Ambrosio Takes It Up a Notch on Paddle Board ~ New rapids in Prague

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The world's top paddling links in week 47, 2011.

News Watch Ambrosio Takes It Up a Notch on Paddle Board SUP Connect (Monday 21st) ***** - Supermodel returns to Hawaii and showcases her stand up paddle boarding skills, but this time she takes it up a notch with new gadget on her board. Alessandra Ambrosio may be a newbie to stand up paddling but she is no stranger to the water. The thirty-year-old Brazilian has been surfing for years. She told local press on her last trip to Hawaii, "I love surfing, and Waikiki, for me, is the best place to surf." New rapids in Prague Palm Blogs (Sunday 20th) **** - Artificial Whitewater courses are growing in number and popularity, offering paddling groups a community hub, somewhere to paddle when there's no natural flows and for those who wish to train, consistency in conditions. Eastern Europe has long been the envy of those elsewhere, with courses offering testing conditions and playing no small part [...] Video : one more time - CANADA! Bootfahrer (Thursday 24th) **** - I finally got all this summer's footage together in an edit! Put some work in this one and am pretty stoked about it! I hope you enjoy it. The first part is a bit of a mellow creeking one around Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, and area that not a lot of paddlers get to see with water in the rivers. Middle Cherry Creek WV (Saturday 19th) *** - June 20, 2009. I am sitting in my boat, alone in an eddy. Cliffs on both sides, and a 40' waterfall roars below. Double the expected flows are pouring over an unexpected drop. Everybody else ran it and was fine. I've never run a drop this big. The portage has poison oak and wet cliffs. Green Boat Groover Dagger Blogs (Monday 21st) *** - Your first time floating through the Grand Canyon can never be beat. Until, perhaps, you go again, shedding the comfort and ease of rafts and stuffing your home for 13 days into a kayak. The first question I get asked...how do you fit a groover in a kayak?     Jackson Villain Review Andy Wicks (Tuesday 22nd) *** - I have been paddling a Jackson Villain for the past few months and thought I would share my thoughts.(...) A bit about me to start with: I am 27, 6'6″ (198 cm) and weigh about 15.5 stones (95 kg). I have been paddling for approximately ten years, but only running whitewater for the past 8 years. I am confident on grade 4, and run the occasional grade 5. I have paddled in UK, France, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Slovenia, Uganda, Nepal and Canada. 1st Descent of the Upper Upper North Fork Kaweah Immersion Research (Sunday 20th) ** - Well here she finally is….and just shy of a year and a half late! The first descent of the Upper Upper North Fork Kaweah. By now, you should have heard of the Kaweah drainage in Southern California. It's main stem, the Middle Fork, and it's FOUR branches of epic whitewater are a one-stop-shop for steep creekers worldwide. Mistassini Rapid... Whitewater Grand Prix Dagger Blogs (Thursday 17th) ** - Greetings All! Well, as the paddling season wraps up, I've been looking back at some media from what was truly an epic year in the paddling world.  One event that I was honoured to be a part of this year was the Whitewater Grand Prix. You've probably seen alot of the competition i... Mexico in pictures Sweet (Wednesday 23rd) ** - (...) I am now waiting in the airport to go chile, It has been an amazing two months. Paddling almost every day, running tons of good waterfalls, eating lots of tacos , drinking tequila and enjoying life! We are now done with the recording of the next unknown segment, Tino Specht has been killin it so i am sure is going to be great, be sure to check out the teaser wich is coming online really soon! Self Support Grand Canyon LL Ladies Lounge (Friday 18th) ** - Next week I will be paddling for 13 d ays on the Grand Canyon with a fun group of paddlers from Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon. 10 guys , and 6 badass women! The women are Lana Young-Hood River, Tammy Ritchey-Colorado Springs, Susan Hollingsworth-Portland, Jenn Peterson-Portland, Tina Swan-Denver, and Lisa Marie-Salida. GB Freestyle Team for 2012 Sam Anderson (Monday 21st) ** - This years Hurley rodeo had to be postponed until February due to low water levels so the GB team for next years European Championships has now been finalised despite not having a date for the Euro's in Vienna. This years winners of the league series were crowned British Champions ... Mexico-Part 1: TV Madness Jackson Kayak (Thursday 17th) ** - I have been going to Mexico for 5 years now, this being my 8th trip. There are so many rivers in the world, so many destinations, why back to Mexico. I am drawn here, the scenery, the people, the food, the rivers, and my friends. This trip is an interesting one to say the least. Kayak Pucon and the DD Drysuit Immersion Research (Sunday 20th) * - I remember when I start my kayak school 9 years a go, was a dream coming true, Pucón was a very little town in the south of Chile, full of rivers and mountains, perfect for practice every Outdoor sport. I start to do some ducky trips and specially my kayak courses, at that time my kayaking gear was very basic for teaching kayak in a very cold lake water, ... Nevados! New River Academy (Friday 25th) * - The Nevados is one of the best runs in Pucon. It has made it in to many videos, not just because of the amazing white water but because of the beauty of the gorged in creek. The steep gorge walls are covered with moss, vines and other plants. The green of the plants is exaggerated by the grey stone walls. Olympic Whitewater Course cognite.net (Thursday 17th) * - Something strange happened a few weeks ago: I got back in a playboat in a concrete river and had fun. I'm classing it as training for the 'proper' (river) paddling I'm hoping to do this season, but secretly: a part of me enjoyed waiting in a queue of boats in order to get on to a wave or into a hole to get thrown around by the force of the water, trying to convince it that I was worthy of an 'established' front surf or split wheel.

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