Chile a dream coming true ~ Gordon River Video ~ The Chile wrap-up

Playak News Flash - December 10, 2011
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Chile a dream coming true ibaietan - 2 monts in Chile now and I still see amazing places. Some places look like it´s made by a kayaker. More and more people is coming to paddle now. Slovenian ,French, Italian, Peruvian, Quebec and Germans. That is the international team we make for paddling and "asados", barbecue.

Gordon River Video Fraser Valley WW - Having only been on the Island for boating twice, I was hoping for the Camron River to come in as it is one of my favourite intro to creeking runs.  The Camron being way to low with no chance of rain, five of us headed to the Gordon River.  Not having done this run before I was initially content ...

Mexican Creeking At Its Finest! Jackson Kayak - Upper Jalacingo; Today was another day in Veracruz Paradise. Our first real whitewater and my first day paddling on class 5 in Mexico. The morning kicked off earlier with breakfast at 7. With plenty of food in our stomachs and a majority of logistics figured out we sped off…. The boys were mentally preparing for a much longer day of whitewater as they were doing both the Upper and Lower. The lower didn't appeal to me once they said 60 footer…..

The Chile wrap-up WRSI - My time in Chile has ended and what a good time it was between all the crazy adventures and cool people its an amazing country with alot to offer up for the whitewater paddler. We hit up a few rivers during the time there but mostly based ourselves out of San Fabian in the VIII Section ...

The Flatwater Cartwheel Wavesport Blogs - The Flatwater Cartwheel is a move where the paddler links vertical bow and stern ends resembling the spinning of a wheel. Perfecting this move is a great achievement and prepares you for cartwheeling in holes.

Palm Equipment: Job Opening: Graphic Designer Press Releases - Post: An opportunity for a flexible, creative designer with abilities and experience across a range of media to work as part of a small dynamic marketing team. Creating material for a lifestyle orientated business, the successful candidate must be able to interpret project briefs, add creative flair and deliver on-time solutions in print and digital formats, combining B2B and B2C output.

Coast Guard Suspicious that Missing SUP Paddler was Ruse to Steal Rental Paddling Instructor Blog - Looks like somebody decided to steal a $1,200 SUP board by renting it from Half Moon Bay Kayak Company in California then calling the Coast Guard with a fake water rescue as a red herring. The rescue effort included a helicopter, several watercraft and a large Coast Guard cutter that was...

High Sierra Safety (a full length film) Astral Currently - Photo: Darin McQuoid Paddler: Gareth TateIn a project inspired by Bryan Owen at Astral Buoyancy, Gareth Tate and a crew of expert kayakers take you on a video tour of the infamous Upper Cherry Creek in California. With a runnable window of less then a week every year this run is top on the wish list of kayakers around the world. In this full length feature you will follow these kayakers down every major rapid on the run as they share tips on how to safely attack overnight kayaking expeditions like Upper Cherry.

Gear of the Year 2011- Boardworks Raven Boardworks SUP - Men's Journal magazine announced today its Gear of the Year list of products...

Nantahala Waveshaper Grand Opening Celebration worldkayak - The 2013 Wave construction is complete, and it's time to celebrate! Join members of the Nantahala Games Organizing Committee, world-class athletes and  freestyle kayaking fans and enthusiasts for an official grand opening ceremony. Afterwards, paddlers can test drive the wave together while non-paddlers convene for a reception and viewing.

Training Paddle in the Epic 18x & Wind 585 Mark Sundin - Training for our One Degree South paddle is now in full swing. I grabbed some time yesterday with a rare blank schedule & Rob & I went for a training paddle out to sea from La Perouse. I was paddling the Epic 18x, my boat for the challenge, & Rob had the Wind 585 while his Taran ...

You can only run it blind once Reverends of Rapids - There is much wisdom in kayakers, but take heed as not all it should be thought of as wise. I first heard it in my senior year of high school. I was going to a school that went around the world kayaking while having classes at the same time. When I was there we went to Chile during the winter.

Help Proctect the San Joaquin from New Dams! Am. Whitewater - BLM Recommends Wild & Scenic River Protection For The San Joaquin River Gorge! The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is recommending protection of the magnificent San Joaquin River Gorge as a National Wild & Scenic River. The agency's recommendation is in the Bakersfield...

