Kayaking the Palos Verdes Cliffs of Los Angeles
On my recent trip to Canada and the USA, I was fortunate enough to stop over in the city of Los Angeles for day between flights. I was able to…
Category Archives: Sea Kayak
Playing with Dolphins in the Liquidlogic Remix XP10
Team Fat Paddler met early at The Spit for a paddle and a sticky at my new whitewater boat, the Liquidlogic Remix FP10. Cmdr Grumm and Lt Nat were keen…
Rock, Roll and Rescue with Team Fat Paddler
With a huge low pressure system sitting off Australia’s east coast, temperatures plummeted, rain poured down and the ocean swell jacked up to a massive 6 metres. Daily weather warnings…
An introduction to paddling fun, Fat Paddler styles
Last weekend I hit the water with Sydney paddler Mike, a random fella I met via the FatPaddler.com Facebook page. I didn’t know much about him other than he’d paddled…
Paddling in 30 knot winds with Gelo and dolphins
With helmets in hand Gelo and I converged on the lawn of Sydney Harbour Kayaks ready to seek out surf and some fun in the rocks. The weather told a…
Video: Rock Surfing with FP and Gelo
Beautiful weather called for an early morning paddle, with Lt. Gelo and I both keen to get amongst the rocks. After a quick paddle from Sydney Harbour Kayaks to Grotto…
Sea Kayaking – Where Are All the Young People?
There’s something about paddling that’s been bothering me for a while – I couldn’t quite put my finger on it but I just sensed there was something missing. Recently, whilst…
Paddling Sydneys Cliffs at Dawn
With another relatively calm weather forecast, the lads of Team Fat Paddler (Nat, Grumm and yours truly) decided it was time for another run down the cliff line from South…
Profile: Helen Wilson, Greenland rolling instructor
In the sleepy liberal town of Arcata in northern California can be found world-renown Greenland roller Helen Wilson. A multiple medal winner at the Greenland National Kayaking Championships (2008, 2010),…
Sunrise Paddling With Sharks
You just never know when an adventure might befall you, but one thing for sure is that you have to put yourself out there in case it does. On this…
Greenland Rolling Classes with Helen Wilson
I’ve done one lesson on rolling in my entire life. I’ve practiced a bit on my own of course, on no more than 8 occasions, and would say I hit…
A Classic Aussie Summer Paddle
I usually paddle at the crack of dawn, but this weekend was a little different since my wife had spent the weekend in the flood zones of Brisbane helping family…
Welcome 2011 from Sydney Harbour
For my first real paddle of 2011 I wanted to get back to the scene of the amazing NYE Fireworks, Sydney Harbour. Grumm and I made the early morning trek…
