Whitewater Grand Prix: Time Trial: Petit Bostonnais ~ Tessin time

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The world's top paddling links in week 19, 2011.

News Watch Whitewater Grand Prix: Time Trial: Petit Bostonnais Jackson Kayak (Thursday 12th) **** - Yesterday I was able to be a part of probably one of, if not the gnarliest creek race EVER! The Race was held on the Petit Bostonnais, which is an amazing creek, and has had two previous races in 2008/09. Though this year there was record high water. This changed the name of the game. Though with a lot of help from the town of La Tuque they were able to hold the water back to lower the level for us to race. VIDEO: Gladiator Wave vs Top Kayakers - Guess who won? Rapid Magazine Blog (Friday 6th) **** - So here is the scene:  Twenty Five of the world's top kayakers on one of the largest river waves ever surfed for the opening freestyle event of the Whitewater Grand Prix.   Gladiator is a monster of a wave that is hard to catch, scary to surf, and dangerous to screw up.  Watch this v... Grand Prix Thus Far! Waves, Whitewater and Massive AIR! Jackson Kayak (Monday 9th) *** - Thus far the Whitewater Grand Prix has been epic. We have done 2 stages. The first stage was a big trick contest on the Gladiator wave. That was very interesting and super sweet. It was super beefy that day so lots of people missed the wave trying to avoid the pit. The only way to be sure to catch it was to just man up and drop in the meat. I caught it every time except once that day. Those who did catch it did some nice tricks. I did lots of airscrews and pan ams. Nick did some nice airscrews and pans ams as well. Rush Sturges did some nice stuff. Tino Spect did a huge pan amMarr did some huge pan ams... Dane Jackson Sizes Up the Competition at Grand Prix: Video Interview: HILARIOUS! Jackson Kayak (Monday 9th) ** - Here is what Dane thinks of his competition: MUST WATCH! Click here to view the embedded video.   Tessin time Teva Blog (Friday 13th) ** - We spend our spring time in Tessin and Piemont. This area is just perfect, when is snow melting and temperature get higher. We start our trip end of April. This year is not huge load of snow, so water levels are basically low all around central Europe. It was same here in Tessin,... Moroccan Bombs PeakUK (Monday 9th) ** - "No trip to morocco is complete without an evening in Marrakesh's main square". Some words of advice passed to us by a friend who has spent quite a bit of time in Morocco. So it was with trepidation that we set of from Northumberland and headed north to Edinburgh airport all packed up for our Ryan air flight to Marrakesh. Surf boats paddles and warm weather kit all squeezed into the baggage allowance and ... Pringle & Katya: Whitewater GP so far Palm Blogs (Wednesday 11th) ** - Me  &  Katya are now half way through the Whitewater grand prix event in Canada. The event comprises of 3 freestyle and 3 creek competitions on huge rapids and waves to determine the overall winner. We've now completed the first 3 and have 3 more to go. Return from the chile season Ian Garcia (Thursday 12th) ** - After spending 9 and a half months in Chile I have finally returned back home. It was a long season with an amazing amount of water accumulating to an amazing season of paddling. While there was a lot of time spent sitting around while the rain pounded outside, the sun did occasionally shine. ... 2011 Whitewater Grand Prix – Stage 2 Results worldkayak blogs (Monday 9th) ** - The Big Water Boatercross went down on the Rouge River in Quebec, Canada for Stage 2 of the 6 stage WWGP!  Check out the results First Time in Reno! Photos from Finals! Jackson Kayak (Thursday 12th) ** - So you already read the results and the play by play, but how about a few photos from finals? And maybe a few words about my first time in Reno. This was my first time to the Reno River Festival and it was a great way to kick off the season. The park offers three distinctly different, but all great, playspots. The competition was held in the third feature of the North channel. German Championships and selections for worlds in Plattling Teva Blog (Wednesday 11th) ** - It was a hot and sunny weekend in Plattling and though the water level was low all the German freestyle kayakers made their way to the famous playspot in Plattling to see who is dominating the German kayak freestyle scene and who is allowed to compete in the 2011 worlds. Due to the fact that this years worlds will take place in our own country it was a huge event with 80 competitors compared to the small Greman freestyle scene. So, during the week there were more and more kayakers arriving in Plattling and the parking place filled up with plenty of cars and tents and last but not least with a dutch caravan ;) Friday evening the camp area was crowded, so was the eddy and the hole. Liquid Fusion Kayaking: Stepping It Up PaddleBlogs (Monday 9th) ** - Sometimes you DO IT . . . You get into the zone and JUST DO IT . . . We didn't get much whitewater river kayaking in this winter, but somehow I stepped up my game from being a schizophrenic class II/III boater to confidently paddling some class IV. I'm not sure how this really happened but suspect that it had a lot to do with the time that we spent this winter in the surf zone... First Time on the Corang River padallen (Saturday 7th) ** - We had a group of six paddlers, none of who had paddled the Corang River before. We only knew about the river from reading a short 2 paragraph write up online. The Corang River flows into the Shoalhaven River towards the end of the powerlines section. Since all but one of our group had paddled this section multiple times before, it was an easy decision to try out something new. Our group consisted of Alex, Allen, Andrew, Jaimes, Josh and Tristan. Grand Prix Thus Far with Dane! Jackson Kayak (Monday 9th) ** - So far the Whitewater Grand Prix has been epic. We have done 2 stages. The first stage was a big trick contest on the Gladiator wave. That was very interesting and super sweet. It was super beefy that day so lots of people missed the wave trying to avoid the pit. The only way to be sure to catch it was to just man up and drop in the meat. Southampton Uni Hit Scotland Team Pyranha (Sunday 8th) ** - Winning 'The Spirit of PGL' award at this year's National Student Rodeo we bagged ourselves a year's sponsorship with Pyranha and six shiny new boats! So whilst the boats make their way to us, here's a splash of what we've been getting up to with a bit of classic Scotland...