Mark Scriver, Touring Antarctica by Sea. Werner - Pictured below, all words are by Mark Scriver.  World class white water canoeist, SUP paddler and Werner Paddle's Eastern Canada sales rep. I just returned from paddling SUP, kayaks and overnight camping with One Ocean Expeditions on the Antarctic Peninsula. It was late spring but that meant we had snow several times during the 2 week trip and temperatures averaged just above of zero Celsius.

Rebound Rob Mercer - Along the coast at Dover Heights there is deep water right up to the cliff face. Add a fat easterly swell to a light southerly wind and you can find some interesting multi directional water along this stretch

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The Stern Stall ~ How Kirk Victor and his Werner Sherpa survived

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The world's top paddling links in week 48, 2011.

News Watch The Stern Stall Wavesport Blogs (Wednesday 30th) *** - The Stern Stall is a move where the paddler balances their kayak vertically on its stern end. Most paddlers find this move more difficult to learn than the bow stall but the concept is the same. How Kirk Victor and his Werner Sherpa survived Werner (Sunday 27th) *** - Thanks to Werner customer Kirk Victor for sharing this amazing story, we are so happy to hear you are okay and wish you a quick recovery.  Stories like this really give our design and production people, handcrafting all our paddles in Sultan, Wa, a real pat on the back. Still waiting Dagger Blogs (Tuesday 29th) ** - When I decided that I wanted to attempt to surf the biggest wave ever surfed in a kayak I had no idea I would spend so much time waiting.  The first year I spent a lot of time training and working with Randy Phillips to design a surf kayak for this project.  Teacups Trip WRSI (Sunday 27th) ** - Well we recently went to the 7 teacups on Rio Claro and also the Viente y Dos. Here are some pictures from the trip and also the video from the trip as well. It was awesome being there and we have Nuble Fest this weekend. After that we are headed back to the Claro for some ... Chasing Rainbows Team Pyranha (Sunday 27th) ** - Rivers come and rivers go, one eddy flows to the next wave – we make our choices and move on. Never stopping, restless and awaiting. It is the drive to go with the river that takes us to its heart – moving us onwards to its end. Dirty and dusty after over night bus rides, sand in our eyes and hair from our beach beds. Some Idaho classics Jackson Kayak (Saturday 26th) ** - Hello folks, just wanted to check in and let everyone in on some classic Idaho runs that are well worth doing. This was an amazing year all over the country, but I decided to stay around home and paddle Idaho this year. It was the first time in a long time I blew off California all together. As a reward, I was able to hit some really good Idaho classics and some soon to be classics. Summer is coming Mike Dawson (Wednesday 30th) ** - Si Davidsons memorial paddle - the whole Okere Falls crew out.The 2011/2012 summer is coming. With December quickly approaching the Okere Falls community is getting into the summer games! The river toys are coming out - and this year it looks like S.U.P boards are going to be the new thing. Tis the Season The Next Horizon Line (Wednesday 30th) ** - Creeking season has arrived in the Southeast. Many years, there's a lull between the warm predictability of damn release season and the frenetic variety of creeking season. Fortunately this year they overlapped with the first good fall rain arriving before the final Tallulah release weekend. The Nantahala Wave is ON! worldkayak (Wednesday 30th) * - Daniel Dutton surfing the new wave. The Nantahala wave in Wesser, NC "came on" today and boaters came out to test out the new feature, braving freezing cold temperatures to get a surf in.The water release was combined with natural flow from the recent rains, resulting in a feature that is "beefy" and very retentive. Playboaters will like the recovery pool the feature now has. Back to Colombia Fluid Blog (Friday 25th) * - The Rio Chicamocha at sunrise, Santander, Colombia. So after about ten hellish months in the states I just arrived in Colombia where I now have two Fluid Solo Expeditions and a return flight in April. The Colombian legend Kees Van Kuipers along with some of the rest of the Colombia Whitewater. South East Tour Chris Baer (Sunday 27th) * - A couple of rafters approaching the Thing Back in the south east, there is only one thing to do, well there is a couple things to do. Mainly hope for rain and when that doesn't happen enjoy the garrenties, the Green Race and Tallulah release. My head was still spinning from three days... Aniol's Mexico Update Astral Currently (Saturday 26th) * - So I finally made it to my favourite place of the earth for stout creeking, cheap beers, amazing food,  welcoming people…. MEXICO!!I am here together the Sauvage crew, consisting on Tino Specht from America, Lachie Carracher from Australia, the peruans daniel and Juanito, Mathias Fossum and the frenchie Jules dominic we are having a blast of a time, paddling everyday amazing waterfalls, sections and enjoying the pleasure of be travelling with a group of good friends just doing what we like ... Below and Beyond Mount Kenya Team Pyranha (Wednesday 30th) * - Following on from the successful 2009 Below and Beyond Machu Picchu Expedition (http://belowandbeyondmachupicchu09.wordpress.com/) to Peru, the team were looking for another destination that would offer excellent whitewater, adventure and a break from the British weather. After some research we had a destination that fitted all of our criteria – Kenya. SUP Women: Suzie Cooney by Shari Coble for SUP Magazine SUP Fitness (Wednesday 30th) * - SUP Women: Suzie Cooney; One of the beautiful aspects of standup is it's appeal to women. In this fine game we "play," ladies play a key role in the sport's development. Now and into the future. This fall and winter, SUP magazine is catching up ... Cali does not stop in the fall! Jackson Kayak (Saturday 26th) * - Once again Daniel from "A Wet State" is checking in with another fall Cali update. Enjoy! California Never Ceases to Amaze. In normal years, the period between the North and South Feather River releases and the beginning of our rainy season creates a 2 month void of class IV to V boating in the state.

