How to Flip Turn ~ Redesigned 2012 Mamba Series Details ~ Nord Norge

Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling links in week 33, 2011.

News Watch How to Flip Turn Wavesport Blogs (Sunday 14th) ** - Oh how I love to Helix but I also really love to Flip Turn. Here's some input on how to Flip Turn which is such a cool feeling when you get one! Definition: Rotation of over 90° at a horizontal angle followed by a rotation with a vertical angle over 45° on the stern in one fluid motion. This is a green water, aerial maneuver. The boat must land in a front surf within 45° horizontal angle range ... Redesigned 2012 Mamba Series Details Dagger (Sunday 14th) ** - The fully redesigned 2012 Mamba series keeps all the hallmark friendliness of the iconic series, but with a performance-infused redesign to take kayakers to the next level. With a Team Tested, Paddler Proven heritage that's trusted by the most renowned instructors and pro paddlers in the world, the fully-redesigned 2012 Mamba whitewater series offers serious refinements that will make it the top river runner in its class. It features a larger-sized lineup with improved volume distribution, increased speed and crisper control, with added safety features and even more durability. It's the true wonder boat. The Elusive Left Line LL Ladies Lounge (Monday 15th) ** - Ok so I did tell everyone that I would do my next blog post on South Silver but I got a request to do a post on the Elusive left line of Sunshine. So here it is. I've been running the left line for a few years now with many different variations of the line. I started in a long boat and then slowly ... "We're leaving tonight for Upper Cherry!!" Whitewater-Koa (Monday 15th) ** - Sometimes things don't go exactly to plan. I had such good intentions to get back into kayaking in an orderly fashion after my surgery in January. The Dr said 3 months till flat water then another 3 till I could start getting on some rapids and building up from there. The first 3 months went past and i went kayaking on flat water for the first time which felt good. Chris Gragtmans Travels Westward! Immersion Research (Tuesday 16th) ** - I'm happy to be checking in from a cross-continent kayaking road trip. The first stop of the trip was the Payette River Drainage near Boise, Idaho. Nord Norge Ron Fischer (Tuesday 16th) ** - The last two weeks, Mariann and I have been on a road trip to "northern Norway". Even the world's best have bad days on the river. Team paddler Dave Fusilli loses some gear. Werner (Saturday 13th) ** - In one day of running the Crystal Gorge in CO, with fellow Team paddler Nicole Mansfield, our hero Dave Fusilli lost his carbon Powerhouse, his throw bag and his Pyranha Burn!  Words by Dave Fusilli-"So I was letting some folks demo my Burn on the river, we were all swapping out above drops. Well one guy swims and in the process my throwbag washes out ... Norway 2011 Wrap up Sweet (Tuesday 16th) * - It's been a lot of up and down this season. It all started really good with an early spring with rivers flooding all over the country and we ran some really good waterfalls, shooting pictures together with the Friflyt magazine. The next 4-6 weeks were again really dry due to cold weather and my back was bad after boofing Spånemsfossen in Telemark. Then the summer came and it was time to chase waterfalls all over the country again. Best of The Bitterroot - and The Bitteroot Creek Race Jackson Kayak (Thursday 18th) * - Located in the Bitterroot valley is some of the best whitewater in Western Montana. There are two creeks in particular that draw attention, the Kootenai creek and Bear creek. This summer we had our annual Best of the Bitterroot creek races down these rocky creeks. Due to high water the race dates were pushed back week after week and were finally held a month after the original planned dates. The Kootenai creek race was held first and after enough people showed up to have it, it was literally off to the races. Road Tripping – Random Encounters with 'The Law' 1 Ruth Gordon (Saturday 13th) * - Sharing road tripping stories is a favorite past time of kayakers around the world. At a recent Canadian campfire I was reminded of two random encounters I've had with 'The Law' since I began kayaking. The first was early in my life as a kayaker. I was driving a beat up old VW Jetta and although it began its life a nice shade of white it was definitely more of a solid rust color by the time it was in my possession (a kayaker does not complain about hand me down cars). Are you ready for the Gauley yet? worldkayak blogs (Friday 19th) * - Hey paddling pals for the fifth year running World Kayak wants to help boaters answer this very important question. Pairs of world class guides will once again volunteer their time to help boaters step it up on this amazing river. Each team of guides will work with a group of 5 first timers to ensure that we have the most fun possible on the Gauley. If you are lucky enough to win one of the coveted spots get ready to learn all of the lines and play spots that the Gauley has to offer. Sjoa River Festival 2011 Images Gene17 (Tuesday 16th) * - Another great week in Norway... West Kootenays: St. Leon Creek LiquidLore (Monday 15th) * - Galena Bay ferry...the boat you need to get from Revelstoke to the river. The mountains in the Monashees are just as big as anywhere else in BC. ... Anza gold Zet Kayaks (Sunday 14th) * - Spring 2011 in the alps could have been better seen from the kayaker's or skier's eye. Dry winter months, the smallest snowpack since many years, hence no water in the rivers during the spring time. Checking the water levels online was mostly frustrating, except from a few weekends when long-awaited rain fall helped to raise the flow on some creeks. For sure, this year`s kayaking wasn't as exiting as most other years in the alps Bad, Bad, Naughty Cam KayakQuixotica (Monday 15th) * - As a sea kayaking coach I see lots of kayaks & gear on the water each year. I have the opportunity to see how students actually use their gear, how it works for them and how sometimes it really fails.  Take these Cam-Clips for instance.  I've ranted about them in the past, but they ...

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