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Paddling for Humanity ~ ICF Freestyle World Cup II ~ Taylor River

Playak News Flash - August 30, 2012
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News Watch Headlines Paddling for Humanity Starboard - Every now and then it pays to travel via the road of the path of least resistance. When traveling through various parts of the world, there are often things that are out of your control that ultimately lead to the destination you are going to end up in. ICF Freestyle World Cup II ICF - The first ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup concluded in Rock Island, Tennessee (USA) on Sunday with Emily Jackson (USA) and Peter Csonka (SVK) taking poll position going into the next World Cup. Future looks bright for World Rafting International Rafting Federation - Rafting was the real winner after the 2012 Youth and Masters World Championships came to a conclusion, following the last of four disciplines, the 'Downriver' being raced along the Vltava River today. Taylor River Jackson Kayak - Today we woke to a mostly cloudless sky and a beautiful morning sun, a nice change from yesterday evenings' rainy, wet weather. We packed our boats in the vans and headed to the RMOC outpost. Mens Prelims at NOC Pigeon World Cup Jackson Kayak - Championship series is the Pigeon River in Tennessee, 3 hours towards the east of Rock Island just out of the way of the approaching hurricane! Hosted at the incredible NOC camp, this venue is awesome in its convenience. Nick Troutman breaks it down Rapid Magazine Blog - S-Turn is one of the most famous and celebrated rapids in Mexico. It is the crux rapid on the notorious Roadside section of the Rio Alseseca, dropping 20 fast and twisty feet before ending in an eight-foot-wide mini gorge. Floodwater Dreams Immersion Research - When the days get colder and the green trees slowly turn into a nice orange color, it´s the time of the year that my stomach begins to prickle. It´s the time oft the year when i drive my car to the infamous otz valley in Austria. New 11'3 wind SUP Board NC Paddle Surfer - I started sanding at 7am this morning. Finished and surfing in front of the house at 3pm. Exhausted! The rocker is performing exactly like I expected. The stability is better than the Amundson. Now I just need to test it with a sail. Bellissima Corran SUP - The Belissima really is getting some traction. As people everywhere try out this amazing board, so they're getting a real feel for what makes it so fun. Lake Alvin and Nine Mile Creek Kayaking the Lakes of South Dakota - The sites described are places where I have kayaked over the past few years, mostly in South Dakota but sometimes including locations in Iowa and Minnesota. Of Comrades and The Boof Kanal Adventures of Burgess - I took to the familiar road from Billings, following highway 212 into the Southwest and driving in thoughtful silence. Ahead the Beartooth Mountains filled the horizon amongst the cloudless blue sky. TG Canoe and Kayak Pat Kellner - I helped out the guys over at the Milkcrate on an interview with Duane Te Grotenhuis, of TG Canoe and Kayak. Y'all probably have heard me talk about TG Canoe and Kayak before, because it is a great kayak shop along the San Marcos River. Sprint Nationals, Slalom World Cup, Freestyle World Cup Team USA - Gig Harbor, Wash. is within an hour's drive from Green Lake, the site of the 2012 U.S. Sprint National Championships. But the Gig Harbor Canoe/Kayak Racing Team felt right at home as they won their first National Championship Team Title. SUP Man 2012 Wrapping Up SUP Connect - Hurry, there are only a few days left to vote for the man you believe deserves to be the Supconnect SUP man of the Year for 2012. The voting portion of this contest will end on August 31st at midnight pacific standard time. Kayaking Summer Isles to Ullapool Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - Right now the skies are slate grey while white horses gallop across the sound and the washing hangs horizontally.

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Norway ~ All-Star 2013 ~ WaveSport Recon ~ Norway Update

Playak News Flash - August 15, 2012
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News Watch Headlines Norway Palm Blogs - 2012 was supposed to be a high water year in Norway so after 2 weeks of hard trade show work I was really looking forward to start my trip to the land of Fjords and Trolls. This year I was guiding a trip for the kajakschool "Source to Sea" All-Star 2013 Jackson Kayak - We have secretly been working on this design for 9 months already.David Knight and I spent a lot of time thinking about what we can do to improve all aspects of the play boating experience, including getting from one rapid to the next downriver. WaveSport Recon Dustin Urban - The Wave Sport Recon is a new displacement hull creek boat coming in three sizes. More decision making on the big lake The Lake is the Boss - Lake Superior was pretty benign this last weekend.RangerMark and I tipped over repeatedly off the end of the Washburn coal dock, the only place we could think of with any sort of conditions, weak though they were, for some rescue practice. More Cree Paddles from Fort Severn Paddle Making - Working on some technical issues with the blog. The original click able sliding gallery that appeared on the top right disappeared and stopped functioning entirely. Jumping Back into the Mix of Things Jackson Kayak - I got home from Europe and my Slalom Adventure on a Tuesday.The next day was the start of the MontanaWhitewater Championships. A Tricky feature with a ton of potential but also an easy flush. North Fork Championships, Little White Salmon, & USA Freestyle Nationals Jackson Kayak - Not being sure if I would be in town for the North Fork Championships, I got to the event early and managed to snag a spot in the Expert Division due to cancellations. Norway Update kayak4play - White Box Magazine's newest offering,From the land that brings you snow covered peaks, trolls, expensive beer, beautiful women and stunning rivers. APE's Intermediate Whitwater Kayak Clinic worldkayak - The Intermediate Whitewater Kayak Course (IWWK) is one in a series of paddling clinics offered through the American Canoe Association (ACA). Back on the River Jackson Kayak - Started a new project at work and it has my schedule all out of whack. This explains the latest trend of one post a week for this site. With the new project I'm putting in more hours, more hours means more money, but less free time, so it is kind of bittersweet. Isaiah Galbraith First Week! OKS Keener - This week was the first week of the 3rd session. We have done everything from learn each other names with fun games, to having the first competition Friday, to having a first aid course. KWP Fun Run Week 8 worldkayak - Question-how many challenging kayaking events can you come up with to run on a river that is facing ongoing record low flows? Answer –I don't know, but the KWP Fun Run Series keeps coming up with them. Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge World Paddle Association - The Naish Columbia Gorge Paddle Challenge (CGPC) is a Festival celebrating the sport of Stand Up Paddling in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. The Immersion Research Zephyr Jacket Review CKS Blog - IR owner paddle sports designer John Weld's been building dry top's, splash tops, spray skirts and dry suits for a long time. Even a Swamp Can Astound Austin Kayak - We are fairly inexperienced kayak people, so when the Fish & Wildlife Service here in Mississippi sponsored a Summer of Paddling to get folks out on the rivers and swamps and into the U.S.G.S. natural areas, we jumped on it.

