Torqeedo Kayak Motors ~ 2012 Year Wrap up ~ Chile ~ WWGP Stage 4 & 5!!

Playak News Flash - December 24, 2012
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News Watch Headlines Torqeedo Kayak Motors YakAngler - I believe there comes a point in most kayakers lives where they wish they had a little more than just self propelled power behind their kayaks. For me its on those long windy days where you let the wind push you miles away from the launch and then turn around ... 2012 Year Wrap up Wavesport Blogs - As the year is coming to a close I can't help but think about how I have such a blessed life. The year got kicked of with a new to me RV, the addition of Shred doggy. In mid spring I started my tour traveling all over the US to competitions. Chile Sweet - Somehow I happened to pull off a flight to Santiago de Chile after straight two months of work after getting off the one and only Stikine river. My friend Nicole Mansfield happen to have a same plan so we decided to rent a car together to be able to travel more and have cheap car rental. south branch, middle feather, Cali From the Dirt - we made the long drive through the night, over mountains and valleys, highways and alleys, with jah by our side. From the Columbia Gorge we arrived to the lovely Feather drainage, far from the reaches of Babylon and before the post-Reno crowds. ... Wavesport Recon 83 Review by Andy Holt Desperate Measures - After a good innings with my Wavesport Habitat it was time to invest in a new Creekboat and loving Wavesport boats I went with the new Recon from Desperate Measures  a couple of weeks ago. WWGP Stage 4 & 5!! Martina Wegman - Rush and Markus in stage 4 - photo by Mike Dawson The second to last and last stage of the Whitewater Grand Prix were held on the Fualeufu deep in Patagonia. Both stages where totally different than the previous but equally as epic! Jez'z YIR with the Southeast, CO, WY and World Cup! Jackson Kayak - What an amazing summer it has been. I can't believe I packed so much into it. For me this summer included trips to the South East, West Virginia, Colorado and the World Cup Event. More of a Niche Mt. Hood H2O - I have always had the impression that Silver Creek was a force to be reckoned with.  This came from a number of sources and I may have been reading between lines that were not there.  Uganda by Bartozs Pirate Production - It's been already 2 weeks since we arrived, I've been staying at Hairy Lemon and in the Village already, enjoying great fresh fruits , local food and mostly - great big waves! Met alot of good friends here already adnd in last couple of days more people arrived, ... A Change of Pace in 2012 Level 6 - Most of the time when people ask me what my goals are, I answer back goals that consist of my personal paddling ~ a certain waterfall, river or adventure.  In 2012, however, it was different.  2012 consisted of a shift in my normal paddling routine by focusing more on developing as an instructor and leader in the whitewater industry outside of my paddling performance.  A medical emergency and moonlight landing at Port Carrick. SeaKayakPhoto.com - When we approached the roosting gulls on Carnage Corner south of Dunure it was pretty obvious that it would be dark by the time we got to Maidens. So we made a decision to cut across the 7km wide mouth of Culzean Bay direct to  Barwin Point. This was to prove to be a major navigational error. Drysuit neck gasket replacement Tony Paradise - In the fall of 2010 I had to replace the neck gasket in my drysuit.  I got it done but it was a messy process.  I had the process just about 50% right.  I used the bottom of an 8 3/4 inch plant pot that fit tightly in the material but when I applied the Aquaseal, Last Minute Nifty Gifts surfingsports.com - Here's a few last minute gifts and stocking stuffers for that standup paddler in your life… SteelCore security straps…12′ : $95 15′ : $105 The Stohlquist Rocker PFD Review CKS Blog - Stohlquist has been building PFD's for as long as there's been whitewater kayaking it seems. Models like the BRIK, Wedge-E and X-tract were, and still are staples in many a whitewater kayakers gear bag. Top 10 paddles of 2012 - #10 Tony Paradise - The number 10 top paddle of 2012 was a paddle Dean, Hazen and I did today.  Why? Well, its on the basis of "What have you done for me lately".  Its fresh and on the 10th last day of the year. We drove to Holyrood Marina where we put in amidst all the yachts that had been taken out ...

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