First Look: Mirage 583 Freeride Sea Kayak
It’s been some time since I’ve paddled sea kayaks as I’ve been paddling surfskis for the past few years, but today I got to experience a very different type of…
Category Archives: Sea Kayak
Sea Kayaking in New Zealand with KASK
Some time ago I received an invite from the Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers (KASK) to fly across The Ditch and speak at their annual KASK Forum weekend away, to…
Beginners Rock Gardening 101: Team Fat Paddler Get More Action Than They Bargained For
It’s hard to believe that’s it been a solid year since I last went rock gardening. Sure, I’ve been surfing my Stellar SR surfski amongst the rocks of the Bower…
Jason Beachcroft: Attempt to Paddle Around Australia, including Tasmania
What makes someone want to take on an enormous, time consuming expedition? This is the question that kept cropping up in my mind as I spent the morning of Saturday…
2012 Top Ten Viewed Stories on Kayaking
Whilst I spent far more time in 2012 riding surfskis, plenty happened in the world of kayaking to keep us all amused. In fact, some of the most popular kayaking…
2012 Top Ten Viewed Fat Paddler Videos
The modern world of POV-style cameras like the GoProHD and Contour has opened up the world of action-videos to sporty types all over the world. Team Fat Paddler are hardly…
Kayak Games for Groups – Murder Ball
I was recently tasked by the CEO of my workplace Dimmi to come up with a kayak-based activity for a National Conference we were holding in Manly. His instructions were…
Book Review: Fearless, by Joe Glickman
In 2009 when I took up kayaking as a way to rebuild my health, I came across a remarkable undertaking – a German woman by the name of Freya Hoffmeister…
Farewell to my Valley Aquanaut – it’s been fun!
It was with mixed feelings that I saw fellow Team Fat Paddler member Burnsie drive away with his new boat – a boat that was once my main ride. As…
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…
Rock Gardening Team Profile: Neptune’s Rangers
Back in March of 2011 those scallywags of the US west coast, the Tsunami Rangers, issued a challenge to find, scale and take a photo at the peak of “Neptune’s…
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…
Paddling Ku-Ring-Gai by Canoe, Kayak & Surfski
A visitor from the UK gave us the perfect excuse to head out to Sydney’s beautiful Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park for an early morning paddle. With Grumm and his Father-in-Law…
Video: Ocean Whitewater Thrills and Surfing Spills
I don’t often paddle solo but with all my team-mates otherwise unavailable, I took to my local rocks knowing that today’s conditions would be lumpy. A direct easterly 1.5m swell…
