Boavi river ~ Sweet Rocker 2013 – First Look ~ Wainui River

Playak News Flash - April 24, 2013
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Boavi river Dagger Blogs - It has been a really warm week so the water levels went up like crazy!!! Here is a few shots of a sunny day paddling the river Boavi probably one of the most fun & difficult runs in the Pallars Sobira.  Sweet Rocker 2013 – First Look unsponsored - The Sweet Rocker is back for 2013 with what looks like a tweaked Occigrip QR (red in image) and baby blue/orange colour scheme. Its still in half cut format with an optional peak and ear pads. Wainui River Whitewater-Koa - As I came home from the Tuakopai on Tuesday I figured with 2 weeks left in the country that I wouldn't be needing my elbow pads for any more kayaking trips this summer in NZ so packed them away and headed back out on the Kaituna! Chile Creeking in The Jk Karma'S and Villains Jackson Kayak - Large volume rivers with gradient are often dammed due to their energy potential. Energy is lost in the transmission of power. Thus most of the free flowing big water rivers with gradient are far from civilization centers. Rio Baker is no exception, although it is slated to be impounded. 2013 Whitewater Festivals of Western Canada Kayak Hot Dogs - Below is a list of some of Western Canada's Exciting Whitewater festivals and events. Please leave a comment if you know if any more festivals that paddlers should know about. Cartecay River Boatercross worldkayak - The Cartecay River in Ellijay, GA was at a great level Saturday morning for the World Kayak Boater Cross event this year. 2.5 ft on the gauge was twice the flow of last years race. Vancouver Island – The North Rafting Life - At the middle of April, Mike, Lawrence and myself headed up to the little paddled region of Northern Vancouver Island. We wanted to hit a number of different rivers in the Sayward, Woss and Port McNeil region. We headed up and spent the first couple of nights at Woss Lake Campground. The plan was to paddle the Davie which we found at great flows, in the morning and then head to Kaipit creek in the afternoon. 2 Major Stand Up Paddle Events Are Back to Back SUP Connect - Summer time is just around the corner and May 4th and 5th 2013 are two days to block out for SUP!·Saturday May 4th is the 2nd Annual Stand Up For the Cure event and Sunday May 5th is the Inaugural Performance Paddling Junior Pro & Youth SUP Fiestapresented by Ocean Minded.· Austin Fly Fishing Film Tour Review Pat Kellner - I am not going to sugar-coat my review of the Austin stop of the Fly Fishing Film Tour at all. Basically, I thought it was OK. Just OK. And well, I was a little bit disappointed. An Indiana James Tail Jackson Kayak - For the last year I've moved my fishing from the Coosa to the Big Tuna, not for any of my moving water sections of the Ottawa or local creeks, but for the bigger waters of the St Lawrence and wider, flatter Ottawa River environments. The Dangers of Discarded Fishing Line YakAngler - A few weeks ago, I was fishing the south shore of Tampa Bay with my good friends Rik Llewellyn and Greg Becker. We were fishing opposite sides of a small mangrove island. Guiding and Races International Rafting Federation - Guide Class 4/5 Course and Assessment: 1-5June. This will be on the Çoruh River in Turkey.

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