This week Brian Partridge, a South Australian member of Team Fat Paddler, got curious about the differences between ocean surfskis and spec surfskis. He was able to get his hands on a unique craft from Hayden, suitable named the “Fat…
Two years ago the northern Australian state of Queensland was battered by torrential rain leading to one of the worst floods in Australian history, with an area the size of France under water. This week Queensland has been hit again…
Ahhh Australia. Land of my birth and where I choose to live. It’s a bloody brilliant place to grow up & live, and I love her totally. A land of magnificent beaches, pounding surf, summer lightning storms and killer creatures…
It’s hard to believe that’s it been a solid year since I last went rock gardening. Sure, I’ve been surfing my Stellar SR surfski amongst the rocks of the Bower quite often, but in terms of true bump & grind,…
What makes someone want to take on an enormous, time consuming expedition? This is the question that kept cropping up in my mind as I spent the morning of Saturday 12th January 2013 with Jason Beachcroft, as he packed his…
With Team Fat Paddler, whilst it looks mostly about fun, it’s also about team work. In our latest outing we not only got to experience some fun waves and a pounding in the surf, we also got to help one…
Team Fat Paddler is all about fun, adventure, and perhaps a spot of paddling travel. Each year we take on some big charity events, do some crazy challenges to push ourselves and whenever possible get out to see the world.…
2012 turned into the “Year of the Surfski” for many in Team Fat Paddler. My own journey started at “big fat guy trying to climb aboard and stay upright”, through to developing a love of surf and competing in the…
Whilst I spent far more time in 2012 riding surfskis, plenty happened in the world of kayaking to keep us all amused. In fact, some of the most popular kayaking posts were from the year before, but continued to get…
The modern world of POV-style cameras like the GoProHD and Contour has opened up the world of action-videos to sporty types all over the world. Team Fat Paddler are hardly the most skilled or fittest paddlers out there, but we…
