Rio Florine, Chile ~ Training For Competition ~ Reasons

Playak News Flash - April 21, 2012
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News Watch Headlines Rio Florine, Chile Wavesport Blogs - In the Lago Ranco area of Chile, we find the Rio Florine! This was my first time hitting this definition of a class 5 river! As the Blue Balls Crew pulled up to the camp spot, Papa Garcia had the grill fired up and the meat on! After a sick Chilean Asado we found a bottle of pisco ... Training For Competition New River Academy - New River Academy is currently at the NOC white water park in NC. They just finished fixing the hole and there will be a competition this Saturday, April 21st. The competition is called the NOC shoot out. Our head coach Craig has been helping us train for the competition. Reasons Evan Garcia - There are many reasons why we do the things we do...we all have desires, fears, love, hate, confusion, and passion that tie in to each and every decision we make. All of us choose what feelings play what roles in the actions we are a part of. What exactly makes a choice right or wrong... Lower Klamath River--Orleans to Klamath Glen--Six Rivers Source to Sea North Coast Paddling - One day after ticking off 40 miles on the Lower Trinity we chased the rain straight back up to Weitchpec and beyond!  The plan was to kayak straight through the heart of bigfoot country and tour the Yurok Indian Reservation via. kayak.  With flows of  17,000 cfs at Orleans Miguel, ... Mexico Kayaking 2011 Team LiquidLogic - Mexico kayaking! My journey from the North- to South America this fall continues to Mexico. After 6 weeks in British Columbia, we packed Jules' car and started a long drive from Whistler thru USA towards Veracruz, Mexico (5500 km). I had been a couple of days in the States with Evan and Fred before, ... A fresh kayak for spring sessions Sweet - After a few months of snow and ice the sunny days of spring helped motivate and fire up the locals for the first days of spring paddling. My New Boats arrived to Ottawa Paddle Shack from Wave Sport so I wanted to make a day of it and paddle the 'freshy' in the city before returning home to the Valley. Two Epic Weeks Surfing One of My Favorites… Buseater! Jackson Kayak - So it all started with a phone call…. "Nick, dude, get up here now, Bussy is in and it is 80 degrees outside!" This call came from my best friend Joel Kowalski up in Beachburg. He lives on the Ottawa River and got me started in kayaking 10 years ago. Now you have to understand Joel usually calls me and tells me I should be up on the Ottawa for some spring time surfing. Though this call usually comes in May not March, and it is usually never followed with 80 degree weather. Spring in the Kootenays Fluid Blog - Okay, I guess to start it off… Not the Kootenays. Cause before spring in the Kootenays there was actually winter in BC… Which besides world class snurfing on red mountain also meant a trip to Vancouver Island. I had never been and was pretty stoked to spend a week ... Tallulah Fest Recap! Bliss-Stick US - It's always a treat when Tallulah releases actually happen. For such an awesome river, it seems like I only get to make the pilgrimage every two years or so. The coolest part about making it to the river this year: there was a big festival going on too! Thuli Beri – Phoksundo Blue 2/2 Rocks & Water - This article continues story from Nepal: TATA vs Mahindra Impact was terrible, aside from few bruises and Patrick's bitten lip, everyone was fine. We are changing busses within few moments and continuing to the town of Surkhet. We arrived around midnight and were forced to sleep in the worst hotel I have ever visited. 2012 Senior GB and Olympic Selection Race Weekend. PeakUK - As is always the case at this time of year the GBR Senior and Under 23 teams for World Cups, European and World Championship races are decided over one weekend's worth of racing. However this weekend had another tantalizing element to it, as the highly sort after Olympic positions were also up for grabs. Naturally the Peak UK team members were all contenders for not only the 3 spaces per category on the GB team, but also considered as favourites for the Olympic spots. There was a simple format to the racing. 3 races on 3 separate days. The position you finished is related to a points score, the accumulation from the 2 best result is taken forward, the highest score results in being the Olympic boat... GB slalom team for Games decided BBC - Five British slalom canoeists earn the right to paddle for Great Britain at the Olympics at their selection trials in Hertfordshire. Kokatat Partners with OAR Northwest for 2012 Ocean Rowing Expeditions Playak - Kokatat, the leading US manufacturer of technical apparel and accessories for water sports, is pleased to announce its support of OAR Northwest, an ocean adventure rowing and adventure education organization, based in Seattle, WA. OAR Northwest will be using Kokatat gear during its upcoming expeditions: a circumnavigation of Vancouver Island and Atlantic Ocean crossing. Carolina Cup Welcomes World's Best SUP Connect - Wrightsville Beach, N.C. - After its inaugural launch in 2011, the Carolina Cup quickly became one of the premiere stand up paddle board competitions in the world. ·This year the event will begin on Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29. Dam On Sullivan Creek (WA) Closer to Removal Am. Whitewater - Late last month the State of Washington issued a key permit for the removal of Millpond Dam on Sullivan Creek.  The permit, issued under the Clean Water Act, reflects a 2010 settlement agreement reached between the dam owner, the Forest Service, the State of Washington, ...

