Playak News Flash 2010-04-19

Playak News Flash - April 19, 2010
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Broken, waiting and waiting in Soča Simon Westgarth - Its been a long month, since I flew like a bird and landed like a stone. The long cold Winter had brought lots of great days on the nordic track in Italy, and very fine skiing road trip to Rosenheim then to St Anton, before enjoying more Valburna fun. Plus Satu and I had been enjoying home life in Slovenia, running, biking and paddling, whilst the valley was still very much quiet.

A December to Remember Part 2: From the Grand to Mexico Team Pyranha - We awoke before dawn, packed up camp in the dark, and put on the river in the first few minutes of daylight. It was our final day on the Grand Canyon and the short float to the take-out went smoothly, but the rest of the day was a harsh baptism back into the outside world.

Gold Gold Gold And More Gold LVM TV - Even more photos and another video.

Jackson Kayak Villain S Playak - The Villain: (n) a. scoundrel. A dramatic or fictional character who is typically at odds with the Hero.

Lower and Upper Batang Sangir in the Same Day – Awesome! Adrian Tregoning - The 'lower' Batang Sangir would, amazingly, not be a first descent – the only one of the trip. It has been rafted once before, but not kayaked, and one of the members on the trip was unfortunately killed; although, technically the incident actually occurred shortly after the Sangir flows into the Liki.

Kokataters on Spring Break Kokatat Blog - Martin Belden, who works in the Kokatat sealing department here at the factory along with some other Arcata locals just got back from a spring break trip from Oregon. Before we chained him back to a seam sealing machine, he had this to say about his trip.

Liquid Logic Versa Board Playak - The Versa board is the first stand-up-paddle board of its kind: a paddle board with complete hybrid paddling capabilities.

Nymboida River Australia best Rafting Teva Blog - In the New England Table Lands; No that isn't England and no that isn't the North East USA. It is northern New South Wales Australia. I was delivering a "skills extension" to the Aquatic Crew for The Outdoor Education Group(OEG). www.oeg.net.au on the beautiful Nymboida River!

Making Connections: Carabiner Basics paddling.net - Climbers have been using carabiners for a long time, but in recent decades paddlers have discovered them, as well. No surprise there. Carabiners are great for making connections, both on the water and off. They hold things together, in other words, and they help you lift, lower, and haul. They're handy time‑savers, too. With a carabiner, you can attach a line to a boat — or a lanyard to your pack — with just a quick click. If there's already a loop in the line, there's no need to fuss with knots or hitches. And you can release the line as quickly as you attached it. Carabiners can also be used, alone or with pulleys, to rig improvised tackles like the Z‑drag, and these "force multipliers" are essential tools in salvage and rescue operations. Carabiners even make lashing boats for storage or transport easier.

Liquid Fusion Kayaking: And on the Seventh Day . . . We Paddled PaddleBlogs - ...For seven days (eight due to a material issue), I felt like I was immersed in a high school woodshop class. We were mostly using hand tools and techniques that the Inuits used to construct a skin on frame kayak. Many of our materials and tools were modern due to the fact that our goal was to finish these boats within a week. Our instructor's philosophy is that one could spend all day completing a task with simple tools but that doesn't leave much time for surfing...

Upper Wind River Festival Kokatat Blog - Kokatat Ambassador Christie Glissmeyer checks in to tell us about the Upper Wind River Fest.

Spring Kayaking on the Sturgeon River, Alberta, Canada Inflatable Kayak Blog - As spring snowmelt and rainfall contribute to the watershed, many area streams suddenly become navigable and interesting.

Stand-Up Paddleboarding Hawaii Outside Blog - A unique adventure has launched this week from the Big Island of Hawaii. The dynamic duo of Morgan Hoesterey and Jenny Kalmbach will stand-up paddleboard their way through the Hawaiian islands.

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