Wet and Wild Surfski Paddling on the Hayden Fat Boy
The call went out for the Team Fat Paddler crew to get some surf in at a distant southern Sydney break where the waves are long, green and easy (and…
Category Archives: Surfing
Another Surfski Rookie Discovers the Joy of Surf
I didn’t realise how important the ocean had become to my mental well-being until a week ago when my wife insisted I take my surfski out for a surf. I’d…
A Winter Surf Snapshot From Manly Australia
Winter is upon us in Australia and the morning feels Arctic, but there’s no doubt it can be a beautiful time of the year here in Sydney. I managed to…
Surfski Surfing: Shooting the Slot in the Hunt for the Greenroom
We’re so blessed here on Australia’s east coast, where those of us who love the beat of the ocean get to play in good surf most weeks. I love taking the…
The Team Fat Paddler surfski crew take on the Autumn swell
One of the best parts of paddling in a team is that everyone gets to benefit from the group. Experienced paddlers and surfers get to help out the less experienced…
Surfski Review: Fenn Blue-fin Beginners Ocean Racing Ski
Team Fat Paddler’s southern NSW paddler Mick Rees has fallen in love with the Fenn Blue-Fin. Find out why in his review below. Cheers, FP One of the traits of…
Paddling with Don Kiesling – Surfskier, Molokai Racer, Tsunami Ranger
So came the message from Don Kiesling, an avid surfskier from the US with numerous races under his belt including Molokai. He was far better known to me as a…
The Paddlers Lottery: Stay Warm In Bed or Risk the Weather Warning
No-one else wanted to come, even my wife questioned my sanity. A change was coming into Sydney bringing strong winds, dangerous surf and pretty foul conditions. Just the day before…
Surfski Surfing the Storm Chop at Grotto Point
The weekend had been set aside for the iconic Manly Wharf Bridge to Beach race, but another round of late-Summer storms hit the east coast of Australia with a vengeance,…
Paddle Surfers vs Board Surfers: The Battle of Manly
Manly Beach, Sydney. It’s an iconic Aussie coastal spot with great surf and miles of pristine sandy beach. It is also the home of our local paddle surf spot, a…
Storm Paddling the Remnants of Cyclone Oswald on the Australian East Coast
Two years ago the northern Australian state of Queensland was battered by torrential rain leading to one of the worst floods in Australian history, with an area the size of…
Video: A Rescue, Some Surf, & Some Trashings – Just another Team Fat Paddler Surfski Surf Session
With Team Fat Paddler, whilst it looks mostly about fun, it’s also about team work. In our latest outing we not only got to experience some fun waves and a…
Video: A Surf Lesson with Balls (aka Scaring Freddie)
Summer is always mixed down here in Sydney – some days the surf is great, other days it just flattens out and we’re better off watching the cricket on TV….
Video: TFP Tribe Surfing – Fear, Fun and Friendship
5.45am and the “tribe” is there – 5 paddlers on surfskis, one on a sea kayak, and one on a longboard. This is Manly Australia, home of the oldest surf…
