Pies, Pick Up Trucks and......Waterfalls! ~ Doubleheader at Oak Island

Playak News Flash - September 19, 2012
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Pies, Pick Up Trucks and......Waterfalls! Nick Bennett - Sandy - on the best rapid on the river. My month kayaking in Canada finished with a fantastic two week course on the Ottawa with coach Sam Ward and Love it Live it . I am now back with my feet firmly on Scottish soil after an awful journey from NYC in which I missed my flight home ... Doubleheader at Oak Island NC Paddle Surfer - Endless rides at the inlet, Long rides. Jacky loves it here. Paddle Expo 2012 Palm Blogs - This morning PaddleExpo 2012 opens here in the beautiful German city of Nuremberg. Save Your Best Sup Photos SUP Connect - Over this past year stand up paddlers everywhere have been taking photo after photo of their adventures. The Sisters, Usurers and The Hay Pook A whole bunch of Ing's - "Tall are the tales that fishermen tell when summer's work is done,Of fish they've caught, of birds they've shot, of crazy risks they've run.But never did a fisherman tell a tale, so tall by a half a mile,As Grampa Walcott told one night in the Smokeroom on the Kyle." How to Rock Gauley Fest to Its Fullest Jackson Kayak - The Gauley is one of the few rivers that has a limited time span during which it can be kayaked. And that time is quickly approaching. Gauley season kicks off with one of the biggest throw down weekends in the country. 2012 World Cup Success worldkayak blogs - 2012 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup Comes to an End With a brand new playhole now thoroughly vetted and ready for the 2013 Freestyle World Championships. The Freestyle World Cup 2012 Jackson Kayak - World Cup number 1 was held in Rock Island, Tenessee. Just down the road from the Jacksons house where we live. This year is my first year competing in the Womans Division and I'm stoked to be up against all my female idols in the freestyle world. GB ladies Euro Champs review International Rafting Federation - We made the most of the sunshine on our rest day sun bathing and giving our pasty white British bodies a good airing because on Wednesday it was business time! Back to basics in black & white Will Herman - Spending some time working in B&W recently, thinking about the basics of good photography, has proved interesting and I have learnt a little more about how to improve my images in both colour and B&W. Enys Dodnan and the Armed Knight SW Sea Kayaking - Enys Dodnan is a small islet found a kilometre south of Land's End, England's westernmost point. The Armed Knight is a distinctly turreted stack, just nearby. Firefighters Volunteer At Paddleboarding Summer Camp Kialoa - A few weeks ago, I had an incredible experience, on the water. My fire department union, IAFF Local 106, helps support a burned children's summer camp every year. How to have a no-regrets paddling season Have Kayaks, Will Travel - Autumn isn't the end of the paddling season, but it is the end of most of our out-of-state paddling. We're back at school and back to work, squeezing paddling into our evenings and weekends, acutely aware of the later sunrises, earlier sunsets and ever-cooling water and air temperatures. Petaluma Marsh Tour Clavey - The Petaluma river marshland is a hidden gem, close to the town of Petaluma. On our tour, we will explorer narrow sloughs only accessible at certain tide levels. We'll wind our way through the marsh where birdlife is abundant. Picking The Perfect Paddle Folbot - Once you've got your Folbot all ready for a great day of paddling, you want to make sure you have the right paddle to go along with it.

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