Diary of a Middle Aged Kayaker ~ California Rejects BC Hydro

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The world's top paddling links in week 04, 2014.

News Watch Diary of a Middle Aged Kayaker PaddleBlogs - An update that led to a long stream of comments about the difficulties of slalom paddlers and others sharing the same stretch of whitewater. Liquid Fusion Kayaking: Jackson Zen 55 - A Small Paddler's River Runner PaddleBlogs - Followers of my blog and paddling career know that I have had the Goldilocks syndrome with boats - you've heard my stories and read my reviews - this boat is too slow, this boat is too heavy, this boat is too wide, yada yada yada. California Rejects BC Hydro Am. Whitewater - On January 15th, 2014, the California Energy Commission adopted a final report that reaffirms the integrity of the state's Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) regarding imported hydropower. Legendary Paddler Steve Fisher Joins Jackson Kayak Jackson Kayak - Jackson Kayak is happy to announce that Steve Fisher has joined Team JK. Steve's roll will be two-fold with his focus on stepping up his paddling game and in film production. What Happens When Gnarly 100′+ Waterfall Hucks Go Wrong? CKS Blog - The Puma – one of the hardest waterfalls ever paddled. Not only is this beast over 100 feet tall – it has a super tricky lead in, and 1/2 of the volume of the water in the drop runs into a room of doom eddy. A Few Kayak Repairs unsponsored - I spent lunch time today welding up a couple of boats. The first was a 6 month old Pyranha Karnali which had been damaged after its pilot left it to run the Morriston River Race by itself. First impressions indicated that the nose of the boat has been turned up, ... Stop Apologizing Bending Branches - At the boat show this weekend, myriad people walked up and chatted for a bit. It was great to talk about rigging and fishing and all the fun things associated with our sport. The recurrent theme that kept coming up was a bashful, almost apologetic air that was taken on when I asked several people if they had a kayak already. Review of Valley Gemini SP - Poly PaddleBlogs - Both Jeff and I really like the composite version of Valley Sea Kayak's Gemini SP and were really looking forward to trying out the plastic version. New Tip for Urban Kayakers Kayak Yak - This tip we owe to four-time Olympic athlete Simon Whitfield. It's a kayaking tip for paddlers in urban settings -- and it's not necessary to be an Olympian to make use of this tip, but if you are then you probably should... if that makes sense. I'll explain the tip in due course. Alseseca Race 2014 Seth Ashworth - So as I closed in on the end of my second Mexican Adventure I felt like I had accomplished alot. I had done alot of laps done some of the best sections of whitewater in the whole world, such as the upper Jalacingo, Big Banana, Roadside, upper Alseseca, ... Kayaking Gloves Vs Pogies Vs Mittens Jackson Kayak - Cold water or cold weather or both, there's just no way to get around exposure to the cold if you want to paddle as many days as possible unless you have the appropriate protection. The Ultimate Sup Showdown Stirs to Life with Bizarre Teaser Clip SUPracer - I'm not sure what I just watched, but I believe it was a promo for the 2014 Ultimate SUP Showdown. In what is easily the most unique stand up paddling video that's come across our virtual desk in… ever, this two minute trailer features Connor Baxter and Zane Schweitzer doing everything from riding giant waves to receiving a pedicure. What to Expect Your First Time on a Bellyak Bellyak - Since there are no straps or a sprayskirt, a bellyak is much more accessible than a traditional kayak.  A bellyak is easy to do, and hard to master. It's easy because laying down and "swimming" is intuitive for almost everyone. Kerry New Years Festival & Flesk Extreme Race Palm Blogs - Another year spent ringing in the New Year in county Kerry, and further confirmation that it must be one of the greatest places to be for a paddler at that time of year. Almost every university kayaking club in Ireland makes the journey south to Ireland's Kingdom for a week of paddling and shenanigans. Burn 3 Large Review. AS Watersports - Love it when our customers really find a product they click with. Helen Johnson recently came in and demoed the Burn 3 Large, on the Exe Canal, then on The upper Dart and got one with it so much Helen bought one.

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