Nashville World Kayak Plateau Creek Race Series ~ Tsitsa Gorge

Playak News Flash - January 13, 2013
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News Watch Headlines 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. 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. Hunkered Down in a Blizzard Tony Paradise - Research potential kayak trips for this coming summer, that's what. Hazen (above) has proposed a trip around Bonavista Bay. The N3TC Drak Challenge Canoe Marathon ICF - The N3TC Drak Challenge Canoe Marathon is set to kick off the 2013 ICF Classic Series on 19 January in Underberg, South Africa. Sup The Grand Canyon Corran SUP - 25 days in the Grand Canyon in the middle of December, good or bad idea? As soon as somebody heard that I wanted to go down the whole way on a SUP board they mostly proclaimed me as crazy. 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. A Celebration of The Ocean Standup Paddle Magazine - literally, it means celebration, but for us, it's also an expression of gratitude. Each May, we hold our interpretation of this storied Hawaiian tradition on Maui's north shore. Final Streetfighter Corran SUP - The 2013 Streetfighter is now finished. And this board is amazing! I've posted some photos of the original proto Streetfighter from 2012 (in Yellow) and the final one for 2013 to show the differences (these photos the board is missing the three handles and deck bungee). Hobie Polarized Readers for The Kayak Angler YakAngler - It could start at the age of 40 when most of us will notice that focusing becomes difficult for close up objects. This is due to the hardening of the lens inside our eye, a perfectly normal condition called Presbyopia. On a Good Roll with Togs and Kows. Angling Addict - T his post is brought to you in part by the unselfish generosity of the Johnnie B.  Because making that certain connection and getting crabs is just part of the game. SkunkApe and crew of the Johnnie B got that tog-bug gnawing at me again with some great cold water reports.  Venture Kayaks Islay Lv Touring Kayak Is Now in Production Canoe & Kayak UK - Since its launch in 2012 the Venture Kayaks Islay touring kayak has been getting fantastic reviews across the industry, (including us - read our review of the Islay 14 here).

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