2012 Green Race Go Left and Die Pin ~ 2013 Jk All Star Review ~ MEXICO

Playak News Flash - November 19, 2012
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News Watch Headlines 2012 Green Race Go Left and Die Pin worldkayak blogs - This year for the Green Race I volunteered to assemble a safety crew at "Go Left & Die". Tommy Clapp, Steve Moore, Jeremy Gass, Chris Clark, Andy Woods and I came together to become the F.T.S.U. Go Left safety crew! 2013 Jk All Star Review worldkayak blogs - Let me start off by saying I am a novice play boater with a strong desire to learn. My roll is solid and I can surf, throw a stern squirt or a occasional flat 360, but that's about all I can do right now, and that's just enough to make me want way more! Gear Auction Leif and Natalie - In order to help fund our trip to the 2012 Grand Prix in Chile, our sponsors have graciously donated some gear that we are selling to support our trip. If you are interested in any of the items below, make a bid in the comments section at the end of the blog. MEXICO Ryan Lucas - On the 6th of October we arrived in Mexico, so excited and pumped to get back on the hucking programme.  After spending the night in crazy ass Mexico City, we headed to Veracruz. First creek on the hit list was Road Side, ... off to Laguna Lauricocha Descent upper Amazon - Unsere Vorbereitungen für das Projekt: Descent upper Amazon befinden sich in den letzten Zügen. In den vergangenen fünf Tagen konnten wir eine Erstbefahrung des Rio Salka sowie eine Dreitagestour am Rio Apurimac für uns verbuchen. Sketchy Times on the Witte River Sawyer - At the start of last season we had some good water in the Western Cape province of South Africa. After drying out for a few months during our hot and dry summer I hadn't been in a boat for 7 month and 2 days, but our finest creek was running nicely so without further ado I jumped into one of my Fluid kayaks and headed down. Full Size Kayak Folds Up Folbot - It comes in a backpack. But in a few minutes it converts to a seaworthy craft. The Folbot Cooper, a collapsible "skin-on-frame" kayak, has been around for a few years. This fall we gave it a test. Father's Day 2012 Mt. Hood H2O - Sunday dawned sunny with a chilly NW wind. The mountains of Arran rose above the Great Cumbrae Island but the recent snow had melted. From The Swellies to Kendal CackleTV - It's always great when you make the effort to get up early and go paddling. Swellies wave first thing this morning was great fun. I took the Gemini SP which is great to throw around on the wave. Local Kayak surfers help England to a win…. PeakUK - Last week saw the Bi annual Home International Surf kayak championships draw to a close with local kayakers Tamsin and Dan Green paying a critical part in the England surf kayak team's success.

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