Category Archives: Sea Kayak

Wet Adventures on Sydney Harbour

Over the past few weeks I’d been lamenting the fact that I wasn’t getting the same sense of adventure out of my paddling. Whilst initially I couldn’t quite put my…

Scarlett Woman’s Maiden Paddle

Got up at 4am this morning to get my new Valley Aquanaut out for the first time, managing to get out on the water for  sunrise. I can’t stress this…

The new kayak arrives: Valley Aquanaut HV RM

Too excited to write! Hopefully the pictures will tell tell enough of the story. Cheers – FP

High tide tour of Middle harbour

A good mate of mine who has been living in the Middle East recently returned to Sydney for a few weeks and we organised to head out for a paddle…

Video – Test Paddle Valley Aquanaut HV RM with Greenland Paddle

A little bit of video of my recent test paddle of the Valley Aquanaut  We started out heading off to the heads until I promptly fell in after edging too…

Night photography with Solent Sea Kayaking

With the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic just days away, I’ve been thinking alot about paddling at night.  I personally love to glide through inky darkness with the stars overhead and the…

Paddling to the Dark Side – Watsons Bay

When you paddle Middle Harbour as often as I do, there is a section of Sydney Habour that seems to rarely ever get visited, and that is the southern part…

Great Kayak Adventurers – Freya Hoffmeister

There are too few people in the world whose actions are truly inspiring, and when I think about kayaking there is one name that instantly springs to mind – Freya…

Hide Tide Discovery: Scotts Creek

The fantastic thing about paddling in Sydney is that there are so many secrets to be found.  On my usual paddling spot (Middle Harbour) there are all types of areas…

Alaskan Kayaking Photography Exhibit

I recently submitted ten of my Alaskan kayaking photographs to a competition and won a place in their final exhibition, held in the Global Gallery in Paddington, Sydney. For a…