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Win a free Black Pearl Canoe Paddle ~ Wiesenwehr Rodeo ~ Stoker Shrimp tail

Playak News Flash - March 29, 2012
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News Watch Headlines Win a free Black Pearl Canoe Paddle Bending Branches - Easy Enough: Just enter your contact details and win a Black Pearl Give Away :) Wiesenwehr Rodeo Martina Wegman - Last weekend I had my first competition of the season, the Wiesenwehr Rodeo in Northern Germany. With temperatures over 20 degrees it was an awesome day to start the 2012 paddling season! As a real rodeo the competition started an hour later than planned and started with the K1 men ... Australian Longboard Surfing Open: SUP Results SUP Connect - The Australian Longboard Surfing Open, formerly known as "Malfunction," was held over the weekend down in Kingscliff, Australia, with an impressive lineup of athletes competing across multiple divisions. Waterfalls on a SUP? Is it possible? playak.net - You have to choose your waterfalls very carefully when paddling a SUP.  You want the falls to be near vertical and not too tall.  The drop in these pictures is about 14 feet tall. Decision to Allow Limited Boating on Chattooga Headwaters Reversed Am. Whitewater -   American Whitewater received the following press release from the US Forest Service. It's another in a long list of challenges over the fight to lift the 35 year ban on human powered non commercial whitewater boating on the headwaters of the Upper Chattooga river. &... Prototypes and ideas Imagine Surf - This is the season when we start really prototyping for the following years toys, and everyone here at Imagine is involved in some way or another. Our up and coming pro rider Mo Freitas has been bouncing ideas back and forth with us and this board is the result of these ideas. Perfect First Weekend of Spring - Salt Water! Frogma - Oh, how I'd been looking forward to last weekend. That it was the first weekend of Spring was nice - but more than that, it was the first weekend in WEEKS where I didn't have any particular responsibilities or prearranged plans and could just go with whatever whim and weather said to do. I said on... Shortboarding SUP style Imagine Surf - Mo Freitas, the unbelievable athlete from Hawaii just keeps pushing and pushing, and today he sent us these photos from his recent session at Jocco's on Hawaii's north shore. What can I say – the guy can surf. Banishing Winter Blues Will Herman - March it may have been but once again summer has arrived early it seems. Last year, for two glorious weeks, we enjoyed an early summer in the Outer Hebrides when April saw unseasonably dry and warm weather settle across Scotland. This year, with summer time just around the corner, ... Stoker Shrimp tail Wilderness Systems -  killer day out on the ultra shallow flats of redfish bay today. had an epic paddle out to my favorite camping spot and caught a few fish on the way. we paddled out to the camp and chilled for a while, had a snack, then enjoyed a perfect conditions for the ride home....

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Sunny Day at Eternity Hole with a New Toy from Pyranha…. the Jed

Playak News Flash - March 28, 2012
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News Watch Headlines Sunny Day at Eternity Hole with a New Toy from Pyranha…. the Jed worldkayak blogs - So this weekend was great time getting back into the playboating groove at one of the best spots around….eternity hole. The folks at WCU did a great job putting on a fun demo day with everybody there playing in the new toys and getting some trips from the boys and girls of boating world. Learn to Wave Wheel! Rapid Magazine Blog - Looking for a way to spice up your local run and add a little verticality and style to your game?  Check out this technique article on how to throw the downriver move - the wave wheel. Currents: Costa Rica – The Canoe Movie Pt. 1 Five 2 Nine Productions - In March 2011 Five2Nine went to Turrialba, Costa Rica to work with local paddlers in documenting the threats on the Pacuare River and the impact it would have on the community.  Costa Rica is a very user-friendly destination for international paddling and has been for a number of years. Green Boatin' Dagger Blogs - Bald Rock Canyon   I have been paddling the Green boat for a few years now and every year I fall more and more in love with this boat! While this boat was designed for racing I find it to be a great everyday boat. Around the world and especially in Cali you don't see many gree... Five Year High Palm Blogs - I realised the other day that it's just about to turn five years since I joined the Palm and Dagger Europe Team. With that in mind I wanted to say a massive thanks for all their support and express my appreciation at being involved with these companies which are run by a group of people [...] The Snowy River flows again worldkayak blogs - Chris 'Darlo' Darlington from down in the Australian Snowy Mountains sent in these awesome pictures of the Snowy River at 9,000 Megalitres. He has recently dislocated his shoulder but still doing what he can to get on the water. As you can see from the pictures the Snowy River is a fantastic section that has only run for the first few times in 30 Years. Alabama: Competitions while standing or sitting Immersion Research - Training and preparing for my summer tour has been stressful for me.  But the first competition of the season reminded me why I love to paddle and compete.  I recently competed in The Alabama Mountain Games which was a great trial run for the rest of the season. The event this year was awesome, and it was more about hanging out and having fun than the competition (though 10 extremely competitive paddlers can make anything competitive). Snowkayak cross: Martin Himl winner of the 2nd annual kayak show... H2Omaniaks - Herlíkovice ski resort (Czech Republic, Giant Mountains) the second time was finished a season by race for cool ones - Snow Kayak Cross. The final masterfully won Martin Himl. Isle of Man First Aid Course for Kayakers. Isle of Man Kayak - I guess when you look at the photos above of yours truly in the Calf Sound tidal races, it is easy to see how a paddler could become injured at this more extreme end of the sport. It was perhaps with that in mind that Wayne and Sarah Hickey have devised ... La Push Pummel 2012 Exploring Elements - This was my first year attending the Pummel and the sea sure wanted to deliver on Saturday! I decided at the last minute to make the journey even though the forecasts were not in any way good. My thought was that if I brought enough toys; surf kayak, ... Frikkie and Dylan's SUP-ccesfull SURF TRIP SUP HQ - Story: Francois (Frikkie) Frick Photo's: JP Visser & Frikkie The week-end has come and gone, but the memory of a quick unplanned trip around the Boland coastline will last a while still.  At short notice Dylan was asked by his sponsors for some decent photos of his SUP surf ... Viking Claim second International win of the year! PeakUK - After two very successful tournaments; a Division 1 tournament and the Odense International in Denmark, Viking travelled to Essen, Germany, for a 4-a-side competition, hoping to continue their undefeated start to 2012. Essen 4s is the equivalent of Rugby 7s, it is a fast and physical format of the game with exciting high scoring games and a tournament that has always eluded Viking in its short history.

