Kaimais creeking ~ Sept Chutes – Fall Paddling ~ NZ 2011/ 2012

Playak News Flash - January 14, 2012
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Kaimais creeking Martina Wegman - The other day we headed up to the Kaimais with a big crew of awesome paddlers. We were planning to run the Tuakpoi but as the water level wasn't perfect we headed up to another river nearby. The Mangakarangaranga is a sick little run with a couple of sick rapids, ...

Sept Chutes – Fall Paddling Level 6 - If you are brave / dressed warm enough the Fall can be an amazing time to paddle in Quebec. Once the leaves turn colour, the trees stop absorbing so much water and the large amounts of seasonal precipitation (it comes in many forms that time of year; rain, ice, snow) allow the rivers to rise to paddle-able levels.

Big Silver Creek Threatened Adam Frey - As many of you are aware, there is a gold rush of independent hydropower projects going on in British Columbia, Canada. Some of the most immideately threatened creeks are in the Harrison Lake area, where a proposal threatens Big Silver, Shovel, and Tretheway (as featured in the 'River Gypsies Guide') Creeks.

NZ 2011/ 2012 Martina Wegman - I flew into Auckland just before Xmas, to spend about a month in summery New Zealand! Although the weather hasn't been very summery so far as it pretty much rained every single day I have been here. On Xmas day we had fine weather and I had a great time spending my second Xmas on the Southern Hemisphere.

Colombia, The First Month Fluid Blog - I arrived in Colombia in mid November with intentions of doing some paddling, but mostly with intentions going to see my my very attractive dentist and organizing my business visa, transportation, lodging, equipment and so on for the first kayak school and guided kayak trips by"Colombia Whitewater" ...

The Simple Life…Grand Canyon Self Support Team LiquidLogic - Carpooling to Lees Ferry (the put in) my mind was racing; "Do I have everything I need? Will my body agree with paddling 20-30 miles a day? Do I have the mental and physical strength to paddle 280 miles to Lake Mead?" Eight hours later, I realized that all my thoughts would become reality in less than 24 hours. No more questions, time to enjoy the trip and stop planning.

Colorado paddling in December Fluid Blog - For years now, when people ask me about paddling in the winter in Colorado, I tell them that the problem isn't the temperature, it's that there's no water. Well, this year there is a high water release through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, ...

London Boatshow Display & Bren Orton Interview Palm Blogs - We're at the London Boatshow at the Excel Centre. Myself, Bren Orton, Claire O'hara, Mallory Franklin, Anton Lippek, & David Bain are putting on twice daily shows of freestyle & slalom on the watersports pool commentated by Ed Smith & Christian Stevenson along with our little video clips on the big screen.

(...) Making The Transition From The Solo to The Bazooka Fluid Blog - With 2012 having arrived, there are some new and exciting developments coming with Fluid kayaks. The Bazooka is the new creek boat and will replace the long time proven creek boat (and in my opinion one of the best creek boat designs of all time), the Solo.

6 Cool SUP Items to Keep an Eye Out for in 2012 CKS Blog - 6 Cool Stand Up Paddling Items to Keep an Eye Out for in 2012. Inland SUP is no longer a primitive method of river (or flatwater) travel reserved only for misplaced coastal surf addicts looking for a fix. It's morphed into one of the fastest growing adventure sports, ...

Chuck Patterson Charges Jaws Naish - The big northwest swell that hit the Hawaiian Islands on January 4th, 2012 had big wave surfers, windsurfers and kiters from around the world all fired up - and Naish rider, Chuck Patterson was one of them.

Farewell 2011 Willy P - All come to Bald Rock. Out in the street, they call it murder. At around 300 cfs, most people will, at least, say its too low. A 'Wild and Scenic' river shines forth though, showing that while other rivers may be too low, it still has 'just enough' flow.

Gear Trippin'! AS Watersports - Trippin'! No, not psychedelics but moving your kit about. Sea to Summit are an Australian brand that have some really neat transportation solutions. Infact their canoe and kayak range is called Solution Gear. Ewart has been testing the Gear Trip Deck bag and is loving it.

Kayaks & Shark Attacks Mark Sundin - A recent posting on the Sea Kayak Forum which diverted into a discussion on the usefulness of shark repellent devices got me thinking about our toothy friends & their interaction with us as sea kayakers. In 10 years sea paddling I've probably had a shark encounter at least two or three times every year, usually a flash under your boat or a fin off to one side.

London Boatshow Display & Bren Orton Interview Palm Blogs - This last week we've been paddling hard on flatwater….It is for good reason though We're at the London Boatshow at the Excel Centre. Myself, Bren Orton, Claire O'hara, Mallory Franklin, Anton Lippek, & David Bain are putting on twice daily shows of freestyle & slalom on the watersports pool commentated [...]

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