Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2010 – Part 3
(Continued from Part 2 – or start at Part 1) With bellies full of pancakes and bacon, Gelo and I felt ready to face the horrible weather and the last…
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2010 – Part 2
(Continued from Part 1) With bellies full of hot food, Gelo and I climbed back into the canoe and set off for Wisemans Ferry, some 33km down the river. Gelo,…
Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2010 – Part 1
The team plan was for all to meet at my place at 8.30am for a 9am departure for Windsor. That was thrown into disarray when Sacha got lost and drove…
Team Fat Paddler: No Sleep Til Brooklyn
With the 111km Hawkesbury Canoe Classic now just two days away, we thought we should pick a team song for the event. Being that it runs overnight and ends in…
Review: H2O Crystal-X Paddles
The good folks at H20 Paddles in Ontario Canada contacted me recently and asked if I’d like to have a play with their Crystal-X line. Better known for their performance…
Canoe Paddling in Gale Force Winds
The weather forecast was pretty grim, with possible gale-force winds lashing Sydney’s waterways. But with one week to go before the Hawkesbury Classic, Gelo and I were determined to get…
Night Paddling with Phosphorescent Algae
With only two weeks to go until the 111km Hawkesbury Classic, Gelo and I decided we better do a decent distance and get some night paddling practice in. We decided…
Canoe Training at Dawn on a Misty Middle Harbour
In an effort to step up our training for the 2010 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic, Gelo and I met at 6am for a dawn paddle up Middle Harbour. Having set up…
