Have you ever wondered what it costs to ship kayaks internationally?

Playak News Flash - August 6, 2011
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Have you ever wondered what it costs to ship kayaks internationally? CKS Blog - This helpful blog was requested to be written by Colorado Kayak Supply e-commerce General Manager Dave Kloberdanz.  Dave asserts that a lot of CKS customers ask about shipping internationally and offered his experience. ...

Outdoor Retailer Prep., Travel and Setup CORE Paddles - For those of you that know me you will know that I have had a presence of some type at Outdoor Retailer ( OR ) Summer Market for almost 12 years. Starting with Waterstick and then every year since I have made the trek to Salt Lake to show something, talk about something or just to see friends.

Is the new Nookie Deck the most bomb proof on this planet? Nookie - Following some epic waves at Chicama surfing countless Kilometres, we headed up to Lobitos 8 hours north to score some waves at a heavy barrelling break named Pasinas. Marc Holland was hunting the barrel and took some heavy curtains right on his lap, his deck didn't budge an inch! ...

The Garberator OKS Keener - SLAP! My stomach drops out from under me as I fall. Before I even realize I'm falling I hit the water hard, tumbling completely out of control like a rag doll in a washing machine. I bounce around forwards, backwards, sideways, upside-down, clinging to my paddle, half blinded by the foam.

Deerfield River Fest Wavesport Blogs - I've been going to the Deerfield River Fest for 9 years and have so many great experiences on this river. This is the river my brother Mark and I learned how to kayak on in the summer of 2002. I met my husband on the Deerfield River and now I live up the road from the West Branch of the Deerfield in...

Katya on King of Asia Race - Altay Mountains, Russia River Zoo - King of Asia Race, Russia, Chuya river. It was very interesting experience to be back in place which i used to call "my home". I haven't visit Altay for 3 years, and didn't paddle this Rivers for 4 years. But time from 2004-2007, my first four summers in kayak i spend here, paddling every...

Race Ready Part 3: Race Day Ke Nalu SUP - So, here we are on Race Day. Exciting stuff. You'll want to get to the event venue early to take care of any registration issues, get your gear down to the start line, go through all your stuff, and make ...

Spring Creeking: Lester Laps Adventures of Burgess - The sun shone brightly as I awoke late in the morning basking in my freedom from responsibility. Every day I found found myself amongst the rivers waters. Chris Baer had drifted into town from Colorado for the sole purpose of boating and the two of us had of schedules and priorities straight.

The Immortal Coil KayakQuixotica - Creating a daisy chain is the most common and dare I say, simplest way to manage the length of your tow rope. Put simply, a daisy chained tow rope is the perfect "short tow" length. You can then quickly unravel your chain for a "long tow" length. The problem for me was that I simply never coulD ...

Upper Naniamo River, New Runs on Van. Island Fraser Valley WW - Taking advantage of an awesome snow pack and great water levels across Vancouver Island the local paddlers have been busy checking off new runs and first D's. The Upper Naniamo is one of these new runs and sounds like an instant classic. Check out these pics from Dave Pitharo of raftinglife...

AW Fundraiser – Window Art Raffle Astral Currently - That's right we are raffling off this beautiful window painting to one lucky winner on Saturday Aug 6th. Astral is participating in a special art project to raise funds for American Whitewater (AW). AW advocates on behalf of the paddling community for the preservation and protection of whitewater resources throughout the United States. Astral is proud to support ...

Co-ordinators Report, Session 2 Week 2 OKS Keener - Hello Again- I am a bit delayed on getting my week two post up, as we are already well into our third and final week here for the second session of Keeners. Things have been moving quickly, and we are all sad to be heading into our last days together. Last week was filled with fantastic fun.

Lake Lanier (GA) Hosting Sprint National Championships USA Canoe/Kayak - The top U.S. sprint paddlers ran away from the competition in extremely hot and humid conditions Thursday at the 2011 USA Canoe/Kayak Sprint National Championships at Lake Lanier in Gainesville, Georgia., Aug. 4-6.

Outdoor Retailer Kicks Off with Open Air Demo SUP Connect - The Outdoor Retailer 2011 Summer Market kicks off with the Open Air Demo, supported by over 150 brands including a strong showing of stand up paddle exhibitors such as Boardworks, Rusty, Rogue and many more. ...

The Lost Coast of California P&H Paddlers - Last month I  paddled the 75 miles of the Lost Coast of California with three friends, all of us instructors with California Canoe & Kayak. ... [I] decided to use the P&H Delphin to demonstrate that it is a great expedition/playboat crossover. ... Surfing one of the many reef and point breaks along the Lost Coast...

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Today's News Editor(s): Jean-Ellen M. Trapani, bartw.