Playak News Flash 2010-10-11

Playak News Flash - October 11, 2010
The world's latest paddling headlines.

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Kanumesse 2010 – A Sea Kayaker's View Playak - An impression of the Kanumesse 2010 from a sea kayaking perspective.

VIDEO: Sucking at Kayaking Kayak Session - From the editors of Wet Dream Result, (a kayaking spoof of top extreme kayakers released earlier this year), here is the new volume from Tom Gerencer and crew: this time they analyze the real dream of every paddler: sucking at kayaking.

Fall Creeking The Upper Pennisula of MI Adventures of Burgess - The cold winds had migrated from the North and settle about the Northern shore of Lake Superior. My thoughts had not strayed to paddling as the water levels seemed inevitably low and had begun to think I should prepare for the winter ahead. But the paddling community eagerly caught wind of the possibility of flood watch for much of Minnesota and Wisconsin. As I woke in the morning to rain falling the windows and found a steady drizzle falling from the grey hued sky.

La Riviere Romaine Level 6 - Part of the overall lure of the Romaine River is the fact that not only is it a river that very few kayak expeditions have completed, but with the major project that the province of Quebec and Quebec Hydro have undertaken on the river, you get the sense that the window is very small to paddle the river a the free flowing state.

Julien Fillion, Punta SanCarlos Baja Imagine Surf Blog - Team member Julien Fillion was in town for couple days and he took a trip to baja to catch some waves on the new Cutback 6.11 x 27.

Playing Hookie LL Ladies Lounge - Yes...I did it...but my teachers were cool with it ;) There was a good reason! Josh's sister just delivered her first baby girl last Wednesday morning at 5:59am and Josh and I headed back to Bend for the event. While we were down there, we decided to go boatin'...YAY!!! Here are some picks of our boatin...enjoy! We did a Dillon to Lava at about 1350cfs...nice and fluffy :)

AMFYOYO on the River Dee! Palm Blogs - I recently had the pleasure of paddling from Glyndyffrdy to the Horseshoe Falls on the River Dee in North Wales. I was there to assess a number of candidates for the British Canoe Union (BCU) four star leader award in canoe. This award allows individuals to lead a group in moderate water conditions. Moderate water is defined as: large areas of open water (lakes,lochs) with winds up to force 4, and grade 2 rivers.

Planet Sun Sport Report, October 5, 2010 – 2010 Battle of the Paddle, Iron Man, XTERRA SUP Surf - Two Words: UN, REAL. Thousands of Paddlers, to include the best of breed, gather in Dana Point, California annually for this "world series of paddling" event. Mr. Sunshine on site with suncare offerings- stoked to be part of it, and Planet Sun Waterman hero Duane DeSoto competed. Staged at Doheny State Beach, the event boasted a 2 day venue of distance, sprint, and relay races. Delicious SoCal backdrops, bods and vibe all included free of charge – see the first pic. On the front side and periphery of paddling competition was an overly impressive expo and world class cultural events- Traditional Hawaiian Blessings, Dance and waterman craft. Tom "Pohaku" Stone, a legendary native Hawaiian waterman, was the soul for much of the activities.

Candice Applyby Wins Battle of the Paddle California SUP Surf Mag - The aloha spirit was shared by all who were in attendance at the 3rd Annual Gerry Lopez Rainbow Sandals Battle of the Paddle in Doheny State Beach last weekend. More than 500 competitors and thousands of spectators packed the beach among the SUP manufacturers' expo tents.

Singing [paddling] in the rain homemade kayaks - Setting out for the afternoon paddle in a south westerly wind...

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