Lower Lewis Falls – Lewis river in Oregon ~ Robe Canyon - No Portage Run

Playak News Flash - February 28, 2012
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Lower Lewis Falls – Lewis river in Oregon H2Omaniaks - Only CZ text, but you can see some nice pictures!

Colombia – from the boats' point of view Team Pyranha - As a round-up to our Colombia expedition I thought I would do something a little different and give you a summary of our trip from our boats' point of view – enjoy!

Robe Canyon - No Portage Run Daniel Patrinellis - Jeremy Bisson at Granite Falls, Robe Canyon. Well.. for Jeremy Bisson at least. I still walk Landslide and have never even thought about running Granite Falls, but thats because I still shop for my underwear in the little boys section of Target.

The Mighty Waitaha Daan Jimmink - With a bit of time off and a bit of money in our pocket it was time to head to the West Coast. With Dando out of the air this year it has meant more time flying with Danny Reedy. The downside to flying with Reedy is that he parks his helicopter in Hokitika which adds to the both the flight time ...

Leathernecked in 2011 Immersion Research - Adrienne Levknecht had a good 2011. She raced fast and ran some of the U.S.'s best waterfall-filled rivers.   She's now hibernating to prepare for another summer of storming beaches and rapids.                Get Ready for Summer. Adrienne is.

Mid Winter Update LiquidLore - It's been pretty quiet around here lately. Don't worry, LiquidLore isn't fading away - even though we can paddle all year on the west coast it is still winter and there are other things to do instead of going and finding rivers to put in our guidebook! Here are some random thoughts, and a repor...

Self Filmed Rescue Kayak Yak - Three kayakers found themselves out in rough water yesterday as a paddle from Oak Bay Marina to Trial Island into 30 knot winds turned a little dicey. One kayaker stayed close to shore, but lost sight of the others who had rafted up, so he alerted rescue authorities.

River Thames – Hurley Weir unsponsored - Hurley weir located on the Thames down stream from the famous Henley-on-Thames. It is a man made feature that when running – (normally November to April) can produce one of the best freestyle waves in the UK. The weir has a number of different

Australia Runs Away With ISA Team SUP Title SUP Connect - Australia Runs Away With Team Title, Winning Three More Individual Gold Medals on Final Day of the ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship.

Cockney-shell Heros on the Thames Tideway beyond the break - Taffy visits London A reciprocated visit to paddle on Paul's patch is duly accepted. Streets, or rather waterways, of London here I come. Friday night is curry night and a fine prerequisite to a full days paddling. The weekend dawn is just breaking as we arrive read...

Travis Grant Wins Gold at 2012 ISA World SUP Championships in Peru SUP Surf - Travis Grant (AUS) Wins Gold at 2012 ISA World SUP Championships in PeruTravis Grant (AUS) and C4 Waterman Ambassador rounds a buoy during the ISA SUP Technical Race in Peru on Friday, February 24, 2012.

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Make Your Own Gear ... Overthruster ~ First session in Lee Valley

Playak News Flash - February 26, 2012
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Make Your Own Gear ... Overthruster unsponsored - A couple of great examples:

NZ Extreme Race Series - Kaituna & Wairoa races Wavesport Blogs - 2012 Wairoa Xtreme Race New Zealand, or Okere Falls, NZ if you really wanted to narrow it down, has, over the past 5-8 years produced some of the World's fastest kayakers. If you've ever been to the kaituna river, or participated in any event in the area you will know why. The Kaituna River...

First session in Lee Valley Palm Blogs - London has never been an unknown white spot on my kayaking map. With Hurley Weir as one the country's prime freestyle spots close by and a vibrant boater community living in the region, the metropolis of England has always ment more to me than Tower Bridge, Big Ben and the Queen.

The Adventourists Try Out Action Paddling Fat Paddler - A work colleague of mine is taking on a fun and challenging adventure later this year when he and a couple of mates take on the Mongol Rally (a 14,000 km car rally from London to Mongolia) to raise money for Redkite, a charity that supports children with cancer.

Team Australia Continues Its Dominance in Peru SUP Connect - Brad Gaul and Joel Mason let the paddleboarding community know that Team Australia is certainly the country to beat at the ISA World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddleboarding Championship, earning the gold and silver medals in the Men's Paddleboard Race.

FERC Dismisses Preliminary Permit for Flaming Gorge Pipeline Am. Whitewater - Colorado/Wyoming - On September 1, 2011, Wyco Power and Water, Inc., filed a preliminary permit application to study the feasibility of developing the Regional Watershed Supply Project.  Today, FERC dismissed as premature that preliminary permit application.

