Weightys Winter Season 2013 ~ Sjoa Fest & More teaching

Playak News Flash - March 16, 2013
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Weightys Winter Season 2013 PeakUK - So it's been a while since my last post but only because I've been busy out and about! It started in December when I boarded a plane to Uganda! This was my first trip out there and for sure not my last! The trip was really quite amazing and definitely opened my eyes up to a new way of life. Sjoa Fest & More teaching Tidytrix - Returning to Sjoa, we settled back into the kayak camp with a late run down Amot canyon as standard. Nick Horwood and Lowri also travelled over from Voss to work on the Gene17 courses for July. Palguin, Chile- with Photos Jackson Kayak - Feeling on top of the world, and quite tired from our attainment out of the Rio Claro, we pack up the car and head south. Pucon is well known as the center of kayaking in Chile. Trailer of the Expedition "Upper Amazon, Peru" Level 6 - Peru in the Andes at an altitude of 9500ft. It's around midnight, the roaring of the Rio Maranon next to me is deafening. We portaged our fully loaded kayaks for the last seven hours because of a big syphone where the whole river disappears for about one mile. Now we lay outside under a small ledge. American Rivers Stands Up for Wild and Scenic Protection of Merced River Playak - A bill introduced March 5 (HR 934) by Representative Tom McClintock (R-CA), would remove long-standing Wild and Scenic River protections from a section of California's Merced River and allow the Merced Irrigation District to pursue raising a spillway at New Exchequer Dam and inundate almost a mile of one of California's last, best, free-flowing rivers. Dude, Where'S My Breakdown? CKS Blog - The next thing I know, I'm C-1ing down the Arahura Gorge in New Zealand with half a carbon fiber paddle in my hands. Somewhere amid side-surfing in the 3rd consecutive hole in a row within a minute, I thought to myself, "Damn. Product Review: Enhanced Spray Decks for the Advanced Elements Convertible Kayak AirKayaks - When recently writing up a review on the new Advanced Elements AE1007DS Convertible DS kayak , we had a chance to use the optional updated Convertible AE2021 Single Spray Deck and AE2022 Double Spray Deck, which transform the Convertible kayak from an open design to an enclosed ... Santa Catalina Island Playak - There's a place off the coast of California that gained much of its contemporary name recognition from the hilarious movie "Step Brothers." But despite this odd notoriety, the island really only has a small cult of dedicated visitors. Turning Video Coming This Thursday Werner - The next installment of our SUP Instructional Video featuring skills to make turning your board easier, more fun and more dynamic will premier this Thursday. Be sure to check back here for the goods. A Yakangler Triple-Play YakAngler - When I heard that fellow writer Gregg Crisp, aka "Hammerhead" would be in town, I was stoked to set something up and show him my home waters. Bomber Gear Dry Suits Now At Wck Western Canoeing and Kayaking - The highly anticipated Bomber Gear Dry Suits have arrived! We now have stock in both The Bomb Dry Suit and The Hydro Bomb Suits. Headsweats Exclusive Headwear of The North American Adventure Racing Series Outdoor Industry Association - Headsweats Perspiration Technology Headwear has been named the exclusive headwear of the North American Adventure Racing Series (NAARS) put on by American Adventure Sports. NAARS is a premiere international adventure racing (AR) series which holds races all across North and Central America. Northern Racing & Guiding Tidytrix - As nice as Oppdal is for kayaking, the weather in June was miserable, and by the time we passed the Rauma, we had decided to get a Hutte for the night to hide from the rain. Ioc'S Sports Evaluation System Needs to Be Re-Examined ICF - Canoeing received one vote in favour of its exclusion in each of the first two rounds of voting by the 14 members of the executive board (excluding IOC president Jacques Rogge) before scoring the lowest number of votes in a tie-break, guaranteeing its Olympic survival. Sic Announces John Griffith as Global Brand Manager SUP Connect - John brings 25+ years of industry experience to SIC and will be the driving force in the brands global proliferation.

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