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…
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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…
Video: Pushing the Limit with Neptune’s Rangers
Having spent the past year largely on my surfski, I’ve missed out on the rock gardening I did for much of the previous year. I love my ski and love…
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…
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…
The Riddler Gets An Introduction to Rock Gardening
The Riddler, the newest member of Team Fat Paddler, is somewhat new to paddling. Like me however he shares a background in rugby and a somewhat pragmatic view to getting…
Grey Skies and Lumpy Rides with the Oddest Paddler Pairing Ever
The skies were dark and threatened rain as Lt Nat and I set off for an early morning paddle to Manly via Gelo Cliffs. As we paddled out from The…
A Week Off Work Means a Week On The Water
Due to speaking and press commitments, I took a week or so off work to launch my book, The Fat Paddler. Fortunately most days had a window of opportunity for…
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…
Q&A with Cmdr Eric Soares, Tsunami Rangers, on Kayak Surfing and Rock Gardens
The Tsunami Rangers are well know for their crazy antics in big surf, wild rock gardens and surfing in caves. This band of renegade paddlers spent many a year playing…
Team Fat Paddler farewells Lt Cmdr Gelo with some Rock Garden fun at Gelo Cliffs
A small contingent of Team Fat Paddler gathered at the The Spit to see off one of the team’s most popular members, Lt Cmdr Gelo. After a year paddling canoes…
Rock Gardens are like the Ocean, never turn your back on them – a painful lesson for Fat Paddler
It started off well. Mike, Lt. Gelo and I met at Sydney Harbour Kayaks at the start of a magnificent Saturday morning. We kitted up in protective gear – wetsuits,…
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…
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…
