Tag Archives: Sydney Opera House

Sydney Harbour dawn as Team Fat Paddler set-off for Manly

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…

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…

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…