Playak News Flash 2010-09-28

Playak News Flash - September 28, 2010
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I Like I Win: Astral Greenjacket Playak - Another cool and easy sweepstake on Playak! ... On Monday, October 11th, we will randomly pick a winner who will receive an Astral Greenjacket (in size and color of choice: either red or black) for free!

Avoiding Surfers Ear CKS Blog - Growing up in Colorado I started hearing about surfers ear early on. Also known as Exostosis, surfers ear is the body's natural reaction to repeated exposure to cold water, where a bone will slowly grow over the ear canal in an attempt to protect the eardrum.

Hollyford River Day 1 – Falls Creek to Gunn's Camp Allen Garda - After our first taste of New Zealand whitewater on the Shotover River we headed for the Hollyford River. The Hollyford River is only about 50km to the North West of the Shotover River. Although driving there isn't so simple, it's almost a 300km trip. From Queenstown you drive about 110km South, before heading West for 60km, then another 150km North.

Rain Chasers: Finding Something New (Part 1) Life by Water - There are ample rivers in the Transkei region of South Africa, and due to the remote nature of the area there are still numerous runs to discover. During aparticularly wet weekend in February we did just that. On the Tuesday prior to our trip I received a text from our local Transkei paddling buddy, AD Badenhorst, saying that the rivers were pumping and that allour usual runs were "a go".

Keep the Drive Alive! Preparing for Competition Wavesport Blogs - Before you even prepare to compete you have to justify to yourself why you are even competing in the first place. A lot of this thought process will help you determine how you will go about your training and mental preparation for competition.

The Travel Leg To Fayetteville WV New River Academy - I will let the pictures do the talking. One thing can be said though, everyone had a good time!

Gauley still flowin Jackson Kayak - It's the weekend AFTER the festival now and the crowds have gone but the river still flows!

What you missed this morning.... NC Paddle Surfer - It was a Coastal Urge girls (mostly) surf outing, with tips by Jacky this morning at CB Inlet.

Pan American Championships on the Ottawa, better late than never! Level 6 - This August we had our first ever Pan American Championships on the Ottawa river. With 5 countries represented this made the even a bit more of a Pan American/ Irish/ British championships. It has been quite a while since I have competed and so I was pretty nervous even before the line up of competitors was announced.

Valley Falls, an Intro to Waterfalls New River Academy - Yesterday, on our way from Ohiopyle to Fayetteville, we stopped at Valley Falls State Park. The Tygart River flows through this park and there are two 10-15 foot waterfalls back to back.

Virtual Tour of the Spillimacheen River B.C. Level 6 - Each year I look forward to the fall so I can paddle the Spillimacheen River, a short but sweet run, with water late into the season. The Spilli season starts in September and has been run as late as the end of October. Last saturday there where three groups and a total of 20 boaters on the run, obviously a popular choice late in the season.

The Epic 16X in surf Rene van der Zwan - Today the kayakclub planned paddling in surf near Bakkum. Anoushka, who normally initiates these surfing events, did a good job as conditions were challenging in the 5-6Bft NW-wind. Perfect planning.

Greenland 2010 - Reflections Mark Tozer - This summer I had the privilege of joining a team of sea kayakers who were venturing out to East Greenland under the guidance of Martin Rickard - Sea Kayak Adventures, Shetland.

Race to Crown America's Fastest Whitewater Paddlers Set for DC Area on Sunday, Sept. 26 USA Canoe/Kayak - This one is for a year's worth of bragging rights. Some of the world's best whitewater canoe and kayak racers will converge on the DC area next month to compete in the 2010 USA Canoe/Kayak Slalom National Championships at Mirant's Dickerson Station.

Petri Sutinen – An 11 year old record that still stands Daily Paddle - Finnish Petri Sutinen has the record on the Seapaddlers Blue Ribbon of Sweden, which is the whole Swedish coastline (about 2.100km). The previous record was 30 days, and in 1999 Petri shattered the record with his 23 days. That's almost the same as if someone would come and run 100 meters in just over 7 seconds… It should also be mentioned that Petri paddled all of Norways cost the same year before setting the record.

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