Bad New Year's for The Csonkas ~ The Bomb Dry Suit ~ Alseseca Race Results

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The world's top paddling links in week 03, 2013.

News Watch Bad New Year's for The Csonkas Peter Csonka - Last year I have been to Uganda twice, first time in January and again in December. We used to go there at the beginning of January but this winter I couldn't go so late because of school. Peter wanted to go for longer so he left already at the end of november. The Bomb Dry Suit Mt. Hood H2O - As a full time college student, I have learned to get by with gear that meets the standard of "good enough" in order to stay within budget. Alseseca Race Results Jackson Kayak - The Alseseca Race is held on the roadside section of the Alseseca River in Veracruz, Mex. Dane, EJ, Nick, and Clay all headed down to meet up with JK crazy man Rafa Ortiz. They went straight to the course after some quality travel chaos and did 5 laps on their first day. Peak UK Creek Alpin Action Team - Big step forward with the Peak UK Creek One Piece dry suit to its unique patented design with zipper entry inside the legs. Do It Now. Fluid Blog - Last year, Fluid put out a new whitewater sit on top called the Do It Now. The idea was to take the phenomenal creek boat hull of the Bazooka and convert it into a craft that is extremely stable and forgiving but also high performance. What they created was the greatest sit on top of all time. Upper Green Carnage worldkayak blogs - The following is a story of how the Astral Brewers literally saved me from further injury while paddling the Upper Green. New Year, New Gear Palm Blogs - We've been receiving deliveries galore to Palm HQ over the Christmas period, and a host of exciting new products are now winging their way to your local shop. 12"6" Boardworks "Raven" Displacement Hull Distressed Mullet - 2011 Mens Journal Board of The Year. The 12'6" Raven is one of the best value boards in the Stand Up Paddle industry. Stability, Stability, Stability..Displacement Hulled SUP. 3780 Miles on The Missouri-Mississippi River Snap Dragon - Expedition kayaker and explorer Mark Kalch has just completed a 117-day, 3780 mile source to sea descent of the Missouri-Mississippi River system, the longest river in North America and 4th longest river in the world. Observing a Riverboarder Adrian Tregoning - For several years now I've been friends with Charl van Rensburg. Charl is different from most of my other friends in that he does not kayak, windsurf, surf or body board, he river boards - also known as hydro speeding. Investing in Family Jackson Kayak - I have had the pleasure of being in some sort of paddle craft for almost half of my 40 years. My bride and I were paddling a beat up canoe shortly after our marriage began in 1993. Nashville World Kayak Plateau Creek Race Series worldkayak - This race is scheduled for Feb 23 with a makeup date of Mar 2. Its to be on Crooked Fork Creek. The race will start below the class V Lemans Falls, and end at the bottom of porters falls which is an easy 15 footer with no mandatory lines. Can You Tell The Difference International Rafting Federation - Although many weirs are perfectly safe to slide over or play in the stopper formed at the bottom, many are not. Telling the difference can be very difficult. Join Us for Evening Out with Feat Canada Nikki Rekman - FEAT stands for, Fascinating Expedition & Adventure Talks as noted on their website it's an annual event highlighting invited individuals accomplishments in expedition. Tsitsa Gorge Adrian Tregoning - If you've been a regular reader of this site for a while, you may remember a trip to the Transkei with myself (Luke) and AT back in November 2008, when we paddled the lower Umzimvubu and then spent a week at The Falls backpackers near Maclear, waiting for rain which never came.

Forums Looking for paddlers in Essex UK (UK) Solo Circumnavigation of Samoa in Hobie Kayak 2013 Getting Started (Whitewater) Dry Pants Corsica kayak festival (Whitewater) Videos Mountain Stream & Trail Rafting Guide Videos 2000 Provided by Richard Yester (dbriggsc2) Alpès tour 2012 (guru) RGER 2012.mp4 (guru) Kayak en los pirineos. Primavera 2012.mp4 (guru) Opening Australian Youth Olympic Festival 2013 - Canoe Sprint Upcoming Florida Keys Challenge USA, Florida, Big Pine Key, FL, Jan 18 - Jan 21 Golden Gate Sea Kayak Symposium USA, CA, San Francisco, Jan 25 - Jan 27 South Africa Canoe Slalom Championships South Africa, Bethlehem, Jan 25 - Jan 26 India Surf Festival India, Ramchandi Beach, Jan 25 - Jan 27 Hanohano Huki Ocean Challenge USA, CA, San Diego, Jan 26

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