London 2012 Olympics canoeing ~ First Impressions on the Wave Sport Recon

Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling links in week 30, 2012.

News Watch London 2012 Olympics canoeing BBC (Thursday 26th) *** - Britain's canoe slalom medal hope David Florence tells BBC Sport about his Olympic preparations. Because when you go hard sometimes you get screwed... Dagger Blogs (Saturday 21st) *** - Teigdal is one of the best sections I've run in norway. Lots of rapids, drops and sick slides. Not further than 30 min from Voss is my favorite one so far and got a lot of potential... still a super stout first D in there for the ones who want to go big and doesn't care about landing on a few rocks... First Impressions on the Wave Sport Recon Wavesport Blogs (Sunday 22nd) ** - Last week Bryan Kirk rolled through Idaho armed with a fleet of prototypes of the new Wavesport creekboat: The Recon. I met up with him on the North Fork of the Payette to test out a near final version of the midsized Recon 83. Our trip down the river left me smiling ... Jitsu Impressions! Dagger Blogs (Wednesday 25th) ** - From the first Radical Play Machine to the next, introducing the Dagger Jitsu! I am truly honored to be able to write my impressions of the soon to be available Dagger Jitsu, our newest freestyle project!  It's been a little while I know but that wait will be well worth it.   Life in White Salmon Washington Ryan Lucas (Monday 23rd) * - Well I have been kicking in white salmon for 2 weeks and I am totally loving this place so beautiful pretty sweet looking out to the mountains each day-Mt Hood Mt Adams. Epic boating at your door step.Yep life is pretty dam hard here ha.Well here is a bunch of pic I snapped from my time here enjoy! ... The Warrior Bomb Flow (Tuesday 24th) * - Surfing was Christopher Peterson's life. He fought for his place in the sport, for family, and for friends. When his grandmother called and asked for help, he left the islands only to find tragedy. A History Eskimos and Kayaks PaddleBlogs (Saturday 21st) * - Kayaks as society knows them today, date back to about 4000 years in the prehistoric ages. These days, kayak designs are fancier and have accommodated design developments, but the practical usability is still relative. Dagger Releases Jitsu Promo Dustin Urban (Wednesday 25th) * - I'll be honest, I started paddling Jackson freestyle boats five years ago after I couldn't stay competitive in the Dagger Agent. But guess what? After a long hiatus, it looks like Dagger's getting back in the freestyle game. I hope Rush Sturges is getting paid well by Dagger, ... Darin McQuoid Gets the Shot and 80 Feet of Air on the McKenzie River First Ascent (Sunday 22nd) * - I'm in. We're headed to two eighty-foot high waterfalls. Anxiety comes too easily sitting in the van for nine hours, with nothing to think about except these falls. I've come as the photographer. North Fork of the Payette worldkayak blogs (Wednesday 25th) * - The North Fork is another classic I have always wanted to do, and finally I was able to get on this noble run. Ottawa Valley ... Love Wavesport Blogs (Monday 23rd) * - Finally back on the Ottawa River ! After spending the past year and a half traveling back and forth from New Zealand, Quebec and California, hitting up all the amazing steep creeking these places have to offer, I must admit I was stoked to get back to my home waters of the Ottawa. Brendon's Wave worldkayak blogs (Wednesday 25th) * - The Final event for the USA Point series was the amazing Brendon's Waves in Missoula Montana. Liquidlogic Playboat Prototype: Wave Testing Team LiquidLogic (Friday 20th) * - A couple of weeks ago I got a chance to get the new Liquidlogic Prototype Playboat out on  the Lunch Counter wave in Jackson, Wyoming. The wave was a prime level and perfect for figuring out what this baby can do. Little Qualicum Falls LiquidLore (Monday 23rd) * - Little Qualicum is an amazing park and huck waterfall on Vancouver Island. Check out the photos, and check out this information to make it happen. Mary's Peak, OR (7.15.12) Nathan Pfeifer (Sunday 22nd) * - Mary's Peak is one of my all time favorite rides in Oregon. It's often overshadowed by the riding in Oakridge and other local classics such as the Mckenzie River Trail.

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