“It's better to be hot and bothered than cold and emotional” - You can always cool down, but you can't always warm up! The right clothing is vital to your comfort and safety when on and off the water.
The Truth About Dry Bags
Kayak Navigation - the Garmin GPSMAP 78sc
Massive Murray Paddle
It started with a phone call “Hey would you do the Murray Marathon?” I said “Yes, sure, …what the whole thing?” The promo posters arrived and an email – the Murray Marathon had been rebadged as Massive Murray Paddle and moved to the end of November. A quick “Who wants to join us?” post on Facebook and a couple of chats and the team was born
Trip Report - Sea Kayak Ningaloo Reef
It all started with a random comment over a quiet drink: “how about we paddle Ningaloo this Easter expedition?” Over the last few years we had been heading off on paddling reconnaissance trips around the world at this time, with the intention of developing a list of 5 to 10 great paddling destinations, . Ningaloo Reef, in Western Australia, was next on our list.
Personal Floatation Devices (PFDs) and Accessories
A PFD is not an ornament for your deck, or a cushion to pad out that hard fibreglass seat - it may be the only thing between you and disaster if it all goes pear-shaped.
Nearly all states and territories have a regulation that it is mandatory to wear a PFD when kayaking - there are some exceptions but we recommend that regardless of those you wear a PFD at all times.
Portable Stoves and Accessories
Keeleazy Protective Strip
In an ideal world we would like to think we take such good care of our kayaks that they would never get scraped along the sand or have close encounters with submerged rocks or even dragged up the beach (ouch!), but let’s face it – most of us will subject our kayak’s hull to abrasion, scrapes and chips at some time.
