The Sydney International Boat Show was particularly special this year. Not only did I get to launch my book The Fat Paddler with daily stage appearances, I was also asked…

On a hot Canadian Summer’s day (you heard me, HOT!), two Canadian members of Team Fat Paddler stepped up to the plate to achieve a number of firsts. This was…

The past week has a been an absolute whirlpool of speaking engagements, book signings, press commitments and a little bit of paddling as I officially launched the book I’ve worked…

It was always going to be a bittersweet moment. Our very own Gelo had announced his intention to move back to Europe and that he’d miss the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic….

It’s amazing that 6 months have already passed since Team Fat Paddler last competed in the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic. In 2009 we had one man on the water, in 2010…

Team Fat Paddler started gathering at Blues Point a little after 5.30am. After the wettest April day in about 20 years the day before, the skies looked remarkably clear and…

This year Team Fat Paddler managed to hand over $8,000 to the Lifestart charity (due in large part to the amazing efforts of a certain Ned Stephenson) before we even…

Despite my clear preference for being water-bourne, this is not a story about paddling. Rather it is about getting outside and reminding yourself what it is like to truly challenge…

During this year’s crazy Hawkesbury Classic, TFP Media Director Sacha dashed around video camera in hand recording the days events so we could show other paddlers out there what an…

(Continued from Part 2 – or start at Part 1) With bellies full of pancakes and bacon, Gelo and I felt ready to face the horrible weather and the last…

(Continued from Part 1) With bellies full of hot food, Gelo and I climbed back into the canoe and set off for Wisemans Ferry, some 33km down the river. Gelo,…

The team plan was for all to meet at my place at 8.30am for a 9am departure for Windsor. That was thrown into disarray when Sacha got lost and drove…

With the 111km Hawkesbury Canoe Classic now just two days away, we thought we should pick a team song for the event. Being that it runs overnight and ends in…

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…