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Bird Island Challenge 2012 ~ Boise Whitewater Park ~ Summer SUP

Playak News Flash - August 14, 2012
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News Watch Headlines Bird Island Challenge 2012 Trash Paddler - Things didn't look very promising for the Gleason Family YMCA's Tenth Annual Bird Island Challenge early this morning. The day opened with low dark clouds and intermittent downpours of a tropical nature. How to fix a boat thats got its nose out of joint Rapid Magazine Blog - The first thing you want to do is assess the damage both to you and your boat. Luckily in this case I didn't break any body parts and the plastic in the boat doesn't appear to have stretched. If you see the dreaded white crease marks, that falls into the 'not great' category and there may be significant structural damage to your boat. Boise Whitewater Park Jackson Kayak - With each passing week this summer, the Boise Whitewater Park has increased in both traffic and popularity. Every water craft imaginable has been showing up, but it has been most popular with kayakers, surfers, stand-up paddle boarders, and boogie boarders. Summer SUP surfingsports.com - It's really a fun time in the SUP world right now helping folks find their dream board, we've really got things dialed in and refined the shapes are all time, and the pricing is very reasonable quality durability performance bang for the buck you can have it all totally a great time to get into the sport or to upgrade. Living in the Moment – North Fork Championships, Little White Salmon, & USA Freestyle Nationals Jackson Kayak - This summer has been one to remember with amazing events in Idaho, great flows, and a personal first descent. New Outfitting From Wave Sport Confluence Blog - Wave Sport's all new CORE WhiteOut Outfitting Systems combines the stylish, marine vinyl white pads with the most innovative outfitting technology on the market today. Wisconsin River Trip Report Chicago Area Sea Kayakers Association - Beverly Serrell and Nancy Saulsbury in a canoe, and Nancy Moore, John Olson and Jim Des Jardins in kayaks did a kayak/canoe camping trip on the Wisconsin River on the weekend starting Friday afternoon, June 29th, arriving about noon on Sunday, July 2nd. One Mile Creek and Maple Street Canal Kayaking the Mobile - Tensaw River Delta - Today was the Octo moron paddle. It has been EIGHT months since I complained to the City of Mobile about the litter in their Maple Street Canal. The MORONS have not done a single thing to remove this garbage. Lower Lewis Falls Ryan Lucas - Well a week or so back myself Olin and Brendon Wells decided to head to Lower Lewis falls for a little huck. The falls is around 35ft and really good to go at the right level. Round-up: Champions crowned again, new talents emerge London 2012 Slalom - Canoeing at London 2012 saw veterans shine again and new, emerging talent firmly establish itself on the international scene. Select Blast Prototype - Superlight Phil Mitchell - Well we fired of a message to the guys at Select and they came back with the lightest paddle we've had through. At 202cm it's no baby and weighing in at 615g with a one piece shaft. Summer in San Onofre Corran SUP - I got to go out this morning for sun up with my good friend Tim Ryan to "San O" for a surf. It was waist to chest high most of the day, which is not bad for summer in California. Starting at the "dog patch" we worked our way down to "Nukes" [...] The James River and Assault by Asian Carp Kayaking the Lakes of South Dakota - The sites described are places where I have kayaked over the past few years, mostly in South Dakota but sometimes including locations in Iowa and Minnesota. One of the best sources of information on the accessibility of small lakes is the South Dakota Atlas and Gazetteer, the large map book of South Dakota. Apparently, It's Easy Being Green After All Kayak Yak - A gloriously sunny day. Totally flat water. A new green kayak.Louise and I put in at Albert Head Park for a paddle around Albert Head to Witty's Lagoon. Low tide so we knew we wouldn't be entering the Lagoon itself, but would be stopped by sandbars at its entrance. Bardsey the hard way CackleTV - I love paddling to Bardsey but usually go from the closest point on the Welsh mainland so I can have more time on the island catching up with the Porter family & enjoying the beauty of the place.

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