After meeting on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry and then driving to Lake St Clair we enjoyed a quiet afternoon setting up camp and organising gear for tomorrow’s paddle. The camping area was a short walk to the boat launching spot, so some people took advantage of the time for a short paddle around the […]
Careful Planning We carefully planned the trip for just after summer to avoid the heat. Unfortunately mother nature did not cooperate, with forecast temperatures of 39 degrees. Six intrepid paddlers decided to brave the heat and go anyway. Luckily for them as the weather was not as bad as expected. We had mostly overcast days […]
Berny, Steve and Rebecca joined Anne and Simon to paddle the coast of the Coffin Bay National Park. We met at the Caravan Park on the Sunday evening and enjoyed dinner at the Yacht Club before retiring to finalise preparations for the trip. Day 1 We were all so organised that we left early and […]
WEATHER: Dodge tide, low tide at Port Wakefield at 12.40. Winds forecast SSE 12-15 kn in morning and building to 20kn in the afternoon. Groupmembers: Rebecca and Steve Hampton (Mirage 600), Abelardo Pardo (Delta 17) , Mark Loram (Prijon) and Hugh Stewart (Mirage 580). Preparing Abelardo and I did the car shuffle and arrived back […]
Day 0 – Arrival & Preparation A number of participants travelled together to Pondalowie Bay, with several kayaks transported via the group trailer. Upon arrival at Pondalowie Campsite, the group set up for the night and held a detailed briefing to go over the trip logistics, safety measures, and anticipated conditions for the crossing. The […]
The annual ACC trip to Eildon lived up to expectations. This year eight club members drove to the caravan park on the Goulbourn white water course to experience something lacking in South Australia; white water. Charlie, Marina, Leigh, Berny, Steve C, Steve W, Anne and Simon were this year’s participants. Setting up camp We set […]
A stunning way to spend a weekend paddling waters less paddled. Nine Adelaide Canoe Club members, under the guidance of their trip leader Matthew Eldred, gathered at Wellington Boat Ramp, preparing for a warm 30km paddle across Lake Alexandrina to camp at Narrung. Day 1 With almost perfect conditions, the group enjoyed the serene views […]
WOW what a weekend paddle to Antechamber Bay on Kangaroo Island we had. It gave us a bit of everything sea kayaking has to offer. Preparations The weather forecast looked very good for the crossing. Saturday was going to be a bit of a bash into the wind and waves but quite achievable and Sunday […]
Thanks to the Tintinara Action Club, the annual Tintinara Canoe Polo competition was held on Saturday 9 Nov. Four teams, The Darns, Huskies, Pirates and Sharkzilla enjoyed the games as they fought for the trophy and honour of cutting the winner’s cake. In the end the Huskies took out the trophy. The mascot, Toohey The […]
Trouble to get there Eleven paddlers headed off to the Riverland for a 3 day / 2 night relaxing car-camping exploration of the creeks around Katarapko. Berny arrived there first, but found the access road blocked due to flooding. After a frantic phone call with the Parks Board, a different route was recommended, which was […]
