Solo Canoe Trials with Paddle and Portage Canoes
It’s been a while since I’ve done much paddling. It’s not that I don’t love it anymore, it’s just that more and more alternative activities have crept into my life. Much…
Category Archives: Canoes
DNFs and Other Misadventures at the 2013 Myall Classic
The Myall Classic is a marathon race held on the NSW Central Coast, starting from the small town of Tea Gardens. It’s often spoken about as the warm-up event to…
Wenonah Dreaming – Canoe Exploration and Adventures
For the past month or so my paddling has revolved around canoe training, in preparation for the 111km Hawkesbury Canoe Classic in late October. Fellow canoe paddler Ben “The Ninja”…
Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Training in the Berowra Fog
With the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic slowly approaching, the Team Fat Paddler crew has started (begrudgingly) on the distance training. A few of us will be racing in open canoes which…
In Pictures: Riding the Penrith White Water in a Wenonah Recon Canoe
In the lead-up to the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the western suburbs were treated to the building of an international class white water stadium at Penrith which would showcase the world’s…
Hawkesbury Canoe Classic 2013 – Unfinished Business
After my first Classic back in 2009 I decided I wanted to change my experience of the race. I wanted to put the fun back in, make it more about…
Real Canoe Adventures with Young Kids
My 6 year old daughter seemed a little flat the other day so I offered her a little daddy-daughter one-on-one time via a canoe adventure. All of our paddles have…
Commando Camping II: A Midweek Micro Adventure
A recent Facebook post by our adventurer mates Cas and Jonesy captured my attention a few weeks back. The post was about “micro adventures“, where you take off after work…
Canoe paddling as a way to get kids outdoors
In the modern age of technology it’s pretty hard to drag your children away from the lure of ipads, the internet or games like Minecraft. With school holidays upon us…
Video Post: Rose Bay Challenge 2013 – Surfskis vs a Canoe
Sydney Harbour is one of the most beautiful waterways in the world, and the perfect backdrop for surfskis, outriggers and kayaks to race against. Who wouldn’t love racing on beautiful…
Back in the Wenonah: Re-igniting A Passion for Canoes
For the past year most of our paddling has been focused on the surf. Many members of Team Fat Paddler have made the switch to surfskis and are found each…
Paddling Ku-Ring-Gai by Canoe, Kayak & Surfski
A visitor from the UK gave us the perfect excuse to head out to Sydney’s beautiful Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park for an early morning paddle. With Grumm and his Father-in-Law…
A Big Thanks to Paddle And Portage Canoes
With the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic just days away, I spent this evening preparing the race canoe with stickers – name stickers, sponsor stickers and so on. When I finished I…
