Kayaking News February 2008

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THURSDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2008
	Kayak Noosa Supports Clean Up Drive
	To show support for the annual Cleanup Australia Day activities on March 2, Kayak Noosa will be pitching in and assisting in the clean up of the Noosa River by coordinating a fleet of kayaks. Kayak Noosa owners Rod and Cath Withyman are known supporters of any effort to clean up the river. Rod shares how they consistently educate people about keeping waterways clean through the Kayak Noo Read Full Story
	Yaka Adds Adventure Sports to Mumbai Boat Show
	Adventure sports company, Yaka, is bringing the world’s leading brands of kayaks to the Mumbai International Boat Show 2008 (Feb.29 - March 2), and will be introducing equipment for exciting up and coming sports like power kiting and kite surfing. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to buy kayaks, kites and kiteboards at special Boat Show discount prices, and Yaka will be staging regu Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2008
	L.L. Bean Store to Open in Chicago
	The multi-channel merchant L.L. Bean will go out of the northeast corridor for the first time in September this year to open a 30,000-square-foot store in the affluent northwest suburbs of Chicago. The new store at the Arboretum at South Barrington features L.L. Bean's Outdoor Discovery School, where instructors offer hands-on experiences in kayaking and fly fishing. This is L.L. B Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY 2008
	Blueprint Watersports to Bring Sports in Hotels
	To bring in sports under the roofs of hotels and resorts, the UK-based Blueprint Watersports will be giving a presentation on water skiing and wakeboarding on March 13. Blueprint Watersports is known for managing and consulting specialists in the water sports arena in the region. Director Tim Hughes said that although some hotels and resorts provide water sports for their guests, these a Read Full Story
MONDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 2008
	Captain Paddles Army to Victory in the Waters
	Thirty-year old Armed Forces captain Alex Burt won the white water canoeing competition and paddled the Army to victory over their rivals in the Navy and Air Force at the annual inter-service championships in Dumfries, Scotland. According to Burt, he started canoeing at the age of seven and was already a keen canoeist even before joining the Army in 2000. The course at the River Nith Read Full Story