Day 1 I joined seven other paddlers on a three-day offshore kayak trip. We paddled from Jimmey's Beach, Hawks Nest, out to Broughton...

Kayaks at Spike Cove. Photo Graham This is a day-by-day, blow-by-blow description of the Bass Strait kayak expedition by Graham Brown, John Hutchinson, Rachel Twomey, and myself. On 12 February 2024, I joined my three paddling companions at Port Welshpool, to the northeast of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria. Our plan was to launch from there on or soon after 13 February, for our intended Bass Strait crossing. This had been in the planning for over 12 months, and our training had

The first day of summer 2020 brought 30 degrees to the Sydney coast and a building north-easterly wind. It was forecast to reach 25 to 30...

This article is for anyone with an interest in kayaking/canoeing, and ocean paddling in particular. In the sea kayak world, Sydney-based...

When you paddle the seas off the east coast of Australia, there’s one type of wind that is uninviting, unfriendly, and sometimes...

The crazy kayakers I join every Tuesday evening have been known to venture out in some pretty serious conditions. But even they weren’t...

The Audax is a top-spec fast touring sea kayak. It was designed and built in Australia by Rob Mercer, one of the world's leading sea...