Charlie Wilkes: Werner Player Write Up ~ Rio Curacalco

Playak News Flash - November 16, 2011
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines

Charlie Wilkes: Werner Player Write Up Desperate Measures - After paddling with 'average' paddles for a few years, I eventually outgrew them and was itching for a change. Since I'd always wanted them, I got some money together and bought the shiniest of the shiny paddles I could get my hands on: carbon Werner Players on a crank-shaft.

Jackson Kayak Delivers Much Needed Sporty River Runner! Jackson Kayak - Is the Fun Runner the right river running kayak for you? If you are a fan of lightweight, comfortable, sporty kayaks, but want to stay upright and only do surface playboating (surfing, and zipping around) in the middle of your river runs, the Fun Runner is your ticket.

Dane and EJ Get the Fun Runner and Zen on the Tallulah… Jackson Kayak - It is 9pm on a Saturday night and I am riding shotgun in Emily and Nick's Honda Element with Dane driving.  Yes, we are borrowing my daughter's car.  We have three boats on the roof.  Two Fun Runners and one Zen prototype.

Rio Curacalco Rivers of Chile - A Native Mapuche word perhaps meaning ¨rock magic¨ Cura- rock , Calcu- witchcraft. Located in the comuna de Cunco, Region de la Araucania, Chile´s 9th region… A low elevation run flowing off the north western flank of the permanent snowfields of Nevados de Solipulli with adequate water ...

18XS on a river instead of sea. Rene van der Zwan - The original plan for today was paddling along the coast to the so-called sandmotor: A project in which an enormous amount of sand (20 million m3) is used to create a peninsula reaching into the sea for almost 1km.For kayakkers this is a new experience where other waves and currents can be expected. I was eager to inspect these new conditions.Unfortunately the wind had been very strong the whole week resulting in a very disturbed sea.

Dan Gavere Riding the Wheel Ke Nalu SUP - Dan is the most stoked guy I've ever met. He's up for anything and great at everything. From whitewater SUP to Stand Up Paddle surfing, to racing, to SUP downwinding. He's on it. Leave it to him to figure out a new way to have fun in Hood River.

GOOD STUFF: The Pentax WG-1 Camera Kayak Angler Magazine - Practically custom built for kayak fishing. Say it with me. A kayak deck is a cramped, wet space, a place electronics go to die. Not the Pentax Optio WG-1. During several recent saltwater outings, this waterproof, crushproof, coldproof and dustproof performer defiantly lived right on the console. It was splashed, slimed, sun-baked, kicked and plunged into the water.

Epic Clip Brah Keep Going; A couple of freeze frames from Matty's HD clip… surfingsports.com - Our friends, Matty and Zane Schweitzer, are really killin' it with their latest vid clip from Brazil… Sean Poynter and some Brazilians are showing where the future is with shortboard paddlesurfing… A couple of freeze frames from Matty's HD clip…

Famous area in beautiful weather with the 18XS Rene van der Zwan - Sometimes, when testing a seakayak, you hope that the weather will be challenging during a planned test-session. A wish like that is not always fulfilled: that was clear again today because it was magnificent weather for kayaking around Noorderhaaks. Why I like challenging weather? Well I want to test a kayak in the realistic conditions which a kayakker can or will have to paddle in.

Team Naish Scores in First Namotu Race Naish - Twenty-one paddlers from around the world competed in the first race of the first stop of the Stand Up World Race Series in Fiji this weekend, in a downwind run from from the InterContinental Hotel at Natadola Beach to the breath-taking island of Namotu.

SUP Racer 'EJ' Johnson Joins Yolo Elite Race Team SUP Connect - Accomplished SUP racer and Johnson Big Stick paddle creator will represent YOLO Board in worldwide competitions and offer advanced training at YOLO Board's new West Coast location.

The Namotu World Paddle Challenge gets off to a fine start. SUP HQ - Connor Baxter puts on a doiminant performance in Fiji. 18 year old Connor Baxter puts on a legendary performance here in Fiji to win the epic long distance from Natadola Beach to Namotu Island ahead of a stellar fleet of athletes. Taking an early lead out of the gate, ...

To see all the latest news, videos, forum discussions and more, visit Playak News Watch.
This is the standard version of the newsletter, covering all paddling disciplines. To change the tailoring, please login on Playak, and then click the yellow triangle at the very top of the page to set your interests.
To unsubscribe from this newsletter with only one click, click here.

Today's News Editor(s): bartw.