Video: Dawn Surfski Surfing with Team Fat Paddler
In my last post A Return to the Surf… or Paddling to Feel Alive I spoke about the joy of returning to the surf and waves, the fun of falling…
Category Archives: Surfing
A Return to the Surf… or Paddling to Feel Alive
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about paddling, and the parts I love, as well as the parts I don’t love so much. In particular, I’ve thought a lot about…
Surfski assisted rescue on a capsized sea kayak
The idea was simple – with a 111km ultra-marathon paddle just a week away, a slow, easy tapering paddle session was in order. So Team Fat Paddler decided to the…
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…
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…
The Dawn Patrol – Surfing Short Boats and Surfskis
Manly Beach Australia, 5.30am, first days of Winter. In a word… it was COLD. But three paddlers braved the wind to get out at dawn for a session in the…
A Beginners Surf Lesson on a Stellar SR Surfski
One the reasons I love my Stellar SR surfski is that it makes surfing so accessible to even us average paddlers. The SR catches waves so easily, and then its…
On the Subject of Boat Choices for Paddlers
Last weekend I took Gelo out for a surf session. I had my Stellar SR surfski, and I took my Liquidlogic Remix XP10 for him. One is close to 20…
Paddling Nirvana – Soul Surfing With A Friend
I’ve spent the past few months learning to paddle my Stellar SR surfski and taking part in races, whilst building a considerable rivalry with Nat from Sydneysurfski.com. Whilst the rivalry…
Video Post: More South Sydney Surf Ski Surfing
After our sensational surfing morning last week in glassy conditions, I returned to the same spot with my best mate Nat from SydneySurfski.com to show him what I’d been going…
Video Post: Surfing Kayaks and Surf Skis
You know it’s been a great days paddling when you have to call it quits because physically you just can’t take anymore. Such was this particular morning where six of…
Vale Eric Soares, The Wave Warrior
A few weeks ago the kayaking world was shocked to learn of the sudden passing of Eric Soares, co-founder of the Tsunami Rangers and well-loved extreme kayaker. This larger than…
Paddler Profile: James Manke the Greenland Surfer
Every now and then you come across a paddler that you see enormous potential in. I watch a lot of content streaming through social media and a certain paddler has…
