ACCCC The Adelaide Canoeing, Caving and Climbing Club. Maybe that’s what we should rename the club. There was some of all of that on the weekend trip to Blanchetown and Punyelroo. Saturday The winter weather in the Riverland is normally much better than Adelaide, but not for this trip. Five paddlers set from Blanchtown on […]
By: Kaye & Stephen Parnell NINGALOO REEF – 6 DAY KAYAK TRIP OUT OF EXMOUTH WA The Ningaloo Marine Park is located on the north west coastline of Western Australia and is designated a World Heritage listed site due to its incredible biodiversity. On this trip we spent five days paddling and snorkeling between the […]
CHECK IN AT WESTMINSTER Another great rolling session at Westminster School last night for our second Advanced Rollers session. Eight (8) rollers were on water practicing their skills this session – Phil Doddridge, Scott Zrna, Gianni Caso, Leigh Aardenburg, Matt Eldred, Abelardo Pardo, Reg Brown and Clark Ernst. Mark and Terry on the bench taking […]
Check in at Westminster Great rolling session at Westminster School last night for our Advanced Rollers. Fourteen (14) rollers were on water practicing their skills – Simon Langsford, Hugh Stewart, Charlie Walker, Andrew Adams, Tony Wallace, Scott Zrna, Gianni Caso, Clark Ernst, Anthony Aardenburg, David Adams, Abelardo Pardo, Leigh Aardenburg, Hugh Macmillan and Reg Brown. […]
DAY ONE – WALLY’s LANDING Winds south westerly 0-5knots predicted felt like 8knots. The small group comprised of Simon Langsford, Peter McLeod, Matthew Eldred as trip leader. We gathered at Wally’s landing for the overnight paddle to Currency Creek. Peter was unable to stay the night due to work commitments and would return to the […]
Spencer Gulf Simon, Anne, Kaye and Stephen joined the locals Steve and Greg for a paddle from Port Augusta to the top of Spencer Gulf. Greg supplied a couple of maps, (so we wouldn’t get lost) with the highlight points marked. We started with the wind and tide helping as we paddled past Matthew Flinders’ […]
Ghanshyam and Terry joined Anne and Simon for some training at Garden Island on Sunday. The aim of the day was to refine strokes and provide tips to improve technique. Both Ghanshyam and Terry worked hard on the exercises and showed improvements in their paddling. The dolphins visited us to inspect their style and surfaced […]
THE TRIP The crossing had been on the radar for several years as quite often when at Cockle Spit we would peer at the distant view of the tanks at the Port Bonython facility and wonder what if! We consulted Google Earth and measured and checked possible routes. Gaining information and understanding of the wind […]
Four intrepid paddlers had a very wet Sunday morning playing in the surf at Middleton. Apart from the side wind, which made conditions a bit choppy and caused us to drift away from the carpark, conditions were great, with mostly manageable waves and the occasional bit of rolling practice. It was a nice warm sunny […]
Seven Adelaide Canoe Club members spent the morning kayaking around the perimeter of Myponga Reservoir on Friday, a great day exploring this stunning part of South Australia which we then topped off by a visit to The Smiling Samoyed Brewery. A perfect opportunity for some of our new members to build on their kayaking experience […]
