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Grumm gets pole position for his first sunrise.

Another Pittwater Dawn and Grumm Gets a Rocket

The weekend had been exciting for Grumm. He had permission from the Minister for War & Finance to buy a kayak, and with the Sydney Harbour Kayaks ex-rental sale on,…

And they're off! Teams start the Lifestart Kayak for Kids 2010

More Team Fat Paddler video from Kayak for Kids

Team Fat Paddler does Kayak For Kids from Sacha Ward on Vimeo. Awesome footage of Kayak for Kids from TFP member Sacha. Cheers mate!! – FP

Pittwater - a magnificent place to paddle

Early morning paddles on Pittwater

There’s something magical about Autumn dawns, and with that in mind I left home at 5am for a paddle on Sydney’s beautiful Pittwater. Arriving before 6am, I was able to…

Mr Percival the Pelican

Bird-Watching from my Mad River Canoe

Whilst out testing my new Mad River Explorer 14TT last weekend, I got to spend a fair bit of time relaxing on Lake Avoca on NSW’s Central Coast. One of…

Test 1 - Tandem Paddling

Canoe Review: Mad River Explorer 14TT

To get my family into paddling I needed a boat that could safely hold my wife and my two toddlers. Thanks to the good folks at Blue Earth Paddle Sports…

Thanks to everyone who donated from Team Fat Paddler!

Race Report: Lifestart Kayak for Kids 2010

Arriving in the dark at 5.30am, Team Fat Paddler assembled what boats we had and all our gear before enjoying the breaking sunrise over Sydney Harbour. Like the Bridge to…

Sydney Harbour at Dawn

Video: Onboard with Fat Paddler for the Lifestart Kayak for Kids

At the recent Lifestart Kayak for Kids I strapped a camera to the kayak to give you a view as seen from my seat! I kinda liked the view, but…

PFDs for kids (from left): For a 4 year old, and for a 2 year old

Kids, Canoes and Safety

I have a beautiful wife and two gorgeous little girls, and the one problem with my passion for paddling is that I can’t squeeze them all into my sea kayak….

Clockwise from top left: Timbo, Ned, FP, Sacha, Alan, Grummett

Team Fat Paddler raise over $8000 for Kayak for Kids

Bravo fellas, a sterling effort! Cheers – FP

Greenland Paddle Comparisons

It is common knowledge that I love, and exclusively use, Greenland paddles. Over the last few months I’ve received a lot of questions from interested paddlers asking me how my…

Amber sunsets... awesome.

Paddling Koh Samui Thailand with Grummett

As Team Fat Paddler were training hard for the upcoming Kayak for Kids paddling event, TFP paddler Grummett decided he’d take of with his family for three weeks of tropical…

Dawn at The Spit, a great start to the day

Team Fat Paddler: final K4K training run

The boys came together for one last paddle before the next weeks Kayak for Kids event.  Meeting at 7am, we got to witness a stunning dawn over Middle Harbour before…

When there's no waves, surf the ferry wake! (Photo: Doug McFarlane)

Paddling Tahiti, OC styles

A mate of mine Doug, the surf photographer from WozThatYou.com, recently returned from a week’s holiday in sunny Tahiti. One thing that caught his eye were the crazy outrigger canoeists…

A very wet Fat Paddler

Paddling the Hawkesbury At Midnight

A busy weekend schedule meant no paddling unless I could get one in late at night, so I contacted paddler mate Ned, the engine room of the Team Fat Paddler…