A recent Facebook post by our adventurer mates Cas and Jonesy captured my attention a few weeks back. The post was about “micro adventures“, where you take off after work midweek & set-out for the wilderness where you spend the…
We’re so blessed here on Australia’s east coast, where those of us who love the beat of the ocean get to play in good surf most weeks. I love taking the ski out in surf and no break seems more fun…
In the modern age of technology it’s pretty hard to drag your children away from the lure of ipads, the internet or games like Minecraft. With school holidays upon us my kids would have happily locked themselves away in a…
One of the best parts of paddling in a team is that everyone gets to benefit from the group. Experienced paddlers and surfers get to help out the less experienced by taking a greater responsibility about sea conditions and paddler…
Team Fat Paddler’s southern NSW paddler Mick Rees has fallen in love with the Fenn Blue-Fin. Find out why in his review below. Cheers, FP One of the traits of being a paddling tragic is an obscene predisposition to paddling…
Sydney Harbour is one of the most beautiful waterways in the world, and the perfect backdrop for surfskis, outriggers and kayaks to race against. Who wouldn’t love racing on beautiful clean water with the skyline a mix of the city…
For the past year most of our paddling has been focused on the surf. Many members of Team Fat Paddler have made the switch to surfskis and are found each weekend chasing waves along the Sydney coastline. But what happens…
Easter is a time to get away from work and head off up the coast with family. I was fortunate enough to be holidaying on the NSW Central Coast at a little spot called Killcare, which was to be a…
This week Brian Partridge, a South Australian member of Team Fat Paddler, got to try out his new Epic V8 for the first time. His thoughts on the V8 are below – Cheers, FP. What can I say about the…
So came the message from Don Kiesling, an avid surfskier from the US with numerous races under his belt including Molokai. He was far better known to me as a member of the extreme kayak tribe from the US West…
My good mate Ben from Benefit Active is running a bunch of great fitness classes over the Easter weekend which combine paddling, fitness training and great food. If you’re looking for some healthy activities this Easter, check it out. Cheers,…
No-one else wanted to come, even my wife questioned my sanity. A change was coming into Sydney bringing strong winds, dangerous surf and pretty foul conditions. Just the day before one man had drowned off one of Sydney’s Northern Beaches…
Some time ago I received an invite from the Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers (KASK) to fly across The Ditch and speak at their annual KASK Forum weekend away, to be held at the coastal Waikato town of Raglan which,…
It must be hard to be the race director for one of Australia’s biggest paddle events when faced with inclement weather systems that put your event at risk. For Dean Gardiner and the crew at Ocean Paddler, the tough decision…
