Rio Florine, Chile ~ Training For Competition ~ Reasons

Playak News Flash - April 21, 2012
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News Watch Headlines Rio Florine, Chile Wavesport Blogs - In the Lago Ranco area of Chile, we find the Rio Florine! This was my first time hitting this definition of a class 5 river! As the Blue Balls Crew pulled up to the camp spot, Papa Garcia had the grill fired up and the meat on! After a sick Chilean Asado we found a bottle of pisco ... Training For Competition New River Academy - New River Academy is currently at the NOC white water park in NC. They just finished fixing the hole and there will be a competition this Saturday, April 21st. The competition is called the NOC shoot out. Our head coach Craig has been helping us train for the competition. Reasons Evan Garcia - There are many reasons why we do the things we do...we all have desires, fears, love, hate, confusion, and passion that tie in to each and every decision we make. All of us choose what feelings play what roles in the actions we are a part of. What exactly makes a choice right or wrong... Lower Klamath River--Orleans to Klamath Glen--Six Rivers Source to Sea North Coast Paddling - One day after ticking off 40 miles on the Lower Trinity we chased the rain straight back up to Weitchpec and beyond!  The plan was to kayak straight through the heart of bigfoot country and tour the Yurok Indian Reservation via. kayak.  With flows of  17,000 cfs at Orleans Miguel, ... Mexico Kayaking 2011 Team LiquidLogic - Mexico kayaking! My journey from the North- to South America this fall continues to Mexico. After 6 weeks in British Columbia, we packed Jules' car and started a long drive from Whistler thru USA towards Veracruz, Mexico (5500 km). I had been a couple of days in the States with Evan and Fred before, ... A fresh kayak for spring sessions Sweet - After a few months of snow and ice the sunny days of spring helped motivate and fire up the locals for the first days of spring paddling. My New Boats arrived to Ottawa Paddle Shack from Wave Sport so I wanted to make a day of it and paddle the 'freshy' in the city before returning home to the Valley. Two Epic Weeks Surfing One of My Favorites… Buseater! Jackson Kayak - So it all started with a phone call…. "Nick, dude, get up here now, Bussy is in and it is 80 degrees outside!" This call came from my best friend Joel Kowalski up in Beachburg. He lives on the Ottawa River and got me started in kayaking 10 years ago. Now you have to understand Joel usually calls me and tells me I should be up on the Ottawa for some spring time surfing. Though this call usually comes in May not March, and it is usually never followed with 80 degree weather. Spring in the Kootenays Fluid Blog - Okay, I guess to start it off… Not the Kootenays. Cause before spring in the Kootenays there was actually winter in BC… Which besides world class snurfing on red mountain also meant a trip to Vancouver Island. I had never been and was pretty stoked to spend a week ... Tallulah Fest Recap! Bliss-Stick US - It's always a treat when Tallulah releases actually happen. For such an awesome river, it seems like I only get to make the pilgrimage every two years or so. The coolest part about making it to the river this year: there was a big festival going on too! Thuli Beri – Phoksundo Blue 2/2 Rocks & Water - This article continues story from Nepal: TATA vs Mahindra Impact was terrible, aside from few bruises and Patrick's bitten lip, everyone was fine. We are changing busses within few moments and continuing to the town of Surkhet. We arrived around midnight and were forced to sleep in the worst hotel I have ever visited. 2012 Senior GB and Olympic Selection Race Weekend. PeakUK - As is always the case at this time of year the GBR Senior and Under 23 teams for World Cups, European and World Championship races are decided over one weekend's worth of racing. However this weekend had another tantalizing element to it, as the highly sort after Olympic positions were also up for grabs. Naturally the Peak UK team members were all contenders for not only the 3 spaces per category on the GB team, but also considered as favourites for the Olympic spots. There was a simple format to the racing. 3 races on 3 separate days. The position you finished is related to a points score, the accumulation from the 2 best result is taken forward, the highest score results in being the Olympic boat... GB slalom team for Games decided BBC - Five British slalom canoeists earn the right to paddle for Great Britain at the Olympics at their selection trials in Hertfordshire. Kokatat Partners with OAR Northwest for 2012 Ocean Rowing Expeditions Playak - Kokatat, the leading US manufacturer of technical apparel and accessories for water sports, is pleased to announce its support of OAR Northwest, an ocean adventure rowing and adventure education organization, based in Seattle, WA. OAR Northwest will be using Kokatat gear during its upcoming expeditions: a circumnavigation of Vancouver Island and Atlantic Ocean crossing. Carolina Cup Welcomes World's Best SUP Connect - Wrightsville Beach, N.C. - After its inaugural launch in 2011, the Carolina Cup quickly became one of the premiere stand up paddle board competitions in the world. ·This year the event will begin on Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29. Dam On Sullivan Creek (WA) Closer to Removal Am. Whitewater - Late last month the State of Washington issued a key permit for the removal of Millpond Dam on Sullivan Creek.  The permit, issued under the Clean Water Act, reflects a 2010 settlement agreement reached between the dam owner, the Forest Service, the State of Washington, ...

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