Playak News Flash 2011-02-14

Playak News Flash - February 14, 2011
The world's latest paddling headlines.

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The Pivot of the Season Chicago River Paddle Chicago Area Sea Kayakers Association - Wednesday night likely was the coldest night of the 2010-11 winter for Chicago. It followed on the heels of last week's blizzard, reportedly the third largest in Chicago history. Ahead were rising temperatures, steadily lengthening days and a big melt. I felt that the winter season was pivoting to spring.

Darkness stole across the Isles of the Sea SeaKayakPhoto.com - The entrance of the Cuan Sound can be a bit bouncy as the flood tide jets out into the Firth of Lorn...

Steep Creekin' with Gene17 Gene17 - Gene17 brings their extensive local knowledge of the best European creekin' destinations, combined with their leading technique and tactical coaching to deliver an absolutely authentic experience. Whether it's mastering the slides on the Piemonte's Egua, or a road trip through the Ticino to the Ribo Canyon, or the freefall challenge of Stør Ula Waterfalls in Norway, we have it covered.

A New SuperHero flies into Ecuador! Kayak Hot Dogs - After a whirlwind travel from across the continent JK Team members arrived at our base camp in beautiful Borja. As my driver pulled up with the boyz I noticed a shinny new red SuperHero in the back waiting to be boofed. Marty and Frenchie seemed stoked to get going and the going we would get as our first run on the three day agenda was the Upper Jondachi! After suiting up Frenchie with a new Villain S I grabbed a Villain for myself and we were on our way to the river at the crack of noon.

Welcome James Bebbington - our newest member of the Teva Tribe Teva Blog - Teva is very proud to welcome James Bebbington, our newest member to our tribe. James is a very talented young freestyle paddler from the UK, always placing in the top 3 at every event he is been entering in the last 2 years and for sure one of the hot contestants to win a medal at this years world champs in Germany.

Mission: Arrival Jackson Kayak - Well it is in my nature to kind of be a bit unorganized.… I have always had my wife to help me make good plans and set a schedule.… I am sitting here early in the morning making plans and feeling pretty good about them.… I will see how they work out but I have to say I am feeling pretty confident so far…

Central Java Andraz Krpic - A few days after my arrival to Central Java I only hardly found some time to write. Oh yes, what am I doing in Indonesia? Well, the story of my arrival here is long and complicated. I wouldn't be I if I wouldn't complicate things a bit though.

South Wales- The Middle Tawe worldkayak blogs - After our blast down the Nant Clydach we headed over to the Swansea Valley to hop on the Middle Tawe from Pen-y-cae to Abercraf. We were met with primo levels and I've heard this run just gets better and better at higher and higher water. It wasn't all pleasantries however as a local angling club had installed a pretty offensive sign at the get in.

The stirring sound of moving water in the Cuan Sound SeaKayakPhoto.com - It was now three hours after the start of the spring flood tide and our course took us in a dog leg, round the north end of Torsa and into the Cuan Sound. We had told Phil that there might be a little slope (several feet or so) but there would not be any whirlpools (Phil has an unaccountable aversion to whirlpools).

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