Review: H2O Crystal-X Paddles
The good folks at H20 Paddles in Ontario Canada contacted me recently and asked if I’d like to have a play with their Crystal-X line. Better known for their performance…
The good folks at H20 Paddles in Ontario Canada contacted me recently and asked if I’d like to have a play with their Crystal-X line. Better known for their performance…
The weather forecast was pretty grim, with possible gale-force winds lashing Sydney’s waterways. But with one week to go before the Hawkesbury Classic, Gelo and I were determined to get…
With only two weeks to go until the 111km Hawkesbury Classic, Gelo and I decided we better do a decent distance and get some night paddling practice in. We decided…
In an effort to step up our training for the 2010 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic, Gelo and I met at 6am for a dawn paddle up Middle Harbour. Having set up…
With the team now finalised for this years Hawkesbury Canoe Classic, I thought it time to hang up the kayak for a month and start getting some kms in with…
Despite promising I’d never attempt the Hawkesbury Classic again unless in a much faster craft, for some crazy reason I thought I’d try to put the fun back into the…
My wife and eldest daughter Gracie flew up to Brisbane to see family, leaving me with my youngest princess, Ella. When I asked her what she wanted to do, she…
My paddle session for this weekend was based around testing some different gear, but with a clear weather report and calm seas I decided to strike out for Manly. With…
As paddlers we spend a great deal of time exploring the outdoors but often concentrate on the natural world – waves, cliffs, beaches and wildlife. Often we forget that the…
A few weeks ago I wrote about Canadian Joe O’Blenis and his attempt to re-capture his record of fastest man to paddle around Vancouver Island. With an incredible target of…
An issue I care strongly about is that of garbage in the oceans, and plastic in particular. You only need to read up on the 5 Gyres to see what…
Having done a fair bit of solo paddling over the past few weeks, I thought it might be time to organise an open social paddle. I put the word out…
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It was one of those days where the weather reports totally confused me as to the likely conditions. As I monitored the various forecast websites, I received a mix of…