Paddling the Northern Territory Part 2
Fat Paddler hits the Northern Territory! (continued from Part 1) by Nat Bradford Dawn on day two was spectacular. The crisp evening gave way to sunrise and the mist rose…
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Video Post: Sydney International Boat Show, Boat Builders Race (powered by Team Fat Paddler)
The Sydney International Boat Show is exciting for all sorts of reasons, but one of my favourite events is the Boat Building competition. A whole bunch of shipwright apprentices from…
Video Post: Darwin Lions Beer Can Regatta
Barmy beer can boating in the balmy tropical North Winter in Australia’s Southern states is a hard time for paddlers. The sun rises only reluctantly, and does little to warm…
First Look: Stellar S18S Crossover Surfski
In the surfski arena the biggest barrier to growth of the sport at the bottom end is the inherent instability of ocean skis. A few brands have started to address…
Downwind Session – The Master and The Apprentice
I’ve been incredibly lucky over the years to have met and been coached/mentored by some incredible paddlers. When you think about it, I’ve had rock gardening lessons with Tsunami Ranger…
Cas and Jonesy – Extreme South, Australia Tour 2012
When two Aussies attempted to paddle from Australia to New Zealand everyone thought they were crazy. Their story, “Crossing the Ditch“, made it to the public with both a book…
Mauritius Ocean Classic 2012 Pt4 – The Video
It’s been just over a week now since the 2012 Mauritius Ocean Classic and I’ve had some time to think about the event and what it meant to me. What…
Mauritius Ocean Classic 2012 Pt3 – Island Shamaal
It’s been seven months since I first entertained the idea of trying to participate in the Mauritius Island Shamaal – seven months of training, dieting, learning to paddle a surfski…
Mauritius Ocean Classic 2012 Pt2 – Sporty’s Dash
Our first downwind race, and both Nat and I awoke early (4am) feeling sick with nerves. The official pre-Shamaal Race, known as Sporty’s Downwind Dash (named after a paddling character…
Mauritius Ocean Classic 2012 Pt1 – The Practice Run
It’s quite the journey from Sydney to Mauritius, with the Team Fat Paddler crew of Nat, Josh and your’s truly arriving after 20 hours of door to door travel. But…
Paddling Sydney Harbour at Night and Things That Go Bump in the Darkness
There’s nothing quite like a mid-week paddle. With work taking up most of my waking hours, the only option was to go at night, and what better spot to paddle…
Video Post: Fat Paddler chases the Green Room
It was cold, it was dark, it was noisy. With a weather forecast of 20-30 knot westerlies plus a good 2m ocean swell coming from the East, I was curious…
The Mo Rider – Channeling Legendary Aussie Sporting Moustaches for Guaranteed Paddling Success
Six months ago I decided to attempt the impossible – learn to paddle a surfski and attempt to take on the World’s best at the Mauritius Ocean Classic. Months of…
Gatorade Battle of the Paddles, Hamilton Island
The good folks up at Hamilton Island asked me to post some details for the Gatorade Battle of the Paddles next week, so here it is sports fans! Looks like…
