martes, 30 de junio de 2015

Northeast roadtrip ~ Fun whitewater in Valsesia and Soča

Playak News Flash - June 30, 2015
The world's latest paddling headlines.
Kokatat Blog Northeast roadtrip
Kokatat Blog - When Diane and I moved to the East Coast I was excited not only about the new local rivers in my region, but also the rivers that were now within driving distance for me.
AirKayaks Mistral Equipe 12-5 Inflatable Paddle Board – Only 18 Lbs
AirKayaks - This year we had our first hands-on experience with Mistral's inflatable SUP line. Well-known for decades as a leader in windsurfing, the Mistral line originated in northwest US, but is now based out of Europe. Most recently, Mistral has forayed back into the US market, bringing their expanding inflatable SUP line.
Palm Blogs Fun whitewater in Valsesia and Soča
Palm Blogs - I finished college for good and decided to celebrate by headed off to Valsesia in Italy for a week of paddling. We flew to Milan and rented two cars, and drove up to the village of Campertogno.
LiquidLore Callaghan Creek 2015 Recap
LiquidLore - 18 racers competed, 3 solo, and 8 teams, with one racer competing both solo and team. Level 2.55. The modified course was used because of very low water starting by seal launching at first ledge, finishing at the normal take out where race has always finished. Running OBD was optional.
Newfoundland Kayakoholic Post 30 – A Sunday Club Paddle
Newfoundland Kayakoholic - Our club paddle today took place in Conception Harbour. We had a total of twenty-two participants. What can really be said about it other then it was a glorious day to be on the water. So instead of words, here are a bunch of pics to share.
Tony Paradise Hump day at the office
Tony Paradise - Another Wednesday evening practice at St. Philips and another calm evening so most of us went for a paddle up to Portugal Cove and back. Dean stayed in the cove to play in the bit of swell around the rocks. I didn't get a shot of him but he's a familiar face on my blog anyway. Seven of us made our way along the shore under an overcast sky.
Confluence At Paddles Whitewater Those Who Live It Know
Confluence - Since 1993, Adventure Technology Paddles has introduced several groundbreaking concepts into whitewater paddle design, like their rock solid uni-body construction and fatigue-fighting full control grip. But behind all the technology and science there's something more, it's a restless spirit of adventure and an obsession for continuous improvement and only Those Who Live It Know.
Fluid Kayak Fishing in Winter Become a Grunter Hunter
Fluid - Hold tight when that Pignose Grunter bites, they don't call them The Steam Train for nothing.
Canoe Kayak Kayaking Greece: The Land of the Gods
Canoe Kayak - Rick Sweitzer's falsetto belts out from the stern of his tandem sea kayak. For the first time of the trip, I actually welcome Abba.
SUP Examiner Race the Lake of the Sky
SUP Examiner - In many ways, one could dub Race the Lake of the Sky as Southern California goes to Tahoe. Dana Point's The Paddle Academy is here in force we were told every child and their parents made the trip and boards sporting stickers from West Coast Paddle Sports in San Diego dot the receding shoreline.
International Rivers Ask the World Heritage Committee to Protect Lake Turkana
International Rivers - As a World Heritage Site, Kenya's Lake Turkana stands among such treasures as the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon and the Great Wall of China.
Waterman League Connor Baxter & Candice Appleby Win Suws Stop 1 in Barcelona
Waterman League - Connor Baxter & Candice Appleby take the wins on Day 2 at the Iberdrola Barcelona Sup World Series to win overall and top the Male & Female Rankings after Stop 1 Connor Baxter (Starboard) puts on an awesome display of sprint paddling to take his second win here in Barcelona and take the Overall Win at the Iberdrola Barcelona Sup World Series.
SquareRock Post-Exam Weekend of Paddling
SquareRock - On Saturday we took a trip to Lee Valley with our newest team member Ottie in order to train for the Youth Freestyle event in Cardiff next weekend. The first session was great as we tried lots of new moves including split wheels and spacegodzillas as well as linking moves together. Once our hour was up, we had a break before jumping on for a second session. We continued playing in the top hole of the course which due to the large number of boats on the water, quickly became the site of many spectacular collisions.
Fluid Swift Water Rescue1 Break It Down
Fluid - A rescue situation on a river can often be overwhelming. There is the victim(s), the group and yourself to consider. We would like to cover rescue basics in the Fluid blog, to familiarize those of you who enjoy time on the water.
ICF Champions Crowned in Krakow
ICF - Matej Benus (SVK, C1M), Jessica Fox (AUS, C1W) and Vavrinec Hradilek (CZE, K1M) won gold on the ferocious and fast channel in Krakow, Poland as the second day of action at the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup concluded.
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