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…
Tag Archives: Surfski
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: Lifestart Kayak for Kids, or the Battle Royale for the Team Fat Paddler Surkski Crew
The Lifestart Kayak for Kids is a great charity race held each year on Sydney Harbour. This year 900 paddlers took to the water and raised donations for the great…
Paddling Rivalries versus Personal Goal Setting
It seems an eternity ago that I took up the surfski for the first time. I have to remind myself that it’s only been 10 weeks or so since I…
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…
Stellar Surf Ski Trial Day – Balmoral Beach, Sydney
As you can probably tell I’m having a blast on my Stellar surf ski, even after just 2 months in it. There’s no doubt these are great boats whether you’re…
First Race after Four Weeks on a Surf Ski
The start of 2012 has been surreal. I’ve gone from tentatively sitting on a surf ski for the first time, barely able to stay on in completely glassy waters, to…
Video Post: Exploring Middle Harbour by Surfski
Surfski training continued this weekend with a 22km paddle on the mostly-calm waters of Middle Harbour here in Sydney. With a 6am start, I was joined by Dez Blanchfield (BlastPaddlers.com)…
Ocean Ski Comparison: Think Evo II and Stellar SR
My old friend Nat, fellow Team Fat Paddler and blogger of Sydneysurfski.com fame, dropped around the other day with his family to spend a day of fun with us. We’d…
Traditional Paddles and Skin on Frame Kayaks
I had the pleasure of catching up with Tom Nicholson of Elver Paddles this past week, who was in town catching up with family for Christmas. Tom recently slaved over…
An Incredible Year for Paddling: 2011 in Review
As we embrace the start of 2012, I thought it time to look back on what has been a truly incredible year for Fat Paddling. January 2011 The year started…
Beginning Surf Ski Training on the Stellar SR
With next year’s challenge looming in the background, it’s been time to switch my paddling from playing in the rocks to surfski training. This flavour of paddling is almost completely…
