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…
Monthly Archives: December 2011
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
