an old friend Jared Seiler and Demshitz, LJ Groth.

Corsica: Summer season warm up Nookie - Alright I don't want to whine. My winter season wasn't that bad. I had a great trip to Colombia and Chile for three months. But then February and March were a grey time. But then, April begins, the evenings became longer and the sun got more and more power, but still no water in the Alps because it's still too cold. Perfect time to go to French island Corsica.

Face Time Released! Jackson Kayak - Face Time blends high energy action segments with insightful interviews into the lives of some of kayaking's most well known personalities, including: Eric Jackson, Joel Kowalski, Ben stookesberry, Jessie Stone, Stephen Wright, Rafael Ortiz, Eiyl Jackson and Nick Troutman.

Be Careful Out There New England SUP - This one is different….sit at the edge of your seat kind of stuff. He's very lucky he made it home…and only DJ would think of taking pictures while the shit is hitting the fan and his life is in danger.

Life in the 'Rapids' Conor Flannery - This blog is about the series of 5 'rapids' that I went through since being in Powell River and the magnificient Desolation Sound and Toba Inlet. The travel books that I am using are the John Kimantis Wild Coast books and Kayaking the Inside Passage by Robert Miller. Both describe the challenging rapids around Stuart Island including Yuculta, Gillard, and Dent Rapids as expert class and not doable unless at slack, when the transition between tidal direction leaves the water calmest.

Nouria: Making the French senior slalom team River Angels - Last WE the French slalom team trials were probably one of the most difficult kayaking experiences I have ever had….

NW Creeking Comp Results Immersion Research - Last weekend was a huge success and another great event in the Pacific Northwest! We had a total of 83 competitors for this event and a number of levels of competition.

EJ Thoughts on 2013 World Championships in USA at NOC… Jackson Kayak - 1. The Bid (written commitments on what they will do to create a great event) sets a new standard in kayak competition, and is close to double the financial and in-kind support that Thun Switzerland had in 2009, which was awesome. 2...

Holtwood WW park pre-construction eval paddle! Jackson Kayak - I got the call from Risa on Thursday….get a ticket and be on the other side of the country for a Monday paddle….I love Southwest air–no issues super-last minute ticket!  So after nearly 5 years of living out of PA (with a few day trips in between), I made it back to the best playboating area you've never heard of: HOLTWOOD on the Susquehanna.

New England Triple Crown- three times the action and fun! Jackson Kayak - On Thursday night the Jackson RV arrived at Tarrifville, CT in time to train up for the 2010 New England Whitewater Championships/Triple Crown. This is the second annual event, the brainchild of Jamie McEwan, and chief organizer Andy Kuhlberg who went above and beyond making this event awesome.

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