Eyes on Bottom Line Canoeists Ponder Rio ~ Fitzroy story

Playak News Flash - September 2, 2012
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News Watch Headlines Eyes on Bottom Line Canoeists Ponder Rio Team USA - Eric Hurd has been an elite-level athlete for more than a decade. He and Jeff Larimer make up the fastest slalom canoe doubles team in the United States; they finished 12th at the London Olympics. Yet their athletic future is hardly secure. Fitzroy story Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - Just tracked down this article I wrote for Terra journal last year about our packraft and slackraft run down the Fitzroy in northwest Australia Men's K1 Quarter-Semis at Pigeon World Cup Stop Jackson Kayak - Another great day on the water, full of action and back to back competitions with most divisions down to the top 10 for a day of quarter and semifinals.  After the first two days of prelims, there were a lot of unanswered questions as to who was at the top of their game.  In men's it was Peter Csonka who came in with the advantage after weeks of practice on the hole.  2012 European Champs International Rafting Federation - Day 3 of the European Championships saw just as much excitement as the previous day with the R6 sprint and H2H taking place. Team River Runner Pool Session worldkayak - As usual, pool session info below! Big reminders: rinse all boats every time unless they've been kept at the pool and sign in on the kayak club's log. Nottingham summer Training Team I-Canoe - Last week myself, Tom Galione , Craig Cummins and his dad Eamon headed over to the white water course In nottingham. BIC Sport Announces "One-Design" SUP Race Series SUP Connect - BIC Sport, a world leader in Watersports for over 30 years, are launching a nationwide Stand Up Paddleboard race series in which all participants race on the exact same equipment. STATIC – in the ocean Corran SUP - As the name suggests, the Static is designed for surfing static waves – the kind you find on rivers where the water flows through rapids and creates standing waves. Generally, boards designed for these waves are chunkier, ... The Vegan One Day Challenge SUP Magazine - On Friday, August 31, a group of standup paddlers will circumnavigate Lake Tahoe to promote the Vegan One Day challenge. The Kokatat SunCore Long Sleeve Shirt Review CKS Blog - Besides the 5 essentials, there are a few additional items that everyone should have in their gear bag. Whether you're a whitewater kayaker, stand up paddler, sea kayaker or rafter, some pieces of gear should not be ignored. Indonesia to host 2014 R4 World Rafting Championships International Rafting Federation - Indonesia has won the right to host the 2014 R4 World Rafting Championships after the International Rafting Federation (IRF) voted for the Asian nation to host the event for the first time. Southwell Park to Middlesex Village Trash Paddler - Late this morning I launched into the Merrimack River at Southwell Park in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts and headed downriver towards Middlesex Village. Sorrento to Staves PenobscotPaddles - Paddling on the river is good exercise and, oh so convenient, but it is neither the ocean, nor new territory. So when Wednesday dawned bright and clear, we took advantage and drove to Sorrento, with a goal of circumnavigating Staves Island. Interview with Connor Baxter SUP Surf - I caught up with Connor Baxter, winner of the SUP unlimited division of the 2012 Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard Championships and got his perspective on the race and how he won. Two Storm turning the Atlantic Waters Atlantic Paddle Surfing - Looks like a long period Swell will be heading our way next mid week. Two TS/ possible Hurricane storms will be developing and moving up in the mid Atlantic sending us a 3 ft at 10-14 sec period swell Kirk and Leslie will be trowing is some surf mid week.

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