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Playak News Flash - November 7, 2015
The world's latest paddling headlines.

News Watch Headlines Creeking on Vancouver Island Kokatat Blog - When your job involves working in the outdoors with kids it is certainly nice to have sun and warm temperatures. Makes your job easy. BBC documentary with Kokatat athletes Kokatat Blog - This summer I took some time off in Colorado from competing and filmed a documentary with Rush Sturges, Dave Fusilli, and Capo Rettig on Oh Be Joyful Creek! We had three and a half days of filming, so we got to Crested Butte the night before and in the morning headed, up to scout our shoot locations and lines. Zens Solves Which Boat? Dilemma for The Grand Canyon Jackson Kayak - This summer, we (the Levitts) took our first trip down the Grand Canyon (thank you Tim Hogg for inviting us. As keen playboaters, our first choice was to paddle Rockstars, planning to throw macho mans (wave front flips) until we could not move. 2015 ACA State Director Conference ACA - The second annual ACA State Director Conference is coming up this weekend in sunny San Diego, CA! ACA staff and v olunteers will gather for a weekend full of paddling, networking, knowledge-building workshops, and collaboration.  Perched on the Perch Palm Blogs - A new competition was announced earlier in the year which would take place in October on Loch Ken in Scotland. It would be the first time for me to fish a Scottish loch and the talks about it fishing well got me very excited. October came around fast and it was time to head up north. Greenland - Reading Material and Other Resources Mark Tozer - Expedition participants often ask us about recommended reference material so they can learn more about Greenland, so we have complied a list of books and resources that may be of interest to you. Starboard SUP Fishing Boards Distressed Mullet - Starboard has launched their 2016 line of Fishing SUPs. With 3 models to choose, you can find the Sportsman in composite technology, ideal for open ocean or choppier conditions with it’s ultra wide tail, the Stealth, which is super quiet with great glide to sneak into any fishing hole on a lake or river and the Inflatable version. Andrews Island Sea Kayak Stonington - We had one last big weekend of classes through Pinniped: a calm day in Frenchman Bay, searching for features among rocks and ledges, a day at Sullivan Falls with a fifteen-foot tide range, and an incident management class out around Bass Harbor and Great Gott Island. Thompson River Good times red paddle co - With a crew of 31 people it was going to be an interesting adventure to say the least. Two nights, three days we packed our S.U.P boards to get set for the excursion down the spectacular Thompson River. Short River Trip Angling Addict - Hit a creek off the James River well below Richmond. Main target was gar. Caught 7-8 up to 35". A few stripers to 20". Halloween Standup Paddleboard Fun Distressed Mullet - Check out more photos and tag yourself on Carolina Paddleboard Company’s Facebook page here Fun stuff from Instagram and beyond Olaf and the hotdog paddleboard sesh. 30th Anniversary of the Great 1985 West Virginia Flood Am. Whitewater - The 1985 flood had a big impact on the whitewater rafting business and affected everyone who paddled the river in canoes and kayaks. It struck near the end of the Glory Days of Cheat River Rafting, when outfitters were guiding roughly 40,000 people down the river each year. Seal Launching in Scotland Palm Blogs - After a week at home and trying to sort out grown up things. I was more than ready to escape to the river, and when my friend Dennis Newton called me to tell me he was heading to Scotland the next day, I jumped at the chance to run away from Credit card bills, Visa applications and job hunting. Into The Danger Zone Team Pyranha - After a trip up to the Pyranha Factory on Wednesday to catch up with Mat and pick up some new boats we couldn’t wait to let them loose. Thankfully our prayers were answered with some big rain forecast for the Thursday night. With the River Gods delivering we loaded up the new boats and headed to Dartmoor. Finish Line in sight for the Colorado Water Plan American Rivers - All have one thing in common. In order to be successful, they must have a plan, and staying true to that plan and trusting in the process is paramount to a successful outcome.