by GEORGE JESSUP Like all my experiences with the NSWSKC, I’m sure I will enjoy my time as President (pending elevation, like our previous President, to the status of Commodore). I have always admired the huge amount of work put into the club by the committee, the trainers and the trip leaders. Now it is … Continue reading
By NEIL DUFFY The following account is for all those of you out there who have friends or partners who you know would love sea kayaking if only they would give it a go. This is my short journey. I hope it will inspire others. It all started several years ago. Rae took up sea … Continue reading
By ADRIAN CLAYTON The LoCo Roundup is an annual sea kayaking symposium of which Ginni Callahan is the driving force. The event takes its name from its venue: the Lower Columbia River which forms the border between the north-western USA states of Oregon and Washington. This year’s LoCo was the fourth and extended over a … Continue reading
By DAVID FISHER Consulting Scientist: Professor Anne G. Lachlan Sheesh. The buzz created by my article about the Outback Oven in the last edition was enormous, almost as long as the queue of people lined up to sample some baked delicacies. As an addendum to that article, I can now add that I’ve since successfully … Continue reading
By WILLIAM SYMTH Its calm, but warm currents mean the water is shadowy, and below the point where your paddle blade rhythmically cleaves the water you can see nothing. A heat haze confuses the junction of air and water and the horizon is shimmering, melting. Several kilometres offshore you are paddling comfortably in these murky … Continue reading
By JOHN WILDE Bass Strait is often seen as a challenge, a ‘rite of passage’ for the serious sea kayaker. The chain of islands across the strait provide a means to an end: shelter, camping and protection from storms; it is only if the weather is inclement that any time is usually spent exploring the … Continue reading
By PETER OSMAN Andrew McAuley was a great adventurer and in 2007 he set off for New Zealand. It was the latest in a long series of sea kayaking achievements. He was the first to cross Bass Strait without stopping. He crossed the Gulf of Carpentaria in 6.5 days, learning to sleep at sea, coping … Continue reading
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