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

Playak News Flash - August 15, 2012
The world's latest paddling headlines.

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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