Playak News Flash 2010-04-20

Playak News Flash - April 20, 2010
The world's latest paddling headlines.

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Northwest Huckfest- Tyler Bradt runs Sunset Falls Teva Blog - We are back in the game! It's been 4 months since my back break and although I still feel it, I am running big drops again, paddling everyday, and filming the fire!

Wavesport Kayaks Names 2010 Team Rapid Magazine Blog - Wave Sport kayaks has announced their team paddlers for 2010. Find out who made the cut!

Dinkey Creek: The Spring Mission Dagger Blogs - Last week we ran Dinkey Creek. During the summer, this might not have been such an epic adventure. But in the spring, when the roads are locked in by snow and the rivers are on the rise, running Dinkey creek can turn into a mission.

Golden submission by Mark Zakutansky LVM TV - Hey hey!!! Up here in the Poconos of Pennsylvania… the land of the Delaware Water Gap (Raymonskill and Hornbecks) and steep creeking galore… we have an EPIC spring with the entire month of March showing good flows all across the board.

Werner Paddles TEAM paddler reports from Nova Scotia Werner - I've been home in Nova Scotia for about two weeks now and have been on a mad hunt to find rivers with water in them. April usually brings lots of storms and tons of rain to the province but so far we've received little to no water this month and all of the snow from winter is long gone.

Emotion Kayaks Comet Playak - The Comet features a large easy to enter cockpit and fully adjustable seat and footbraces that will accommodate paddlers of all sizes. The flared bow offers plenty of leg room and a dry comfortable ride in many water conditions. The solid chines provide an extremely stable experience while the stern keel and tracking channels will keep even the newest paddler on track.

Golden Auriferous Effervescent Friday the 16th LVM TV - It is Friday and I know everyone is ready to ride this weekend, so with no further delay…gold.

Kayaking Lake Superior's Tettegouche State Park Nessmuking - For one of the best day-long kayaking trips on Minnesota's north shore of Lake Superior, North America's largest inland sea, visit Tettegouche State Park. The trip begins on the Baptism River, heads out along the open coast of Superior, and brings you up against 200-foot tall palisades and through sea caves.

What kind of people are kayakers? Tony Paradise - We're all naturalists. We might not all have the same natural interests such as wildlife or geology but we're interested in one or both. Even if I can't tell the difference between an eagle or a hawk, I stop to observe when I see a bird flying.

Instructors Need to Re-cert Rapid Magazine Blog - Whitewater kayak instructors in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and B.C. will need to upgrade their certifications this spring in order to be covered under a new national program.

Testing P&H Cetus LV SeaKayakPhoto.com - The P&H Cetus LV looked good on the sands of Ardwell Bay. While we were engaged upon our luncheon, the tide race had built up off Money Head in the foreground.

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