Hot Forum Topics Meet Rees Duncan / World Waveski Champ 2011 (Surf) Video Competition (Whitewater) Kayak in August (Whitewater) Genesis CV (Discuss) Water levels on the river usk and Wye? (UK) Top Videos Boardworks/ Hynson White Knight model in action (Gretchen) American Green part 2 (manimal) ProLines (levinson) Rio Claro - Boofing Paradise (emrick) Oceana - a new line on an old classic. (dfusilli) Upcoming Events Gene17 Adventure Paddlers Weekend UK, England, Dartmoor, Dec 2 - Dec 4 Himalayan Whitewater Championships Nepal, , Dec 2 - Dec 4

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Ambrosio Takes It Up a Notch on Paddle Board ~ New rapids in Prague

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The world's top paddling links in week 47, 2011.

News Watch Ambrosio Takes It Up a Notch on Paddle Board SUP Connect (Monday 21st) ***** - Supermodel returns to Hawaii and showcases her stand up paddle boarding skills, but this time she takes it up a notch with new gadget on her board. Alessandra Ambrosio may be a newbie to stand up paddling but she is no stranger to the water. The thirty-year-old Brazilian has been surfing for years. She told local press on her last trip to Hawaii, "I love surfing, and Waikiki, for me, is the best place to surf." New rapids in Prague Palm Blogs (Sunday 20th) **** - Artificial Whitewater courses are growing in number and popularity, offering paddling groups a community hub, somewhere to paddle when there's no natural flows and for those who wish to train, consistency in conditions. Eastern Europe has long been the envy of those elsewhere, with courses offering testing conditions and playing no small part [...] Video : one more time - CANADA! Bootfahrer (Thursday 24th) **** - I finally got all this summer's footage together in an edit! Put some work in this one and am pretty stoked about it! I hope you enjoy it. The first part is a bit of a mellow creeking one around Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, and area that not a lot of paddlers get to see with water in the rivers. Middle Cherry Creek WV (Saturday 19th) *** - June 20, 2009. I am sitting in my boat, alone in an eddy. Cliffs on both sides, and a 40' waterfall roars below. Double the expected flows are pouring over an unexpected drop. Everybody else ran it and was fine. I've never run a drop this big. The portage has poison oak and wet cliffs. Green Boat Groover Dagger Blogs (Monday 21st) *** - Your first time floating through the Grand Canyon can never be beat. Until, perhaps, you go again, shedding the comfort and ease of rafts and stuffing your home for 13 days into a kayak. The first question I get asked...how do you fit a groover in a kayak?     Jackson Villain Review Andy Wicks (Tuesday 22nd) *** - I have been paddling a Jackson Villain for the past few months and thought I would share my thoughts.(...) A bit about me to start with: I am 27, 6'6″ (198 cm) and weigh about 15.5 stones (95 kg). I have been paddling for approximately ten years, but only running whitewater for the past 8 years. I am confident on grade 4, and run the occasional grade 5. I have paddled in UK, France, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Slovenia, Uganda, Nepal and Canada. 1st Descent of the Upper Upper North Fork Kaweah Immersion Research (Sunday 20th) ** - Well here she finally is….and just shy of a year and a half late! The first descent of the Upper Upper North Fork Kaweah. By now, you should have heard of the Kaweah drainage in Southern California. It's main stem, the Middle Fork, and it's FOUR branches of epic whitewater are a one-stop-shop for steep creekers worldwide. Mistassini Rapid... Whitewater Grand Prix Dagger Blogs (Thursday 17th) ** - Greetings All! Well, as the paddling season wraps up, I've been looking back at some media from what was truly an epic year in the paddling world.  