Playak News Flash 2010-06-30

Playak News Flash - June 30, 2010
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Double Trouble, Upper Lewis Falls Evan Garcia - The thought of the Upper Lewis Falls scares me. I ran it in 2008 with a friend Marshall Woods, it was a high level and a very powerful falls. He went in the cave behind the main veil and swam out...I was nervous to go up to my boat, but ended up with a good clean line. You can see it in "Demshitz the Movie" or this blog update.

Chubby Wave Great Falls, MT Wavesport Blogs - We left CO and headed to MT driving through Yellowstone National Park. We saw a bunch of Buffalo, Elk, and Mountain Goats. I really wanted to see a Grizzly Bear but glad we didn't there was a man killed by one while we where there.

2nd Alpine Cup in Wildalpen (AUT) adidas Sickline - There wasn't a long break between the Europeans and the second Alpin Cup. This time the competition was in Wildalpen on the famous river Salza. The hole, called the "Heli wave", was made by the owners of the campsite there – so it was an awesome job they did.

2010 Pyranha Molan Review Alpine Quest - Playboating, I've got a descent loop, cartwheels, and airscrew/pan-am if the conditions are right. I'm 18 years old, 6'1" on a normal day, and 160 lbs. with size 10.5 feet. My typical boat is an '08 Jackson allstar, but I've gotten the chance to paddle lots of other boats including the 2010 Allstar, Wavesport Project 52, etc. Playboating, I've got a descent loop, cartwheels, and airscrew/pan-am if the conditions are right. Hopefully this gives you a good idea of where this review is coming from.

Werner Paddle's team member Kelsey Thompson reports from the 'West Side' Werner - Kelsey Thompson, Werner Paddles team paddler, has been in Western Canada for a few weeks now kayaking. Setting off from his home on the Atlantic Coast in Canada and after some serious air time play bpating in the Ottawa Valley, where temps reached as high as 38°,the trip west started as a bit odd.

haute alpes, then soča to sjoa & Ula Simon Westgarth - It's that time of year where is run from the dirty end of the alps across the Po Plain to the beautiful Julian Alps, unpack, repack, dinner in Nußdorf with Olli and 2000Km north to Sjoa and the Summer residence in Norway. It's like driving uphill all the way, it take 2 days from Slovenia, and I managed to get through Book 7 of Harry Potter again, just getting ready for the forthcoming movie from November…

USA Team Trials Begin in 2 Days!- Missoula, Montana Jackson Kayak - The 2011 World Championships are being held in a wave/hole, but mostly a hole. Brennan's Wave on the Clark's Fork, in downtown Missoula is a perfect place to select the 2011 team. This wave/hole is almost identical in size and is also angled like Plattling, Germany. The one in Germany is angled the other way, however, and not quite as much.

A Fire Within – My Dream to be the World Champion in Freestyle Kayaking Kokatat Blog - My name is Polly Green, and my dream is to be the World Champion in freestyle kayaking. My journey is about finding out what it takes to be a winner not just on the water, but in life. Kayaking has shaped my entire life and I will always be entirely grateful to the sport, the rivers and the amazing places I have been lucky enough to experience. I have learned so many lessons along the way: I have lost friends, faced fear, experienced magical places, made lifelong friends, and have tried to pass on what I have learned through teaching and my films

European Freestyle Championships Palm Blogs - The European Freestyle Championships recently took place in Lienz, Austria. The hole was bouncy, flushy and very hard to find the retentive spot for any loop-type moves – so much so that the majority of ladies (including myself) and many men scored 0 points in at least 1 prelim ride! Thankfully, just one air loop (from both rides) for the ladies was enough to obtain a position in the semis, and by finals my rides had become more consistent.

Spring-less duemmstuff - Reality check was harsh after returning from New Zealand in February. A lot of work to be done on my college final paper, a job and short cold winter days meant not much paddling was on horizon. Furthermore, compared to last year, this winter wasn't as generous with snow and not much water was coming down the Slovenian Alps this spring. Yes, this spring sucked for me from a kayaker's point of view. Nevertheless I did join the white-water rescue training programme and I got to train as an instructor under supervision of Slovene water rescue guru Urban Herzog.

Trip, competitions, fun in Italy and Austria duemmstuff - First stop was World Champinoship of extreme kayaking – Teva Outdoor mountains games 2010. The river Chuisella had low water level then last year. But in the evening the water rised and it was fun and pushy.In long race I was 4., because I paddled across the rock twice:(

How small can you go #2 Imagine Surf Blog - Here are some photos of the little 6'11″ SUP in action on a river wave in Montreal – Habitat 67.

Video: Fishladder June 13th 2010 with Valley Mill Kayak School playak.tv - Valley Mill Kayak School director Jim Buley, and DC local paddler Collin Swan, do a run of the infamous Fishladder Rapids of Great Falls of the Potomac River. Jim is paddling the new Jackson creek boat; The Villain, and Collin is in his 2009 Jackson Hero.

Video: Kai Lenny - The new generation of watermen playak.tv - Check out this interview of Kai Lenny when he was in Bidart for the Oxbow Totally Bananas Tour. He is the leader of the new generation of watermen and just loves being in the water! Explanation...

Canoe Basics and the Kamanu Composites Pueo OC1 with Luke Evslin SUP Surf - I visited Luke Evslin at the Kamanu Composites Factory in Kailua on Kapa'a Quarry Road to learn more about the Pueo OC-1 and the basics of the canoe. Being a newbie to OC-1, I wanted to get the basics from someone with experience before testing everything out. I know some of this may be very basic for those with experience but for the newbie crowd, this will be very helpful and informative.

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