Columbia River Gorge ~ SUP Olympics on Kal Beach - September 8th

Playak News Flash - September 4, 2012
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Columbia River Gorge Nick Murphy - The Pacific Northwest's Columbia River Gorge has caught my eye as one of the most impressive, aesthetic, and spiritual river valley's I have ever been blessed to visit. SUP Olympics on Kal Beach - September 8th Nikki Rekman - Join our friends at Kalavida Surf Shop on gorgeous Kalamalka Lake in Vernon, BC on September 8th for the SUP Olympics! Boise Throwdown 5 worldkayak - Saturday was out last Throwdown for the year in Idaho. Weather in Cascade was awesome with a bit of a breeze. But you could tell that ,Fall is not far off. The Tiderace Pace 18 Mark Sundin - The buzz around the Tiderace range has been palpable, both Rob and I have been asked a lot of questions about the designs we've landed, the Xcite, Xplore and especially the Pace 18. Dagger'S New Outfitting Focusing on Safety Rapid Magazine Blog - Mark 'Snowy' Robertson walks us through some of the upgrades to the new creek and play outfitting in Dagger Kayaks. Keeping the focus on safety, comfort and durability the new system looks like it might be around for a long time. Elk River BC Ryan Lucas - Well I have just come of the most epic few weeks paddling mission around Beautiful British Colombia. First stop of the mission Elk River close to the small ish town of Fernie. European White Water Rafting Championships 2012 Palm Blogs - So it has arrived! The European Rafting Championships has been in full swing for two days now and all the hard work and training the GB Ladies have been putting in is paying off. James Island Kayak Yak - We always seem to forget about kayaking around James Island. Located off a decent launch site up the Saanich Peninsula at Island View Beach, James used to house a munitions plant a century ago. Mike's Island Durhamblogger - During the long Labor Day weekend, Rachel and I took a break from our labors and decided that a paddle was in order! We agreed to pay a visit to Lake Michie, located near the the town of Bahama. France Wins Its Second 2012 World Cup. ICF - The sun eventually decided to show up for the last day of competition in the 2012 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup final in Bratislava. World cup #1 recap Peter Csonka - The first 2012 World cup took place on famous Rock island play hole. This hole is probably the most difficult one from all the world cup holes. For this competition we had only 2 day trainings with lot of people in the eddy. For only one training ride you had to wait more than 40 min. C1878 York Sunbury Maliseet Replica Paddle Making - I've been working on a replica of the c1878 York Sunbury Maliseet since the winter. Back in May, I posted about the progress and more or less thought the paddle was done for the decoration phase. Destination Barra. Palm Blogs - Choosing what to pack on expeditions can be tricky, often limited by space and weight, meaning the things you take must be multi-purpose. This has never been so much the case than on my recent trip to the Outer Hebrides. Early September Assabet Daybreak Trash Paddler - I was surprised to see the Blue Moon of late August still lingering in the western sky this morning on the Assabet River in Stow, Massachusetts. New WCK Fishing Specific Blog! Western Canoeing and Kayaking - Kayak Fishing here at Western Canoe and Kayak has really started to take off in the past months. Most of the staff here have jumped right in with both feet.

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