Paddling in 30 knot winds with Gelo and dolphins
With helmets in hand Gelo and I converged on the lawn of Sydney Harbour Kayaks ready to seek out surf and some fun in the rocks. The weather told a…
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Guest Post: Think Fit vs Epic V8 Ocean Skis
Welcome to the first guest review on FatPaddler.com! Team Fat Paddler Sub Lieutenant Nat Bradford is a recent convert to the ocean-ski genre and is enjoying immersing himself in the…
Video: Rock Surfing with FP and Gelo
Beautiful weather called for an early morning paddle, with Lt. Gelo and I both keen to get amongst the rocks. After a quick paddle from Sydney Harbour Kayaks to Grotto…
Tsunami Rangers Greatest Hits Mash-Up
I’ve been as excited as a fat kid with a cupcake all week with the release of the Beastie Boys long-awaited new album, HOTSAUCECOMMITTEEPARTTWO. I’ve been a fan of the…
Team Fat Paddler starts training for the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic
It’s amazing that 6 months have already passed since Team Fat Paddler last competed in the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic. In 2009 we had one man on the water, in 2010…
Paddle and Portage Canoes introduces We-no-nah to Australian Shores
Last year I decided to take on the 111km Hawkesbury Canoe Classic ultra-marathon in a fourteen foot canoe, a slow wide boat perfect for family day trips, but not really…
Video: First Paddle in the Wenonah Encounter
I took delivery of the first We-no-nah Encounter to ever land on Australia’s shores last weekend, care of new Aussie canoe business Paddle & Portage Canoes. I’ll write up the…
Race Report: Bridge to Beach 2011
Team Fat Paddler started gathering at Blues Point a little after 5.30am. After the wettest April day in about 20 years the day before, the skies looked remarkably clear and…
Sea Kayaking – Where Are All the Young People?
There’s something about paddling that’s been bothering me for a while – I couldn’t quite put my finger on it but I just sensed there was something missing. Recently, whilst…
Video: Team Fat Paddler does a Rock Garden Class with Tsunami Rangers Captain Jim Kakuk
Team Fat Paddler are all about fun and the lads were ecstatic about locking in a session with Tsunami Rangers Captain Jim Kakuk before he returned to his home in…
Remember, Paddling Is All About Having Fun
The Team Fat Paddler boys had a go at me recently. You see, I’ve taken a liking to paddling out through the Heads to explore Sydney’s cliff-line, or donning the…
Support Japanese Tsunami Victims with QajaqJPN
Now that the press has died down somewhat after the catastrophic earthquakes and tsunamis that recently devastated Japan, it is time to think about the hundreds of thousands of victims…
Video: 2011 Lifestart Kayak for Kids
This year Team Fat Paddler managed to hand over $8,000 to the Lifestart charity (due in large part to the amazing efforts of a certain Ned Stephenson) before we even…
Paddling Sydneys Cliffs at Dawn
With another relatively calm weather forecast, the lads of Team Fat Paddler (Nat, Grumm and yours truly) decided it was time for another run down the cliff line from South…
