Another Pittwater Dawn and Grumm Gets a Rocket
The weekend had been exciting for Grumm. He had permission from the Minister for War & Finance to buy a kayak, and with the Sydney Harbour Kayaks ex-rental sale on,…
More Team Fat Paddler video from Kayak for Kids
Team Fat Paddler does Kayak For Kids from Sacha Ward on Vimeo. Awesome footage of Kayak for Kids from TFP member Sacha. Cheers mate!! – FP
Early morning paddles on Pittwater
There’s something magical about Autumn dawns, and with that in mind I left home at 5am for a paddle on Sydney’s beautiful Pittwater. Arriving before 6am, I was able to…
Bird-Watching from my Mad River Canoe
Whilst out testing my new Mad River Explorer 14TT last weekend, I got to spend a fair bit of time relaxing on Lake Avoca on NSW’s Central Coast. One of…
Canoe Review: Mad River Explorer 14TT
To get my family into paddling I needed a boat that could safely hold my wife and my two toddlers. Thanks to the good folks at Blue Earth Paddle Sports…
Race Report: Lifestart Kayak for Kids 2010
Arriving in the dark at 5.30am, Team Fat Paddler assembled what boats we had and all our gear before enjoying the breaking sunrise over Sydney Harbour. Like the Bridge to…
Video: Onboard with Fat Paddler for the Lifestart Kayak for Kids
At the recent Lifestart Kayak for Kids I strapped a camera to the kayak to give you a view as seen from my seat! I kinda liked the view, but…
Kids, Canoes and Safety
I have a beautiful wife and two gorgeous little girls, and the one problem with my passion for paddling is that I can’t squeeze them all into my sea kayak….
Team Fat Paddler raise over $8000 for Kayak for Kids
Bravo fellas, a sterling effort! Cheers – FP
Greenland Paddle Comparisons
It is common knowledge that I love, and exclusively use, Greenland paddles. Over the last few months I’ve received a lot of questions from interested paddlers asking me how my…
Paddling Koh Samui Thailand with Grummett
As Team Fat Paddler were training hard for the upcoming Kayak for Kids paddling event, TFP paddler Grummett decided he’d take of with his family for three weeks of tropical…
Team Fat Paddler: final K4K training run
The boys came together for one last paddle before the next weeks Kayak for Kids event. Meeting at 7am, we got to witness a stunning dawn over Middle Harbour before…
Paddling Tahiti, OC styles
A mate of mine Doug, the surf photographer from WozThatYou.com, recently returned from a week’s holiday in sunny Tahiti. One thing that caught his eye were the crazy outrigger canoeists…
Paddling the Hawkesbury At Midnight
A busy weekend schedule meant no paddling unless I could get one in late at night, so I contacted paddler mate Ned, the engine room of the Team Fat Paddler…
