Doug Ammons On Jeff West's Death, and on Ben Marr's First D of Site Z

Playak News Flash - October 14, 2012
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News Watch Headlines Doug Ammons On Jeff West's Death, and on Ben Marr's First D of Site Z Playak - In His Own Words: Doug Ammons On Jeff West's Death on the Stikine, Plus: His Take on Ben Marr's First D of Site Z Best Men'S and Women'S Canoe Polo Teams to Compete ICF - The ICF Canoe Polo World Championships held in Poznan, Poland in September were therefore used as qualification to next year's Games, where the top 5 Men's and Women's teams qualified to receive an invite to compete at the Games. Advanced White Water Kayak Paddler, Guide & Coach Training Gene17 - Here at Gene17, we operate on white water, more often on advanced white water, we have a near unparalleled expertise in delivering training for paddlers, guides and coaches on advanced white water and as such run a complete programme. AK Update Astral Currently - Paddling in Alaska is a lot like one might assume it to be; amazing, incredibly beautiful, and slightly more remote and adventure ridden than the average roadside run.  The river will undoubtedly be full of wood and portages often involve Devil's Club (which is a hand stinger and a drysuit's worst nightmare), Alders, and the uncertainty of bears. Extreme Kayak World Championships Mike Dawson - A major part of my season wrapped up over the weekend with the Adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championships finishing on Saturday. 2012 ICF World Cup in The 2013 Superstar Jackson Kayak - The ICF 2012 World Cup was going to be very memorable for me. This was my first international event and also my first time in the Eastern United States. Testing the Kalama Designed FLUID Imagine Surf - A two week boat trip in Eastern Indo sounded like the perfect time to test Dave's new wave designs, so I grabbed a Fluid 9'1" and headed out. Gnarlfest 2012 in The Greenboats Nick Murphy - Gnarlfest is a extreme kayak race down the South Feather river in California. This year was extra special as we celebrated the first ever Greenboat descents of the run as well as the first Green-boats in the race. Pacific Northwest Seakayakers Werner - Werner Paddles is once again supporting the most important events in SUP, white water, and of course touring. Battle of The Paddle SUP Connect - After the Battle of the Paddle 2012 the Pau Hana crew packed up their bags, loaded the stand up paddle boards and headed out after another great year at the event.

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