Playak News Flash 2010-12-01

Playak News Flash - December 1, 2010
The world's latest paddling headlines.

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Rutting Stags on Rannoch Moor Palm Blogs - Any one that knows me will tell you that Rannoch Moor has to be one of my favorite remote/wilderness spots for a paddling adventures in Scotland. I have completed the cross Scotland trip starting at Kinloch Leven and finishing at Perth a number of times and never tire of it, but I had not completed the trip via the the smaller Lochs Ba and Laidon.

Rio Claro, Chile W/Demshitz Astral Currently - Watch as demshitz make the journey to Chile and find themselves among amazing waterfalls in an incredible place at the Rio Claro.

Fred and Dave Attest to the Dependability of IR Gear in Chile! Immersion Research - Fred Norquist, Dave Fusilli and Nicole Mansfield have been wondering aimlessly through the jungles of South America running whatever they come across- putting their IR gear to the test with great results!

Squirt Boat Self Support and some exciting news Stone And Water - This year has been an interesting year for kayaking for me. I have been on numerous new runs including several that I have wanted to do for a long time now. Early this spring I was fortunate enough to get on a high water Illinois River trip in Oregon, and 2 months later a West Fork Bureau trip. In fact, every month this year I've done at least one multiday kayaking trip. All were unique experiences that I wouldn't trade for anything.

Toaroha River – The last of our NZ tour padallen - We all slept well following a full day on the Styx River the previous day. Feeling refreshed we made plans to paddle the Lower section of the Toaroha River. This was to be another helicopter trip. This section is only a 3-4 hour trip, which was welcomed after a big day yesterday.

Experiencing the Rio Claro, Chile 2010 Team Swain SE Boating - Last week Gareth and I decided to break away from the impending winter back in North Carolina and sneak away for a few weeks of kayaking in Chile. Our trip started out with getting denied at the Greenville airport with our boats, managing to change our flights to leave from Charlotte and eventually finally getting both of us and our boats on a plane South. After two full days of traveling, we finally made it to our first destination, San Fabian where we met up with my good friend Jon Clark.

2011 Tour adidas Sickline - 2011 will be a travelling year. Graduating university will allow me to visit a couple of countries I look forward to explore.

Kokatat Supports Oz Circumnavigation Mark Tozer - In 1983 Paul Caffyn made paddling history as the first sea kayaker to circumnavigate the 16,000 km circumference of the Australia continent. Since then, only one other expedition, by Freya Hoffmeister in 2010, has repeated this accomplishment. Kokatat, the 39 year-old independent paddlewear company, is proud to sponsor sea kayaker, Stuart Trueman and his 16-month goal to successfully circumnavigate Australia.

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