Wednesday, January 30, 2008
KAYAKER SAVED OFF CONICAL ROCKS
Source: LINDA SMITH - The Hobart Mercury
A Canadian kayaker who was circumnavigating Tasmania had to be rescued from rough seas off Tasmania's West Coast yesterday and was airlifted to hospital suffering hypothermia.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
SYDNEY TO HOBART KAYAKER TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY, 21ST MARCH
Source: Simeon Michaels - http://www.paddlewithsim.com
Simeon Michaels is paddling from Sydney to Hobart, an epic 2000km voyage across the Bass Strait, surviving storms and monster waves along the way. The voyage has also had many successes, capturing the public imagination and celebrity support.Simeon’s will finish his epic journey on Wednesday, 21st March at Constitution Dock. He is expected to arrive at lunchtime, approximately 1:15pm.
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Sunday, March 11, 2007
SYDNEY TO HOBART KAYAK TREK - “BASS STRAIT CROSSING”
Source: Simeon Michaels - Paddlewithsim.com
I landed at Bridport on Friday Feb 23rd after an 8 day Bass Strait crossing. It certainly feels good to be here. Welcoming me to Bridport was a crowd of surfers, the Channel 9 cameras and, the previous day in Ringarooma bay, a pod of dolphins. More about that later.I'm a big bag of aches and pains, but a soft bed last night, a series of solid meals and two days without paddling has me feeling better by the minute. Now for the highlights of the Bass Strait crossing......
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Source: XAVIER LA CANNA - The Hobart Mercury
Kayaker's chilling last words - A chilling tape of the final words of Australian adventurer Andrew McAuley has been released by NZ authorities.
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Thursday, March 01, 2007
“KAYAKING A CONTINENT” - SLIDESHOW AND TALK *TONIGHT*
Source: Andrew Hughes
Come and hear how a novice Tasmanian paddler forged an unlikely path from Hobart to Cape York, proving along the way that technique is no substitute for perseverance and ignorance truly is bliss.
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Sunday, June 04, 2006
Tassie paddler taking on the world
by: Jordan Hooper - UTAS online journalism 2006
Tasmania is a kayaker’s white-water paradise.Combine large mountainous regions all over the state with high rainfall and you have a recipe for white- water bliss, either as a recreational or competitive paddler.
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Saturday, December 24, 2005
Improve your paddling with Kayaking Time Trials
Source: Roaring 40s Ocean Kayakin
Come and try Kayak Time Trials at Kettering in a friendly, low key atmosphere in the protected waters of Little Oyster Cove. Paddling at a higher tempo is good for your technique and fitness. It can also make you a stronger paddler which makes you a safer paddler.
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Sunday, May 11, 2003
Kayakers help to clean up our coast
by: Paul Guinane, UTAS
Maria Island has one of Tasmania's most beautiful unspoilt natural environments. The abundance of wildlife, flora and fauna, and a marine reserve provides a dream location for people wishing to get close to nature. One group of people that want to see the island stay this way are the Tasmanian Sea Canoeing Club.
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