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3rd Annual Supconnect Awards is Coming Up ~ NZ Freestyle Champs- FJ!

Playak News Flash - March 26, 2012
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News Watch Headlines 3rd Annual Supconnect Awards is Coming Up SUP Connect - The world's first, largest and most international awards in the stand up paddle (sup) board industry is gearing up to kick off its 3rd Annual. With tens of thousands of participants from around the world, voting on a global pool of nominees, the Supconnect Awards has become one of the most... Empandas + Cold Pilsiners + Sweet Whitewater = Vacacione Muy Buena! Small World Adventures -  Andy stays focused as he lines up to boof amongst the giant boulders on the Piatua I can't think of anything I'd rather be doing in the middle of February than boofing sweet boofs, punching huge breaking waves, drinking post-boating Pilsiners and feeding great, fresh-cooked Empanada... NZ Freestyle Champs- FJ! Louise Jull - Last weekend we had the New Zealand Freestyle Nationals on the Full James Rapid just out of Taupo. This is one of the funnest and most accessible waves on offer in the region and provides a lot of fun. The men's competition was taken out this year by the one and o... Back in a boat... Andy Wicks - Following my summer trip to Canada I was advised to take a bit of time off paddling to allow my hand to heal (I slipped on a rock inspecting a rapid on the Magpie and caused soft tissue damage to one of my fingers - no heroic story!). At the end of November I had the opportunity to join my old uni kayak club on a trip to North Wales and decided that this would be the ideal way to ease myself back into paddling. Sun Kosi 2010 - A journey through time Andy Wicks - Days 1 and 2 - Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th October 2010. Flying with kayaks is always an interesting experience and this starts from the moment of arrival at the airport. We can really use public transport due to the kayaks so I drove. I dropped Jethro off at the terminal with our boats and all of our luggage before I set off to leave my car at a friends house in Ealing for the duration of our trip. Eel River Van Arsdale to Dos Rios--Six Rivers Source to Sea Expedition North Coast Paddling -  In order to keep our momentum and take advantage of another wet storm the Explore Six Rivers Team decided to head south and catch a spill from Van Arsdale Reservior.  For those of you unfamiliar with the Upper Eel River, check out  The Friends of the Eel River Website. Euro Cup Tacen / Slovenian National Champs International Rafting Federation - Rafting club "Mrzla uoda" invites you to participate in a "whitewater rafting competition" on 14th April , 2012 in Tacen on River Sava (Ljubljana) and 15th April , 2012 on River Soča in Trnovo ob Soča (Bovec). Fishing with Michael Garvey from Perth, Australia! 3/9/12 Tampa Bay Kayak Charters - Got Michael Garvey, who came all the way from Perth, Australia, out in the kayaks last Friday inside Tampa Bay. We started the morning off working mangrove points and shorelines with MirrOLure She Dogs with only a few strikes but no hook ups. We switched up tactics and started working sub surface ... Forest Service Releases Final Rule for Forest Planning Am. Whitewater - Earlier today, the Forest Service released a Final Rule for National Forest System Land Management Planning . The Planning Rule guides the development of management plans for our National Forests and the rivers that flow through them. These planning efforts are important c... SUP-ccesfull SURF TRIP SUP HQ - he week-end has come and gone, but the memory of a quick unplanned trip around the Boland coastline will last a while still. At short notice Dylan was asked by his sponsors for some decent photos of his SUP surf skills. As our local beach break had wind and a flat spell as usual, we had to hit the road. We needed un-crowded good waves and I knew just the spot for the current wind and tide conditions, a bit of a mission, but a sure thing.

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