Monthly Archives: December 2011

Wenonah - maker of fine performance canoes

Paddling Ku-Ring-Gai by Canoe, Kayak & Surfski

A visitor from the UK gave us the perfect excuse to head out to Sydney’s beautiful Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park for an early morning paddle. With Grumm and his Father-in-Law…

The Stellar SR surfski - a mighty vehicle even for a fat man

Beginning Surf Ski Training on the Stellar SR

With next year’s challenge looming in the background, it’s been time to switch my paddling from playing in the rocks to surfski training. This flavour of paddling is almost completely…

What will the fat man bring YOU this Christmas??

Merry Christmas from the Fat Paddler

2011 has been an amazing year. From the two visits to Canada this year, to paddling the cliffs of Los Angeles, my final days paddle with Gelo, the incredible Hawkesbury…

The Fat Paddler, reporting in LIVE from the 2012 Mauritius Ocean Classic

A New Fat Paddler Challenge – Mauritius Ocean Classic, the Island Shamaal 28km surfski race

I often get asked after any major adventure, “So FP, what’s next?”. This year, with the help of a few major commercial supporters, Team Fat Paddler has put together a…

Meg, good friend of TFP, takes out the Womens Kayak div for the 2nd time. Congrats!

2011 Summer Series Race 2 Rose Bay

Last weekend Team Fat Paddler took part in the 2nd race of the 2011 Summer Series at Rose Bay. This great Sydney-based series is different to many of the races…

Sydney Harbour comes alive at the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Boxing Day Kayak and Picnic at North Head

As the Holiday Season approaches many of us will be thinking about all the paddling time we’ll get to have… and will NEED after several servings of roast turkey and…

Ocean Whitewater - where surf and swell hits the land, there shall be froth!

Video: Ocean Whitewater Thrills and Surfing Spills

I don’t often paddle solo but with all my team-mates otherwise unavailable, I took to my local rocks knowing that today’s conditions would be lumpy. A direct easterly 1.5m swell…

Kayaking is a great way to get your work colleagues outdoors for some fun

Kayaking as a Corporate Team Building Exercise

Kayaking is great personal activity, but it can also be a fun way to get your work colleagues out together for some non-work related fun. I work in Marketing for…

Paddling Instructor reviews The Fat Paddler, now available globally on iBookstore

Paddling Instructor Reviews The Fat Paddler

When I first started paddling I spent a fair bit of time trawling the net looking for advice. One of the sites I enjoyed the most was PaddlingInstructor.com which was…

Seaman Riddler gets his first taste of moving water and rocks

The Riddler Gets An Introduction to Rock Gardening

The Riddler, the newest member of Team Fat Paddler, is somewhat new to paddling. Like me however he shares a background in rugby and a somewhat pragmatic view to getting…

Neon surfers at Australia's iconic Bondi Beach. Local's refer to them as "shark bait"...

Neon Night Surfing at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

Before cars took it upon themselves to smash my body up a few times, my preferred water activity was surfing. I grew up in South Australia where the frigid waters…

At the Chicago River downtown junction, looking east towards Lake Michigan

International Adventures – Night Paddling Chicago

One of the greatest aspects to being a paddler is how fun it can be to explore foreign places by kayak. Visit almost any city in the world and somewhere…

Sea, Land and Sky - a lone paddler contemplates his place amongst the elements

The Ups And Downs of a Paddling Blogger

I’m often reminded of how paddling defines, and is defined by, the nature of the individual paddler. People take on kayaking or other past times with a goal in mind…