GMIT Intervarsity's 2012 Team I-Canoe - So the time of year was upon us, where every paddling student in the country descends on one poor helpless town to run riot paddle hard and generally drink the place dry. This year GMIT were hosting the event in Castlebar, Co Mayo. The Friday saw the first event in a cold Crossmolina the coaches tra...

The Jordan River Sea Kayak Stonington - In the car, I had been listening to a new radio station. They never played commercials, but between most of the songs, a retro chorus would sing-out the call letters and an announcer claimed "ten thousand songs in a row.

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Pyranha Large Fusion Review, ... ~ Rio Manso ~ Whitewater Chile –Rio Teno

Playak News Flash - February 23, 2012
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Pyranha Large Fusion Review, ... CKS Squad - Written by Kyle McCutchen. Photos by Kyle McCutchen and Tina Swan. have a confession to make. I can't kick the habit of owning a Pyranha Fusion for river touring. I started off by innocently dabbling with some remote class III here and there, ...

Rio Manso Chris Baer - Finding myself out of my boat at the base of a 50 foot waterfall wasn't exactly the smooth reentry into paddling class 5 that I was looking for. Matias slipping into the monster, Salto los Alerces. Pucon season was wrapping up, and my itch to explore was growing by the day. I talke...

Write-up: Cain Creek and North Chick (Tennessee) A Wet State (CA) - Another business trip to Huntsville, Alabama allowed me to mix some business with pleasure. With the meeting schedule for Tuesday, I choose to fly across the country Friday night rather than Monday, allowing for 3 days of boating prior to the meeting.

Whitewater Chile –Rio Teno Sweet - After 2 days of paddling on the Rio Maipo our team was starting to feel settled into the kayaks and ready to start moving south. With our boats and gear loaded on the rigs our next river would be the Rio Teno. The Teno is located 170 Km south from Santiago and from the town of Curico you continue into the mountains.

An Ossian and Ghuilbinn Adventure thebigbluetree.com - Having talked of paddling the Ossian for so long, it was great that finally Dave and I were heading to Fort William train station with rain pouring down all along Scotland's West Coast. The put on for Loch Ossian and the start of our adventure is located two thirds of a mile from Corrour train stati...

A look back at the 2012 Sunset Beach Pro, presented by Malibu and Starboard SUP Surf - The 2012 Sunset Beach Pro highlights are now online. You can view a continuous flow of highlights from the 2012 Sunset Beach Pro presented by Malibu and Starboard and in association with Maui Jim online now at www.standupworldtour.com.

GBR Ladies Rafting – Training Session Mark – 2! Palm Blogs - Hi All, here's an update from our most recent training session, where despite the freezing conditions and having to break through ice during our warm up we were all fired up and raring to go (this is how fun rafting is!). The focus for the weekend was paddling technique and timing within the raft.

Sean Poynter Wins Most Committed Surfer Award Starboard - The Stand Up World Tour, on Sunset Beach, Oahu, started out slow with poor surf conditions, rainy weather, and high winds. When it finally kicked off, with just a couple days left to spare on the waiting period, Sean Poynter (CA), who narrowly missed out on a berth to the finals,...

World's Most Expensive Sup Board Sells for $27,500 SUP Connect - When John and Bari Denney left Maui to open Jupiter Paddleboarding in South Florida a few years ago, they had no idea how the sport would grow and what impact they would have.

Cruising in the Tahe Marine Reval Mark Sundin - Rob had arranged a paddle with Rohan Klopfer from East Coast Kayaking for Monday, where Roh was ostensibly going to test out the Reval Midi PE & see if it would be a goer for him in the Melbourne market.

International Austrian Rafting Competition and European Cup International Rafting Federation - This year the official International Austrian Rafting Competition and  part of the European Cup will take place on the river Salza in Styria at the weekend from 11th-13th May 2012.

River Bassin Tournament Trail Comes to an End…for Now Drew Gregory -   It is with much sadness, and yet joy at the same time that I write this today. As many of you know the River Bassin Tournament Trail has been a project of mine for the past few years that I have truly enjoyed putting it on for all the river bass fishing kayak anglers [...]

The Fiberglass Manifesto Goes Shoal Bassin' Jackson Kayak - Cameron Mortenson, author of the blog "The Fiberglass Manifesto, is rapidly becoming a key figure across the country in the fly fishing world. The reader base of Cam's blog started with enthusiasts using fiberglass fly rods, a material that was replaced with graphite and technology many years ago. However, many anglers still prefer the action of fiberglass and they've formed a subculture in the fly fishing world that is ra

Walney Island circumnav. Will Herman - "Barrow is sheltered from the ravages of the Irish Sea by Walney Island...", states Jim's opening  paragraph detailing the circumnavigation of this charismatic island. Having spent my formative years on the west coast of Cumbria, when I first read this chapter in Jim's guide - Northern Eng...

