Playak News Flash 2010-10-13

Playak News Flash - October 13, 2010
The world's latest paddling headlines.

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Fall Update from Kelsey Thompson Immersion Research - Rather than doing what I've done for the past few years (go to Colorado and do the pro tour) I decided to mix things up and stay in Canada. This was for two reasons, one I wanted to do something different and explore more of the amazing paddling Western Canada has to offer and the second was that it was going to be really hard to try to shoot a Western Canada segment for Locals Only without being there. In 2006 I had a really similar schedule and it ended up being one of the best years of my life.

Stikine In A Day Kokatat Blog - Kokatat Ambassador Erik Boomer, Jeff West and Todd Wells returned from two back-to-back trips down the Grand Canyon of the Stikine River. The first trip took two days, followed by a one day express!

Kanumesse 2010 Team I-Canoe - Kanumesse 2010 kicked off during the first week in October in Nuremburg, Germany as per usual. This is easily the World's largest display of paddlesports equipment and showcases all the current and new gear for the coming 2011 season.

Russell Fork Update River Left Productions - He made lots and lots of great friends kayaking on the Green River Narrows, but just when fall was beginning, and all the other awesome rivers of the southeast began to rise, Brenton left his happy home in Asheville and went back to York PA, for college or a high school prom or something. All of his Asheville friends were distraught, and went searching for him.

Liffey Descent 2010 Team I-Canoe - After what had to be one of the driest summers on record, the annual highlight of the Irish marathon racing calendar rolled around again with the 51st Liffey Descent taking place on Saturday the 4th of September 2010.

Hogan Wins Gold in Mexico City USA Canoe/Kayak - In women's K1 1000m, Maggie Hogan (San Diego, Calif.) led from the start and coasted to the gold medal at the 2010 Sprint Pan American Championships in Mexico City on Saturday. Canoe tandem Itzel Reza Flores (Glenn Dale, Md.) and Pam Boteler (Arlington, Va.) added to the Team USA medal haul, winning the bronze medal in women's C2 1000m.

Day Two Junior Results from Mexico City USA Canoe/Kayak - On Friday, Angela Wang (Seattle Canoe and Kayak Club) won the bronze medal in women's Jr. C1 500m. She then joined up with Sarah Rucci (Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Team) to take bronze in Jr. C2 500m. Rucci finished in fifth place in Jr. C1 500m.

Rannoch's grand day out on the River Wye Palm Blogs - Last week I joined a couple of old friends Ken and Cilve for a trip from Glasbury to Hay on the River Wye in South Wales The River Wye (Afon Gwy) is the fifth longest river in the UK and for parts of its length forms the border between England and Wales. Its source is in the Welsh mountains near Plynlimon and it is around 215 km in length.

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