News
Trip Reports
Jo Foley has written up
the recent Rottnest Island trip. Click here
to see it. See the Trip
Reports page for more.
BOM
Upgrades its
Marine Weather Site
There
are some very useful weather pages on the new Bureau of Meteorology
Marine Weather site, including a highly detailed map-based wind
forecast which can be animated. Have a look at it here.
Click on the map for more details.
Rough Water
Paddling Notes
Rod Coogan has put a
discussion paper together on paddling safety in rough water conditions.
Click here
for the full article.
Extraction
Line
Rod Coogan has a
description of an extraction line for kayaking. He wouldn't paddle
without one. Click here
for details.
The Updated
AC Award Scheme
The
latest review of the Australian Canoeing Award Scheme is live for
all. The new assessment requirements for the Sea Skills Award
can be found on the Australian Canoeing website here.
The Sea
Kayak Forum
Tim
Robinson has set up a Forum for Sea Kayakers in Australia. It is run
independently of a club or business with the idea that it would be of
benefit to clubs and businesses and would be available to kayakers
world wide. There are posts on general kayak talk, techniques,
equipment etc., and if you register you can post information yourself.
See http://www.seakayakforum.com/.
...More news
Current
program
Saturday 13 February
South Beach to Woodman Point, return (AP).
Saturday 13 February
South Beach to Stragglers and Mewstone, return (SSA).
Sunday 21 February
Skills development.
Sat 27 Feb to Mon 1 Mar
Mandurah long weekend.
...Details and more planned trips

Jim Bramley scouting
for the next big one.
- photo Rod Coogan
... See Rod
Coogan's Trip Report on last year's Cape to Cape.