Movie Reviews for Paddlers: The Cove
As a kayaker, I feel incredibly close to the waters I paddle in and the life within it. There is no doubt that paddling has made me into an environmentalist,…
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Team Fat Paddler getting amongst the lumps
It’s incredible how much difference a week makes! On week 2 of training for TFP, we changed to composite boats from Sydney Harbour Kayaks and head off for Grotto Point…
Kayak Camping Gear, what to buy?
Ever since I first picked up a paddle, I’ve wanted to take off with mates for a few nights under the stars at some hidden camp-spot only accessible by kayak….
Team Fat Paddler training run (and yet another smashed paddle)
The members of Team Fat paddler got together this morning, on a hot fine Australia Day, for a first paddle together. Alan and Sacha had a little experience under their…
Incredible Generosity from a Canadian Paddle-Maker
Despite our daily news being filled with stories of human suffering in all its forms, there are times when truly amazing things happen where incredible people give of themselves for…
Sydney Harbour Rock Gardens
One of the interesting features of Sydney Harbour is that much of cuts through rock, creating intricate rock formations and cliffs. I find myself drawn to the rocky shore whenever…
Making friends on the water – Tim Kennings
It never ceases to amaze me the way things happen. Like today’s paddle, which started out solo and ended up with a long social paddle with a stranger and a…
Kayak for Kids – Paddlers Wanted
With a new year it’s time for a new challenge and the first event of the year is Kayak for Kids, a 17.5km paddle on Sydney Harbour to raise money…
Maiden Paddles for Gracie Aged 3
During my recent Christmas break, I was lucky enough to spend a week on the glorious Sunshine Coast in beautiful Queensland. Fellow paddler Darryl (otherwise known as @ireckon, or “that…
Happy Holiday Break
What a year! Well, for the Christmas holiday period here in Australia I’ve done the time-honoured ritual of packing the wife, kids and kayak into and onto the car for…
Video: Learning to roll Day 3
To help me reinforce the success of day 2, I decided to head straight back out the following day for another rolling session. I have to admit I struggled a…
Video: learning to Roll Day 2
An early but gorgeous paddle on Middle Harbour with paddling mate JF Englert kicked off just after 6am as the sun was coming up. At the end of it, we…
Video: Summer paddling on Sydney Harbour
A lot of my online paddling mates from the northern hemisphere have been whining recently about Winter’s intrusion on their paddling, the freezing over of lakes, and generally bloody cold…
Wet Adventures on Sydney Harbour
Over the past few weeks I’d been lamenting the fact that I wasn’t getting the same sense of adventure out of my paddling. Whilst initially I couldn’t quite put my…
