How a BoaterX works ~ Dagger Announces 2012 Team Line Up ~ Sognedalsfjord

Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling links in week 29, 2012.

News Watch How a BoaterX works Michele Ramazza (Thursday 19th) *** - BoaterX has become very popular during the last 4-5 years. Everybody organizes this kind of race but not many people have a clear idea about rules and ranking system. Dagger Announces 2012 Team Line Up Confluence (Tuesday 17th) *** - Dagger has announced its pro team for the 2012 season, celebrating more than two decades since the very first Team Dagger hit the water in the late 80's. Team Dagger athletes will continue the heritage of competing at the highest levels of kayaking, as well as exploring remote rivers of the world and using their unique position in the action sports world to promote activist and philanthropic causes. Earning turns on the first Raquette release of the summer Dagger Blogs (Saturday 14th) ** - If there's one classic Adam Herzog line, this might be it -- "Don't be a fucking pussy." It's applicable to almost every situation in which Adam finds himself, and the Raquette put-in is no exception. "But we can drive shuttle and be back in ten minutes," Alan said. Sognedalsfjord Bike2Boat (Tuesday 17th) * - Our journey led us to Norway's longest fjord: we took the ferry from Gudvangen to Kaupanger through the 240 kilometer long Sognedalsfjord. 2,5 lazy hours on deck were a more than welcome break from cycling. European Championship, Wildalpen and Prag by Bartozs Pirate Production (Wednesday 18th) * - Been a while without an update, had some busy days but let's start from beginning! My last post included wrap-up before the championships. Every day was very busy for me with mostly 2 starts ... Watch out for the paddler in the stopper! Rod Swan (Monday 16th) * - We had a new paddler join our group on Saturday, Jason Sanderson. He joined Steve Pierce, Darryl Voss, Eric Minger and Myself for a paddle in the unseasonal white water yesterday. It was raining of course and the rivers are up, unusual for July. We Love China! Raft Racing in Asia Palm Blogs (Thursday 19th) * - Aghast that facebook is not allowed and struggling with internet speed Rosie has sent us this great post from China, read on… We have arrived in China! Flown over on an all expenses paid trip by the local Chinese government, ... Jackson Kayak Rock Star Review. worldkayak blogs (Sunday 15th) * - I have had my Rock Star for just under a year now. It hit the UK shores a little over a year ago. As they say the Honeymoon period is over! So how is the Rock Star shaping up? In short, great! But let's go into a little more detail. Bomb Flow Issue Bomb Flow (Monday 16th) * - Jon Turk tells an up close account of his travels during his 1500 mile trek on Ellesmere Island with Erik Boomer. Money Money Money Bike2Boat (Sunday 15th) * - One of the Park'nHuck classics around Voss is Moneydrop on the Strondaelva river. But why Moneydrop? Alps 2012 Andy Wicks (Saturday 14th) * - Leaving home at 2200 on Friday 1st June, we set off for the short drive to the French Alps. With only three of us in the car, we were able to take turns spreading out in the back and catching some shut-eye during the 720 mile drive that would get us to our destination the following afternoon. Liquid Fusion Kayaking: Upset PaddleBlogs (Friday 13th) * - At mile 150, we encountered Upset Rapid. We stopped to scout it because the oarsmen were concerned about a large hydraulic in the middle of the rapid that is known to upset rafts. Our Humbling - North Fork Payette, Idaho Jordan Searle (Saturday 14th) * - After our all out Huckfest in Oregon we proceeded with the obligatory bender in Eugene's BARmuda-triangle, one that will never be forgotten. The end result was 1 lost credit card, 1 police citation, 1 person being physically thrown from the bar, 1 person sleeping between dumpster, ... The Lazy Man'S Whitewater Paradise Palm Blogs (Tuesday 17th) * - As we crossed the border into Pakistan, we stumbled upon a small shop with a refrigerator. The temperature was around 40 degrees Celsius and the sun shone proudly in a cloudless midsummer sky. Cameron Creek - Alberta Dave Crerar (Wednesday 18th) * - With poor weather on the horizon, we headed towards Waterton, a diamond in the rough in my opinion. Waterton has an old Swiss feel to it, the picturesque town is in the middle of a national park and so is kept pristine. As it was May long weekend the town was busy, ...

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