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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