3 weeks in Nepal , all ready for river fun with white water kayaking

Playak News Flash - November 24, 2016
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3 weeks in Nepal , all ready for river fun with white water kayaking Jackson Kayak - It takes most of the permits to access the Temp boardings, some river are very isolated and shuttles are costly in money as Temp ... That's why we decided to facilitate the logistics, ask the base camp in the Pokhara city, where the river concentration is the highest. Temp recover boats on site, and we are ready to do battle: a few warm-up laps on the Upper Seti, a multiday expedition on Kali Ghandaki an express descent of Modi Khola (River that s' flows from the sanctuary of the Anapurna)... EJ's History of Jackson Kayak's Whitewater Boats- Part 1 of 4 Jackson Kayak - EJ began to design two white water boats with David Knight, one for his kid Dane another for himself as he had his sights set on the "Pre-World Championships" that winter in Australia. The kids boat was to be names "Fun 1" and the adult playboat 2004 All-Star. Then he decided to start his own kayak company, he incorporated it and then the story starts on Kayak Jackson's history of white water boat making. Read on… A Barren Concord River Trash Paddler - The recent spell of great weather was fast coming to an end on Sunday morning.  Forecasters were predicting a brief lull between early morning showers and a warning for high wind gusts which would take effect at 11 am.  This allowed me just enough time to enjoy a quick paddle down the Concord River to Buttrick's Hill and back. The Old North Bridge (above photo) had a decidedly barren and wintry look.  El Dorado County Threatens Access to the South Fork American River (CA) Am. Whitewater - The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for Mosquito Road Bridge Replacement Project shows that the preferred proposal would cut off key access to the Slab Creek reach of the South Fork American River. Last spring saw the first boating releases on this reach where over 200 paddlers showed up to experience this classic Class IV-V run. The DEIR fails to recognize the impacts to recreation like whitewater boating, there is zero mitigation for the loss of this recreational resource. Miles Harvey 2016 SUP Highlights SUP Connect - Team Werner Paddle's Miles Harvey has been on the SUP river surfing scene for what seems like a LONG time now, but then you realize he is still just 14-years-old! Showing a talent level on the river and a maturity off the river, this young man is way beyond his years but still maintains a youthful attitude and love for surfing. Fun outdoors doing recreational kayaking down the Colorado River Austin Kayak - On my latest ACK Go Play Day (a perk of working for an outdoor company) I decided to leave the rods and reels at home and do something many of us forget to do. I took a big bunch of other people out for a day on the water. Instead of worrying about finding fish and paddling great distances to find a new spot, we spent a day cruising the lazy Colorado River bends on recreational kayaks. Seeking a Raised-Batten Wide-Board Canoe to Restore as Part of This Fancy Old Canoe Canoe Guy BC - In my last blog article, I put out a request for fancy old canoes to restore and document as part of my second book This Fancy Old Canoe .  11 Best Christmas Gifts For The Paddler In Your Life Adventure Kayak - Lakes, rivers and coasts may be bordered by rock solid snow banks and swirling with icy gales, but that doesn't mean paddlers have forgotten about their favorite activity. Choose one of these great gear items and you will not only make your favorite paddler's Christmas, you'll make their upcoming season way better than last. Below are gear items that can make paddling adventures better. Ditch Black Friday SOL Paddle - Black Friday?  Nope.  Not for us.  We prefer Small Business Saturday at SOL Paddle Boards.  We favor the companies built by locals, the mom and pop companies, the companies built from the ground up. Why I Paddle Surf 90% of the Time PaddleWoo - What do you love about paddle surfing? Here is why the author likes to paddle surf instead of surfing, it is a more fulfilling option to him which gives him a lot of benefits. Read on… Chuck weekend, paddler tries her hand SUP surfing big waves Standup Journal - What a week. What an incredible, wave-filled, friendship robust, laughing, napping, eating, surfing week. Waking up to the sound of pounding surf, I looked out in front of the Villa and saw that the swell had come in. They're headed for Tres Palmas where the swell is hitting with more regularity and greater height. I'm in. We arrive at Step's Beach. Everyone piles out to look. On the outside, the swell is firing. Cracking. Pumping. Macking. Finding a New Family on the River - Pt.2 Shane Perrin - We spent some time resting at CP1 Miami. Each of us got a nap in. There's a lot going on there being the first main stop for paddlers to sleep. Fiji ISA World Championship Arthur Arutkin Takes Bronze Fanatic SUP - The ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship (WSUPPC) is an ISA World Championship that features four disciplines SUP Surfing, SUP Racing Technical, SUP Racing Distance and Paddleboard Racing Technical and Distance. Finding a New Family on the River - Pt.1 Shane Perrin -  Those of you that know me understand the MR340 is a race close to my heart as it's in my backyard here in Missouri. Gear Up For SUP Part 4: Your Second Board SUP Magazine - So you have the standup paddling bug. You took up the sport relatively recently, and you feel that you're getting pretty good at it. The far side of the lake is now within reach. You can paddle through the shore break, falling only half the time and maybe even riding a wave on the way in. Step by step you went from learning to standup paddle to becoming a standup paddler. So now it's time to take perhaps the next most important step: your next board.

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