2012 Whitewater Grand Prix Chile ~ Chasing Tomatoes ~ Kayaking Mexico

Playak News Flash - December 8, 2012
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines 2012 Whitewater Grand Prix Chile Bomb Flow - Today the Second Annual Whitewater Grand Prix kayaking championship kicked off on the Gol Gol River in the Los Lagos region of Chile. Chasing Tomatoes Jackson Kayak - Tomata two is one of the stoutest big drops in the world. From pool to pool it is about 90 feet. The entrance rapid is 2 holes into a ferry through a notch. Kayaking Mexico Palm Blogs - A place famed for its white sunny beaches, ancient Mayan ruins and steep creeks! This guide is aimed as a helpful information pack, which I hope might make planning your trip a little easier. The Wave Sport Ethos Review CKS Blog - The overall popularity of river touring has sky rocketed in the past 3 years. It's not surprising when you think about how much fun it is to pack up your whitewater kayak, and travel down river for a few nights of low impact camping. The West Magpie by Train Playak - Ever spend vast sums of time and money on a big trip, only to see your hopes crushed in a flash? We could not have been more ready, or more fired up, to jump in the float plane and fly 120 miles to Lac Vital to run the West Magpie. Winter Wonderland Jackson Kayak - Well as always the winter comes and Emily and I make our yearly pilgrimage up to the great white north to visit my folks for the holidays. The Melting Pot Sport Small World Adventures - The 3rd week of November brought us paddlers with levels, personalities and backgrounds spanning all across the board! Noc Pool Session Road Show Was a Blast worldkayak - Chris Hipgrave (NOC Retail Director), Will Norris (NOC Instruction), & Brad Caldwell (NOC Retail) are on tour for the next few weeks to showcase some cool new 2013 paddling products and give free instruction at local pool sessions. Wwgp Stage 1 Results Jackson Kayak - Stage 1- Time Trials Race on the Gol Gol River in Chile. Dane is in 3rd place in the new 2013 KARMA! Way to go Dane! Barry Dodd Reports on His Big Tuna Jackson Kayak - I live just off the Upper Guadalupe River in Spring Branch, TX and really enjoy river fishing, especially during the hot summers when shade and running water is scarce. Several years ago, I began guiding on our local Hill Country rivers. East Is East SW Sea Kayaking - I've been lucky enough to paddle rivers and coastlines all over Britain, and indeed all over the world. Yet I'd never sat in a kayak in Britain, east of London. In fact I'd never even been there, if you don't include taking the M20 to Dover, en route to Alps trips. Greenland Kayak Maiden Voyage Savannah Canoe and Kayak - Last month, Kathryn took part in our Traditional SOF kayak building workshop. She built the traditional west Greenland design kayak, on the far right. Hurricane Sandy Fluid Blog - When hurricane season arrives in the East Coast, I get a little excited. After the long dry summer months and traveling far and wide to get to rivers, it's kind of nice to stay local and paddle the goods close to home. JK Karma M Review worldkayak - On November 2nd I traveled up to Elizabethton TN to connect with Jeremy Gass and Wesley Bradley in preparation for the Green Race. This was the first time I was able to look at a Karma up close. Lendal Paddles Return to Australia Mark Sundin - Our first shipment of the all new Lendal Paddles, manufactured once again in the UK, have just arrived. Lendal went through a tough time after being sold to a major US parent company, but is now back in the hands of master paddler Nigel Dennis in Anglesey who has the brand back at the top of the tree.

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