A Great Weekend At The Alabama Mountain Games ~ The Self Support Adventure

Playak News Flash - March 20, 2013
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News Watch Headlines A Great Weekend At The Alabama Mountain Games worldkayak blogs - Hey there World Kayak paddlers. I just wanted to take a couple minutes and tell you about my weekend at the Alabama Mountain Games. It was a great weekend and hats off to Gavin Rains for putting it all together! Extended Winter or Delayed Spring Jim Krawiecki - This time last year on a trip to Bardsey Island, chiffchaffs were heard singing in the hedgerows and temperatures reached the low 20s. Today's weather forecast shows no sign of rising temperatures yet last weekends trip to Anglesey was the kind of classic more typical of summertime. An Interview with Kayak Coach Simon Westgarth Gene17 - My advice to anyone wishing to become a full time whitewater coach is go and paddle whilst you are young; if you can pick up some paper qualifications along the way, great, but do not become a slave to them. The Self Support Adventure Jackson Kayak - The coldest month in over 30 years on the Grand Canyon, and I decide it is a good idea to spend two weeks self support kayaking the monster. That means everything I need to survive on and off the river had to fit in my boat. No raft support. No extra stuff. Spring Steep Creeking Gene17 - We love spring. And now spring has sprung, it's time to look forward to dusting off the boating gear and dream of prefect drops and slides. These of course can be found in Valsesia, where we run our highly popular Steep Creeking Trips. Adventure Kayak – The Last Three Dates Bike2Boat - Three more times Olaf Obsommer is seen with its current program of talks before the next tour starts in the fall. Take advantage of the last opportunities to experience the stunning program on exciting adventures, amazing nature pictures, and great sports. Dee River Festival 2013 Palm Blogs - Surflines- The Palm Store - http://thepalmstore.co.uk/ joined the rest of the guys from Palm to show off our 2013 range of kit along with as many Dagger Demos as we could fit in the van. Flotsam Fest on The Assabet Trash Paddler - On this bright and sunny Saint Patrick's Day I paddled the Assabet River downstream from Cox Street in Hudson. Thanks to all the recent snowmelt the water level was fairly high and the flow was swift. Perrin Paddleboards Everglades Challenge & More SUP Connect - I followed up with Shane Perrin just hours after he returned home to St Louis from Key West Florida! ·He not only tells the AMAZING story of the highs and lows of paddling 300 miles, but also of taking it another 100 miles to Key West. Deadly Combination YakAngler - There is a deadly force brewing in the Gulf, and it seems to be growing with lethal vigor as it devours all in its path. It has a name, and can been seen at any Kayak Fishing ClassicS tournament on the Gulf Coast. Chuck Statham & D.O.A. Lures have combined to win yet another tournament and have proven to be a deadly combination. Teva Fuse-Ion'Water Shoes YakAngler - I've been in the market for some time for some nice water shoes, as the ones I used until now have been cheap water shoes that you would pick up for the family trip to the water park, or my flip-flops. I had not found anything that I liked, and wanted to spend the extra money on. Then I found a deal on some Teva® "Fuse-Ion" shoes. The first of the Jamie McEwan Trilogy: Iron Ring 1970 Site Zed - "What a crowd," my brother commented as we ate a hasty breakfast at the parking lot that, by common consent, had become the paddlers' campground. There must have been six or eight other cars there, at least a dozen paddlers, just beginning to stir. 2012 Fishyaker Angler of The Year fishyaker.com - Fishyaker.com is pleased to announce Darren Powell, AKA Raytog, as the 2013 Fishyaker.com Angler of the Year. Happy St. Patrick'S Day Log of Ibi - Enjoy some green beer, or anything to celebrate the remembrance of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

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