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<BODY BACKGROUND="fondo.jpg" TEXT="#000040" LINK= VLINK=white ALINK=red > <A HREF="javascript:history.back()" name="arriba"> <img src="flechaiz.gif" border=0 alt="back" align=left></a> <A HREF="#abajo"> <img src="ballanim.gif" border=0 alt=index align=right></A> <CENTER> <FONT SIZE=8 COLOR=#40,40,90 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier"> Guide <BR> <A HREF="playspotsframes.html"> <IMG SRC="espanola.gif" HEIGHT=24 WIDTH=24 border=0 ALT="versiòn castellano"></A> <aaaaA HREF= "playspotsframeseuskera.html" ALT="euskarazko bertsioa"> <iiiiIMG SRC="ikur.gif" HEIGHT=23 WIDTH=23 border=0></A> <FONT SIZE=3> <P> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> <center> You should bare in mind that this is only a rough reference guide.<br> For security reasons, do get more detailed and actualized info before you enter any place !! <p> If you know any river, playspot or would like to extend the info we got, <a href="mailto:krisskross@bezeroak.euskalnet.net"> <font face="comic sans ms, palatino, arial"> contact </font> </a> us ! <p> <br> <table width=50% border=0 > <tr> <td align=center> <a href="#rios"> <font size=5 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#40,40,90"> <b> Rivers </b></a> <td align=center> <a href="#rulosyolas"> <font size=5 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#40,40,90"> <b> Playspots </b></a> </tr> </table> <p> We are currently preparing a river and playspots database to include on the site. We have created a <a href="formularioriosingles.html" target="_top"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#ff,ff,90"> river form </a> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> and a <a href="formulariorulosingles.html" target="_top"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#ff,ff,90"> playspot form </a> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> for all of you willing to colaborate to easily fill in. <br> All the info we get will be public. <p> <br> <hr width=25% align=center> <p> <br> <a name="rios"> <font size=6 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#40,40,90"> <b> Rivers</b> <p> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> We are currently preparing a guide for the whole spanish rivers. <br> <p> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> If you have info on any river and you want it to be part of <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> H2O - Asociaciòn Nacional de Aguas Bravas <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> database, you might want to fill in and send the <a href="formulariorios.html" target="_top"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#ff,ff,90"> river form </a> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> we have prepared. <p> <p> Meanwhile, we found this guide for british rivers on the web : <br> <a href="http://www.guidebook.free-online.co.uk"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="cyan"> The Guidebook</a> <A HREF="#arriba"> <img src="flecha.gif" border=0 alt="top" align=right></a> <p> <br> <hr width=25% align=center> <p> <br> <a name="rulosyolas"> <font size=6 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#40,40,90"> <b> Playspots </b> <p> <table border=0 width=80%> <tr> <td align=center> <a href="#españa"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Spain </a> <br> <td align=center> <a href="#francia"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> France </a> <br> <td align=center> <a href="#granbretaña"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> United Kingdom </a> <br> <td align=center> <a href="#usa"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> USA </a> <br> <td align=center> <a href="#resto"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Worldwide </a> </tr> </table> <p> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> If you have info on any playspot and you want it to be part of the <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> H2O - Asociaciòn Nacional de Aguas Bravas <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> database, you might want to fill in and send the <a href="formulariorulos.html" target="_top"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#ff,ff,90"> playspots form </a> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> we have prepared. <p> <A HREF="#arriba"> <img src="flecha.gif" border=0 alt="top" align=right></a> </center> <p> <br> <blockquote> <a name="españa"> <font size="3" FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#ff,ff,90"> Spain <ul> <font color=white size=3> <li> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Galicia, Miño river, <a href="#miño"> <font color=cyan face="comic sans ms, palatino"> Miño waves</a></font> </li> <font color=yellow size=3> <li> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Cantabria, Carasa, Asòn river, <a href="#ason"> <font color=cyan face="comic sans ms, palatino"> Carasa wave</a></font> </li> <font color=orange size=3> <li> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Gipuzkoa, Lasarte, Oria river, <a href="#oria"> <font color=cyan face="comic sans ms, palatino">Artificial channel</a></font> </li> <font color=red size=3> <li> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Huesca, Gàllego river, <a href="#gallego"> <font color=cyan face="comic sans ms, palatino">paso de IV</a></font> </li> <font color=purple size=3> <li> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Huesca, Torla, Ara river, <a href="#ara"> <font color=cyan face="comic sans ms, palatino">after the gauge</a></font> </li> <font color="#00,ff,40" size=3> <li> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Huesca, Cinca river, <a href="#cinca"> <font color=cyan face="comic sans ms, palatino">below Peña Montañesa</a></font> </li> <font color=cyan size=3> <li> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Lleida, Sort, Noguera Pallaresa river, <a href="#noguera"> <font color=cyan face="comic sans ms, palatino"> Slalom course</a></font> </li> </ul> <ul> <font color=white size=3> <li> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Guide of <a href="http://www.mma.es:8088/GENERAL/playas/html/0/pg/espanha.htm"> <font color=cyan face="comic sans ms, palatino"> Spanish beaches</a></font> <A HREF="#rulosyolas"> <img src="flecha.gif" border=0 alt="playspots" align=right></a> </li> </ul> <a name="francia"> <font size="3" FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#ff,ff,90"> France <p> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> A lot of info on french playspots at the French Rodeo Assocciation - <a href="http://pirouette.playak.com/html/spotfram.html" target="#playspotsplayspots"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color=cyan> Pirouette <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> <p> some more playspots at <a href="http://www.playak.com" target="#playspotsplayspots"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color=cyan> Playak <A HREF="#rulosyolas"> <img src="flecha.gif" border=0 alt="playspots" align=right></a> <p> <br> <p> <a name="granbretaña"> <font size="3" FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#ff,ff,90"> Gran