One event that I was honoured to be a part of this year was the Whitewater Grand Prix. You've probably seen alot of the competition i... Mexico in pictures Sweet (Wednesday 23rd) ** - (...) I am now waiting in the airport to go chile, It has been an amazing two months. Paddling almost every day, running tons of good waterfalls, eating lots of tacos , drinking tequila and enjoying life! We are now done with the recording of the next unknown segment, Tino Specht has been killin it so i am sure is going to be great, be sure to check out the teaser wich is coming online really soon! Self Support Grand Canyon LL Ladies Lounge (Friday 18th) ** - Next week I will be paddling for 13 d ays on the Grand Canyon with a fun group of paddlers from Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon. 10 guys , and 6 badass women! The women are Lana Young-Hood River, Tammy Ritchey-Colorado Springs, Susan Hollingsworth-Portland, Jenn Peterson-Portland, Tina Swan-Denver, and Lisa Marie-Salida. GB Freestyle Team for 2012 Sam Anderson (Monday 21st) ** - This years Hurley rodeo had to be postponed until February due to low water levels so the GB team for next years European Championships has now been finalised despite not having a date for the Euro's in Vienna. This years winners of the league series were crowned British Champions ... Mexico-Part 1: TV Madness Jackson Kayak (Thursday 17th) ** - I have been going to Mexico for 5 years now, this being my 8th trip. There are so many rivers in the world, so many destinations, why back to Mexico. I am drawn here, the scenery, the people, the food, the rivers, and my friends. This trip is an interesting one to say the least. Kayak Pucon and the DD Drysuit Immersion Research (Sunday 20th) * - I remember when I start my kayak school 9 years a go, was a dream coming true, Pucón was a very little town in the south of Chile, full of rivers and mountains, perfect for practice every Outdoor sport. I start to do some ducky trips and specially my kayak courses, at that time my kayaking gear was very basic for teaching kayak in a very cold lake water, ... Nevados! New River Academy (Friday 25th) * - The Nevados is one of the best runs in Pucon. It has made it in to many videos, not just because of the amazing white water but because of the beauty of the gorged in creek. The steep gorge walls are covered with moss, vines and other plants. The green of the plants is exaggerated by the grey stone walls. Olympic Whitewater Course cognite.net (Thursday 17th) * - Something strange happened a few weeks ago: I got back in a playboat in a concrete river and had fun. I'm classing it as training for the 'proper' (river) paddling I'm hoping to do this season, but secretly: a part of me enjoyed waiting in a queue of boats in order to get on to a wave or into a hole to get thrown around by the force of the water, trying to convince it that I was worthy of an 'established' front surf or split wheel.

Hot Forum Topics Footrest adjustment on a Dagger RPM (Whitewater) Freestyle Video (Whitewater) Water levels on the river usk and Wye? (UK) Kayak Capers 40% off Friday. new guy, needs new boat (Whitewater) Top Videos CasetheSnake BBB (BBBPaddlin) descenso del río cabrera en kayak 111120 (1,17m) (r2_) Tallulah FEST 2011 GO PRO 2 and some hard livin (BBBPaddlin) River Vez 2 (masterborges) Demo Reel Kipper for Review (robvanbommel) Upcoming Events Gene17 Adventure Paddlers Weekend UK, England, Dartmoor, Dec 2 - Dec 4 Himalayan Whitewater Championships Nepal, , Dec 2 - Dec 4

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