Balmoral Blast at Sydney Harbour Kayaks

Balmoral Blast's main man Dez running the show

Balmoral Blast’s main man Dez running the show

I took my new kayak out for it’s maiden voyage on Saturday down at the Spit at the same time as the Balmoral Blast combined with Sydney Harbour Kayaks to run the first Blast time trial from the Spit to Bantry Bay.  As usual I bobbed about in the water camera in hand as very fit and fast ski paddlers zoomed past me on their time trial, but did manage to fire off a few shots of some the paddlers. Then about 40 minutes later the returning paddlers were treated to a bbq breakfast courtesy of Sydney Harbour Kayaks, and thankfully left a hungry Fat paddler a cheeky sausage sandwich as a reward for my efforts. Great stuff Shannon and Dez! Cheers – FP

Shannon from SHK on the rescue boat

Shannon from SHK on the rescue boat

Synchronised reach! Nice!

Synchronised reach! Nice!

Bow-wake riding....

Bow-wave riding….

The introverted paddlers wear red (not!)

The introverted paddlers wear red (not!)

Paddle parallel to the hull post-exit - nice

Paddle parallel to the hull post-exit – nice

Double the power in a VERY long ski!

Double the power in a VERY long ski!

The stealthy ski - it's like Knight Rider on the water!  ;)

The stealthy ski – it’s like Knight Rider on the water!

Dez publishing times & results to the web in real time - awesome!

Dez publishing times & results to the web in real time – awesome!

The Fat Paddler by Sean Smith