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Team Dagger's Christie Glissmeyer on Record Waterfall Descdents

Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling links in week 18, 2011.

News Watch Team Dagger's Christie Glissmeyer on Record Waterfall Descdents Dagger Blogs (Wednesday 4th) **** -   "I think it's a really healthy lifestyle," Christie said as she explained to me why she loves kayaking.  Most people might not think that setting world records for waterfall descents is necessarily a "healthy" lifestyle, but it definit... Tips for Saving Fuel on Paddling Trips River Gypsies (Tuesday 3rd) **** - As the spring runoff begins to tumble down the hills across our continent, thoughts of spring and summer travel are beginning to tempt the whitewater addict. But one trip to the gas pump leaves you penniless and worried that you might be stuck having to do yard work instead. Never fear, the River Gypsies Guide to road trippin on less fuel is here! Babes on Boards ... Starboard (Thursday 28th) *** - More familiar with seeing the designer dresses grace catwalks & high fashion boutiques, America's Cup teams, visitors & restaurant patrons in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour were treated to what may be a world first fashion show on water last Friday. 20 girls of all ages donned designer dresses from Yvonne Bennetti & flowing kaftans from La Madu, strapped their high heels to their paddleboards and graced the waters of Viaduct Harbour in the company of superyachts & the latest editions to the America's Cup – the AC45 Catamarans before lunching at Soul Bar & Bistro... Northwest Huckfest- Tyler Bradt runs Sunset Falls Teva Blog (Saturday 30th) ** - Tyler Bradt runs Sunset Falls, Washington . We are back in the game! It's been 4 months since my back break and although I still feel it, I am running big drops again, paddli... Italian Alps Sweet (Monday 2nd) ** - Few hours after getting off ferry from Corsica I was back in the canyon with my kayak. Me, Meg Smith and Jakub Sedivy have met up with professional film maker Petr Kaspar and kayaker Pavel Faustus from Czech Republic and we started week full of kayaking and filming. Even though  water  was low and weather cold and rainy we got out there, filmed, shot and got some quality material to use. Here is a little bit to see how last week has been treating me. Get yer boof on! Dagger Blogs (Monday 2nd) ** - Refining Your Boof: Avoiding Landing on your Edge. You're a boofing machine!  The timing and placement of the stroke are no longer a mystery and you're boofing everything in sight.  The next step is to begin refining your technique.  Bomb Flow TV Whitewater Grand Prix, Round 1 Bomb Flow (Sunday 1st) ** - After the 2,000 mile trek across the continent and a quick strip search at the border, the boys finally made it to Ottawa. This is Webisode ONE of their journey. stay tuned for more as EG the Killa, Johnny and T-Bradt keep us updated with their daily shenanigans via BOMB FLOW TV. First new photos of EJ in his Carbon Rock Star…. Jackson Kayak (Tuesday 3rd) ** - I have had my carbon Rock Star for some time now, but unfortunately, sometimes, the cobbler goes without the shoes.   In this case I am not always in front of the camera, or around with a camera as much of my paddling is just about the paddling.   However, today, I borrowed Stephen Wright's camera, had Clay ferry it over to the South Channel of the Reno Whitewater Park where Kristine was walking KC and asked her to take some photos of me paddling my carbon Rock Star.   Rockstar Plus Buseater= AWESOME! Jackson Kayak (Monday 2nd) ** - After 20 hours of driving up to Canada for the Grand Prix we finally arrived. And buseater was in. We got a full day on it doing big tricks and lots of combos.  Great day and can't wait for some more big wave surfing over the next 2 weeks. The lost River Wavesport Blogs (Sunday 1st) ** - Each river nestled in the mountains is invaluable. The scenarios created by the water are wonderful and often revealed only to paddlers. These are some memories I want to share with everyone before they disappear forever. Kamenice river – 1st kayak X event Rocks & Water (Thursday 5th) ** - Oh my God! It was too much! Could you imagine 2 weekends in row with great paddlers from the Czech Republic and Slovakia, 2 weekends of the best parties and last but not least paddling some of the best rivers in Czech! When I've seen the calendar of events for this season I was quite ... Chris Korublic Takes Advantage of Rare, Ideal Conditions for First Descent of Toketee Falls First Ascent (Sunday 1st) ** - By Chris Korbulic Alone — as I slid down the loose canyon wall, kayak on my shoulder, 60 meters of climbing rope in my hand — I felt like I might be doing something I should not. There was a single tree between me and the cliff above the river, and I skidded down into [...] from star light to spring Delight Simon Westgarth (Wednesday 4th) ** - The long Winter's night, soon drew up, lighter evenings were noticeable by the end of February, and nordic skiing with the head torch was not always needed, late Winter in Norway is a place to focus the mind ready for Mexico: Chiapas Kayaking Jackson Kayak (Saturday 30th) ** - Mexico is one of my most favorite places in the world to paddle. I love the warm weather and water, the mexico food, cheap beer, great rapids and waterfalls, it just has everything. Though most of the time I spend in the state of Vera Cruz. Though pretty much everywhere in Mexico has great whitewater, most well known would be Chiapas. Ben Stookesberry was one of the main pioneers for the area and most famously the Santa Domingo. Spring 11 Alpine River Leader Images Gene17 (Sunday 1st) ** - Here our a few images from Gene17′s recent Alpine River Leader Training course based in Slovenia on the very fine Soča River. On the ARLT course we cover all the aspects for future Class III/IV river leaders and include where desired all the aspects of the BCU 5 Star WW Kayaking River Leader Award. Our next ARLT course, is in October, again on the Soča in Slovenia.

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