Bretaña <p> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Playspots info on UK at the very interesting pages of a <a href="http://surf.to/freestyleuk" target="#playspotsplayspots"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color=cyan> particular <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> ( Phill T ?? ). <font size=2 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Go to " Places " . <A HREF="#rulosyolas"> <img src="flecha.gif" border=0 alt="rulos y olas" align=right></a> <p> <br> <p> <a name="usa"> <font size="3" FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#ff,ff,90"> USA <p> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Playspots in USA at the <a href="http://www.aca-paddler.org/paddler/feb1998/playspots.html" target="#playspotsplayspots"> <font color=cyan face="comic sans ms, palatino">Nation's Top Playspots</a> <p> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> More playspots at <a href="http://www.playak.com" target="#playspotsplayspots"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color=cyan> Playak <A HREF="#rulosyolas"> <img src="flecha.gif" border=0 alt="playspots" align=right></a> <p> <br> <p> <a name="resto"> <font size="3" FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#ff,ff,90"> Worldwide <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> <p> Visit <a href="http://www.playak.com" target="#playspotsplayspots"> <font color=cyan face="comic sans ms, palatino">Playak</a> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> page ! ( The most complete of all ) <p> It's continuously updated and has loads of info on playspots in <blockquote> <font size=2 color=#00,00,38 face="comic sans ms, palatino"> <b> Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Checz republic, Costa Rica, England, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherland, New Zealand, Norway, Slovaquia, Sta. Lucia, Switzerland and USA </b>!!! </blockquote> <p> It has Copyright ! You need permission to reproduce their pages! <br><a href="#rulosyolas"><img src="flecha.gif" alt="playspots" border=0 align=right></a> <p> <br> <p> <hr width=30% align=center> <p> <br> <p> <a name="miño"> <center> <font color=#ffff90 size=4 face="comic sans ms, palatino,arial"> Miño waves</a></font> <br> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Galicia, Miño river <p> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#ff,ff,90"> Frieira-Barcela <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> section <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> (19 km.) <p> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Flow <br> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Frieira electric station regulates the flow . </center> <blockquote> <ul> <li> Ecologic flow: 25 m3/s <br> <li> If the Station is working, from 125 m3/s up to 700/800 m3/s<br> </ul> <p> For water levels information you can contact <a href="http://www.arrepions.com"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color=cyan> Arrepions </a> <br> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> ( tel : 986603009 ), ask kayakers or rafters, or either call the Station in Frieira ( tel : 988494001 ) </blockquote> <p> <br> <center> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Best time <br> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Summer, when the Station releases makes the water levels to be low; <br> between 125 and 225 m3/s, exceptionally reaching the 325. </center> <p> <br> <center> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Description <br> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> </center> <blockquote> Depending on the water level, we'll find diferent playspots : <ul> <li> 125 m3/s. - The famous wave forms at this levels.<p> It consist on a diverse continued waves. The first one is even and open, continued by a more closed wave that breaks in the upper part. <p> To reach the place, you'd better put in at the 'beach' in Arbo ( under the International bridge ) and run down 1 km. aproximately. <br> It's the second rapid counting from the put in, after a notorious narrowing of the river that the first rapid forms. <p> At this water level there was another beautiful playspot, a bit before the bridge, but due to the high flows that modified the river bed ( boulders in that area) dissapeared. <br> Hope next high flows make it come back ! <p> <li> Upper 125 m3/s. water level - it's worth to travel up to Frieira and put in below the dam. At the beggining of the first rapid, next to the right bank there is a nice playspot. <p> Down in the river we'll find huge surfable waves . <p> If we don't feel like paddling we can get off the river at Pousa Station. ( 4 km. ) </ul> <p> <font size=1 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Info kindly provided by <a href="http://www.arrepions.com"> <font size=2 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color=cyan> Arrepions </a> <font size=1 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> . Thanks a lot ! <a href="#españa"><img src="flecha.gif" alt="Spanish playspots" border=0 align=right></a> </blockquote> <p> <br> <p> <br> <center> <a name="ason"> <font color="#ffff90" size=4 face="comic sans ms, palatino"> Carasa wave </a></font> <br> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Cantabria, Carasa, Asòn river </center> <p> <blockquote> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> This wave forms due to ocean tides on the Ason river, under the bridge at Carasa. <p> <center> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Flow </center> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> The difference in height between the high and low-water takes a big part when forming the playhole. Thus, those days in a month with higher tidal coefficient (always greater than 90) , 3 hours after the high-tide, the wave shows up. <p> It's also stronger and might remain permanent when it rains persistenly. <p> You can look up coefficient information on the tidal tables at <a href="http://www.puertosantander.es/inva/tama/tablamar.htm"> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="cyan"> Santander Port </font> </a> <p> <font size=3 FACE="Comic Sans ms,Palatino,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> <center> Description </center> <font size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> When the tide starts lowering, the water accumulated during the high-water at the other side of the bridge, has to make its way down through the narrow span of the bridge. <p> In the beggining, it forms a smooth " V " followed by a small surfable wave. The " V " starts closing and slowly makes a more playable spot, while the wave in its back desappears. <br> Finally, the " V " closes completely ( " U " ) and the big playhole gets formed under the bridge. <a href="#españa"><img src="flecha.gif" alt="playspots Spain" border=0 align=right></a> </blockquote> <p> <br> <p> <a name="oria"> <a name="gallego"> <a name="ara"> <a name="cinca"> <a name="noguera"> <center> <FONT size=3 FACE="Palatino,Comic Sans ms,Dom Casual,Arial, Courier New, Courier" color="#00,00,38"> Sorry! 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