Practice Run for the Manly Wharf Bridge to Beach
The Manly Wharf Bridge to Beach – 11.5km of open water racing on Sydney Harbour – is an annual institution on the Sydney paddling calendar. It starts under the iconic…
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Exploring the Urban Beauty of Sydney by Paddle
As paddlers we spend a great deal of time exploring the outdoors but often concentrate on the natural world – waves, cliffs, beaches and wildlife. Often we forget that the…
Paddling Against the Iconic Sydney Skyline
I don’t often paddle in the heart of the city of Sydney because of excessive boat, ship and ferry traffic, but every now and then I do just to see…
Sydney Sunrise Paddles
One of the real joys of getting out early in the kayak is seeing sunrises from the water. There is something magical about a dark horizon turning gold and then…
Bridges, Penguins and Ocean Swell
A few weeks ago I missed a paddle after a rare night out to farewell a work colleague left me in no state to get up early. And as fate…
Sydney Harbour – like paddling in a washine machine
I decided it was time for a test, a time to put the demons behind me, a time to get past the disasterous first paddle into Sydney Harbour. It was…