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2012 Extreme Race Series-Kaituna and Wairoa ~ First Descent of Rocky Creek

Playak News Flash - February 21, 2012
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2012 Extreme Race Series-Kaituna and Wairoa Louise Jull - On the weekend we had our first set of Extreme Races for the NZ Extreme Race series. This series has been designed with 3 Extreme Races- The 1st on the Kaituna, 2nd on the Wairoa and the 3rd on the Citroen Rapid just out of Queenstown.

First Descent of Rocky Creek Daan Jimmink - This is a very late write up of a first descent we did on the 13th of December 2011. We had been hanging out on the West Coast doing local trips like the Upper and Lower Kakapotahi, Arahura walk in, Styx and the Toaroha. T

Upper Fish Creek Video Guide CKS Squad - Fish Creek is the RCRE's training ground. It's where all the Steamboater's head after work for an adrenaline boost. Fish is a nonstop roller coaster ride from top to bottom. Individually the rapids are not super technical and their is no serious vert to drop but this creek teaches you to be a good b...

Upper Whitcombe, February 2012 Daan Jimmink - Most kayakers aren't really known for their detailed planning or long term plans. After some fabulous days of paddling on the West Coast, Daan and I are were attempting to make plans of our own. Due to work committments we were to return to Murchison after paddling on Friday, with hope of coming bac...

Corfe Castles SW Sea Kayaking - P and H have kindly sponsored both Paul and myself for the circumnavigation of Britain. While they build my boat they have kindly provided me with a demo Cetus to start paddling with.

Sam Ellis – 1st Descent in North Yorkshire unsponsored - Sam Ellis – 1st Descent in North Yorkshire, Photos: Phil Higgins,

Bald Rock Canyon of the Middle Feather Dagger Blogs - Last week, after returning from a month of guiding in Belize, I officially transitioned out to California for the winter. I was pretty stoked that on day one back in the state I not only got to go kayaking, but got to check a new run off my list- Bald Rock Canyon of the Middle Feather.

Niagara Falls - Will we see a successful descent soon? Rapid Magazine Blog - In 1990 when Jesse Sharp paddled over the 170ft lip of Niagara Falls most people thought he was crazy and sucidal but with the several kayakers running drops nearing that height, and Tyler Bradt even surpassing it with Palouse Falls, does it seem so out of reach now?

Upper Cherry Creek, California Dagger Blogs - You all have probably heard of the infamous Cherry Creek in California. If you haven't it's a High Sierra classic that you should put on your to-do list. I was lucky enough to paddle the upper section last summer along with Lane Jacobs, Louis Geltman, Jay Gifford, and Seth Swallen. The river was pr...

Another GoPro Kayak Mount unsponsored - Another great design from Mr Phil Higgins.

Uganda's White Nile – Winter Escape Palm Blogs - Since my first trip to Uganda in 2005 i've been out here every Winter and Katya likewise, it really is a playboaters dream Winter playground. Last Winter we decided to take a break from uganda and headed for a month in Galicia/ Portugal instead.

10 SUP Mistakes Made by Rookies SUP Connect - Because Stand up Paddle is such a new sport and growing like wildfire, there are many new faces to the scene each and every day. While this is completely fantastic and very exciting, it does open the door to many rookie mistakes.

2012: Post 3 – One hundred percent GP Newfoundland Kayakoholic - The plan was to head to Cape Broyle today to have a look at those frozen waterfalls and big icicles that Stan and Gerard had the pleasure of seeing last Saturday . But it was not to be for me; as the weekend drew nearer I realized that I would not be able to devote the full day to ...

Currents: Grand Canyon Five 2 Nine Productions - A rafting/kayaking journey through the Grand Canyon, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, is highly coveted and hard to come by. It is the longest rafting trip in the United States, and one of the most spectacular as well. It is said that the only way to truly experience the Grand Canyon is to float through it.

Drouthy kayakers give Ballantrae a miss. SeaKayakPhoto.com - The name has Gaelic origins from Baile an Traigh, the village of the beach. It does have a very big beach. However, this name only dates back to 1617. Prior to that it was called Kirkcudbright Innertig. Apparently the Laird of Bargany who rebuilt the ancient Kirk of St Cuthbert at the mouth of the River Tig had a penchant for the Gaelic!

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