Playak News Flash 2010-11-06

Playak News Flash - November 6, 2010
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Mexico 2010: The Rio Alseseca Todd Wells - This year I was lucky enough to be invited on a trip to Mexico with paddlers Rush Sturges, Evan Garcia, Rafa Ortiz, and cinematographer Matt Baker for the filming of River Root's next film Frontier. So, on October 12th I gathered what money remained from my summer of work at the Kayak Shed, and headed south. After some hours on the plane and a long night in the Dallas Airport I finally arrived in Mexico City. There I met up with the crew and spent a few days exploring the world biggest city, a city of 27 million people.

Paddy's Summertime Adventures, Part 2: Norway Team I-Canoe - Slightly delayed update after a busy month starting back in college. For this blog update I'm mostly going to write about Norway as this was the summer's highlight for me.

Hand of god for the devil?! Photos from the halloween paddle! Wavesport Blogs - Thanks to Heather and Nate Herbeck for inspiring a super fun paddle! I hope everyone had a great Halloween!

Rio Nevados Vaya Con Rios - From 2004 when the boys from LVM ran it for the first time this river become one of the classics in my home town (Pucon). This are the pics from my short visit to Chile this year in September-October, the water levels were not the best ones but I had a epic time paddling with the boys, was very cool to see that the kayak sport is getting bigger in Chile, more kayakers from Chile, more boats, more fun. We follow Ian Garcia all the way down, he showed us the lines, this guy is spending more time than me in Pucon, probably he is already a Puconino, cool guy!.

Giving Some Thought To Kayaking Injuries Wavesport Blogs - Just the other day I was reading a post by Andy Maser about his experience with a dislocated shoulder. I thought it was interesting, but didn't think too much about it. Afterall, how likely is it that I would dislocate my shoulder kayaking?

Rio Jalacingo ¨Bukaki Slide¨ Evan Garcia - After a nice warm up day on the Big B. section we knew that The Alsaseca´s brother river (The Jalacingo) was at a good level to start and knock off some of it´s harder sections. We went ahead and hiked all the way to the first drop of the run, Bukaki. Rafa and a crew of Canadian buddies, Joel, Nick, Ben, etc. found this drop two years ago on another mission to the area and got the first D. This drop is a messy, fast, sliding, multi tiered falls. Can I use any more adjectives to discribe this drop??? Yes, Brown!

NTUCC Freshers Trip 2010 worldkayak blogs - A month on for NTUCC and the Fresher's trip had arrived, the club members have been training hard at pool sessions and at HPP in preparation for a trip to the River Ure and River Tees to put their skills to practice. The fresher's trip happens annually and always proves for fun and games.

Surf Success for Peakuk team PeakUK - Last week saw the Northern Ireland surf kayak team run the home internationals and British Surf kayak championships at Whiterocks, Port Rush, Northern Ireland.

Thailand Gopro video Whitewater-Koa - Here is a short film from my travels in Thailand this year with Tyler Fox, Toni George and Lou Urwin. Check it out and there is more to come very soon!

Autumn River Leader Training in Soča with Gene17 Gene17 - I had been looking at the Soča River for a couple of years so my expectations for this trip were extremely high. Also, after not having done much white water paddling in the last year I was a bit apprehensive about being able to cope in a Grade 3/4 environment; I needn't have worried…

The Imagine Eco Surfboards Reviewed By Aaron Koch (on a class III waterfall run) CKS Blog - I have been paddling the Imagine Eco Rapidfire for a few months now. The board is excellent. We like to call it the ENABLER, because it enables you to run rapids and rivers that are just too difficult for inflatables(SUP's).

CBC Radio: The Kayak, Part 2 Rapid Magazine Blog - Listen to part two of Broadcaster, Denis Grignon's three part CBC Radio mini series talking about the way of the paddle.

Interview with Jacob Benzvi of Focus Surfboards and Stand Up Paddle Boards SUP Surf Mag - Team Focus Surfboards, which includes Ikaika Kawai, Sam Pa'e, and Travis Baptiste, has become a top player in both stand up paddle and prone-paddle surf industries for years. The Focus stand up paddle quiver includes 23 different designs from kids boards and tankers to race boards.

Alaska Coho Fishing 2010 Jason Self - Kayak Angler - I made my second annual pilgrimage to South East Alaska in early October. This year I left the spinning gear at home and concentrated my efforts on the fly rod. Over the period of a weak I learned a great deal about tossing flies, and although I still have much to learn, I feel confident in my abilities to get the fly to the fish in most conditions now.

Danny Ching DVD – Mastering StandUp Paddle Technique SUPadvisor - Danny Ching, a second generation paddler who honed his skills on the outrigger canoe, surf ski, and Olympic sprint kayak shares his wealth of SUP paddling knowledge and techniques that have led to countless victories. Discover the proper stroke length, posture, paddle entry, paddle exit, advantageous tips for stand up paddle surfing and more. Search no further, the tradition is now passed on to you.

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