Playak Weekly Digest - week 40

Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling links in week 40, 2010.

News Watch How Bad Are You At Kayaking? Simon Willis (Tuesday 5th) **** - Great video, check it up! Will Painting My Kayak Spook White Sharks Away? Kayak Angler Magazine (Wednesday 6th) **** - Carrie Wilson of California Outdoors Q&A tackles an unusally sharky question. Addidas Sickline Mike Dawson (Tuesday 5th) ** - Another day another dollar. Congrat's to Sam Sutton for owning the show and laying it down on the weekend and taking the Sickline Crown. Weekend Warrior LiquidLore (Tuesday 5th) ** - This video is basically the chronicle of Ali's summer based out of Squamish, and most of the rivers in the movie are also featured in the LiquidLore guidebook. Click any of the links here to get the beta about the runs - maybe you'll be able to get some awesome footage too, just like in the movie. Grand Canyon of the Stikine River, B.C. (part one) Northwest Video Scrapbook (Sunday 3rd) ** - Most of the time when paddlers endure a humbling experience it's about the adventure, your surroundings, and the decisions you make throughout the adventure. Seldom is it about the places you are unable to make it to.. The Key to Class V Life After a Shoulder Injury—Stay Strong Dagger Blogs (Tuesday 5th) ** - It was another one of those perfect May days on the Little White Salmon. There was only a small crew of us—maybe 3—and we'd paddled together so many times that we could communicate without ever taking our eyes off the river. When we got to Spirit Falls, someone quickly portaged to set safety while Lane and I sat in the eddy above, and waited. How to Pan-Am Wavesport Blogs (Sunday 3rd) ** - All right so now you know how to blunt and you want to add another trick to your bag-o-tricks. It's time to learn the Pan-Am! Definition: A past vertical air blunt, boat must be inverted and rotate 180 degress and finish upright landing in a back surf or side surf. The Teifi Kayak & Canoe White Water Tour 2010 Canoe & Kayak UK (Wednesday 6th) ** - The Teifi Tour is back for 2010! So if you enjoy a great weekend of kayaking and canoeing with some keen paddThis year's Teifi Tour is also host to the River Legacy's Mega bash party. Throughout the weekend they're will be shuttles available and camping. To pay the £10 for your Teifi Tour ticket just call the canoe centre on 01559363209 or pick them up on the friday evening or Saturday morning of the Tour. The Camping is on the camping fields at Llandysul Paddlers Canoe Centre. lers. Then load up the car full of paddling kit and head on down! Fear Canyon of the Elaho Evan Garcia (Sunday 3rd) ** - Here is the last installment of the B.C. videos that we made from our 10 day trip. The water levels were funky, but we made the best of it, and had a bad ass time up there. We hit the Ashlu, Tatlow, Elaho, and Cheakamus. Learn How to Blunt with New River Academies Video Class New River Academy (Friday 1st) ** - Learn the steps to a staple freestyle kayak move! This is Wayne Paulsens instructional on how to do a Blunt! A Blunt is a full 180 degree spin where your stern is above the angle of 45 degrees at some time suring the rotation. Also your rotation has to include an edge transition and must be done by your stern pivoting around your bow in from of the foam pile! Enjoy!!! The Grand Canyon: video Nick Troutman (Saturday 2nd) ** - This summer was my first trip down the Grand Canyon. It was an amazing experience, one I will never forget. With friends and memories I have made which will last a lifetime. Here is the video from the famous Grand Canyon, showing our trip and tons of the amazing White-water. Cunovo – Final Alpin cup duemmstuff (Friday 1st) * - Somebody can surf on big wave in Slovenia and somebody (me) had to compete and drink in Bratislava:) Sickline Race 2010 training video Nick Troutman (Saturday 2nd) * - I have been here in Oztal Valley Austria, for the past week training. I have been paddling with some really fast guys, Mike Dawson and Sam Sutton, and a couple guys from the Slalom World Championships. Good Times, Good Lines Charlie Simmons (Sunday 3rd) * - Its going down soon, with rainfall and autumn kicking in up here in North Carolina the steeps are sure to be great soon! Mmm Mmm looks tastey! European Open Extreme Kayaking Championship (Devils extreme race 2010) WRSI (Friday 1st) * - Video from 1st European Open Extreme Kayaking Championship (Devils extreme race 2010) , which took place at Lipno areal (Czech Republic). My best result was the fourth place in a team race with Mirek Kodada and Jirka Kopecny.

Hot Forum Topics Adidas Sickline - Extreme Kayak World Championship (2010) results (Events and Results) Big Dog Drop Zone (Gear) Has anyone tried kayak waterskiing? 3 weeks in Nepal New Signup Top Videos Five2Nine -Better Than You Imagined - Trailer 1 (BottomsUpKayaking.com) Kanumesse 2010 - Wavesport Project X (hf) Sah, proviamo Santhia! [Low Res Version] (gange) Kanumesse 2010 (paul.robertson) The Daydreams of a Weekend Warrior (sickboy101) Upcoming Events Kanumesse - International Canoe Trade Show & Business Forum Germany, Nuremberg, Oct 5 - Oct 7 Whitewater Symposium 2010 USA, NC, Bryson City, Oct 8 - Oct 10 Reel Paddling Film Festival - World Tour USA, OH, North Olmstead, Oct 8 Puget Sound Challenge-Segment 13-Final Paddle/Party USA, Seattle, Oct 9 Iron Horse River Races & Iron Horse Centennial USA, MO, Clinton Park, Oct 9 Collegiate Canoe & Kayak National Championships USA, NC, Dillsboro, Oct 9 - Oct 10 XXVII Regata de Mar Argentina, Villa Gesell, Oct 10 Kayaking for Climate Change Canada, Ontario, Dunnville, Oct 10 JCKF Cape May Striper Shootout USA, NL, Cape May, Oct 15 - Oct 16 Moosefest USA, NY, Old Forge, Oct 15 - Oct 17 Halloween Huckfest - Huck of the Living Dead USA, UT, , Oct 16

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