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Welcome to the Homepage of the Sea Kayak Club of WA inc. Western Australia has some of the best sea kayaking locations in the country plus the sort of weather conditions that allow us to enjoy this satisfying and adventurous activity year round. If you have a yen to get out on our pristine Indian Ocean waters with a supportive group of experienced and likeminded people, to improve your fitness, commune with nature and to paddle your own boat into adventurous, scenic locations then you have come to the right address for information as to how this can be achieved. If you are unable to find all of the information you need by clicking on the various site menus please do not hesitate to contact our President, Vice President or Secretary. Welcome also to any of our existing members who may be visiting the web site in search of information, the aim is to provide a one stop location for all information pertaining to club activities.  2010 Dirk Hartog trip Photograph: Judy Blight It's so calm that Kevin could be asleep at the paddle at the start of the Dirk Hartog trip. See more photos of this trip in the Gallery.  Swan River Photograph: Russ Hobbs An easy winter paddle at Bicton.  Garden Island. Photograph: Tim Hale Ken Mack and Judy Blight taking advantage of fine autumn weather off the northern end of Garden Island.  Rabbit Rock Cove Photograph: Martin Burgoyne Paddlers with the club trip to Esperance paddling into Rabbit Rock Cove. There are more photos of the Esperance trip in the Gallery. For more photos, see the photo gallery.
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News Trip ReportsThe 2010 Club expedition to Dirk Hartog Island was a great success. Royd Bussell has rapidly penned an entertaining report on the trip. See the Trip Reports page for more. Sandflies or Biting Midges? There was apparently much discussion among the Dirk Hartog paddlers about the proper name for the tiny flies that can make life a such misery for campers on the beach. There was also some discussion about whether it is a bite or their urine that causes the itching. Club member and Medical Entomologist Sue Harrington points out that the Health Department has an excellent brochure on biting midges, which can be downloaded from the Health Department website. By the way, the "midgies" that occur around freshwater wetlands in Perth do not bite, and are known as non-biting midges. Towing Procedures Document As part of the ongoing upgrade of club safety procedures, Rod Coogan has drawn up a plan for who does what when towing a paddler in distress. It's available as a PDF document from the Safety guidelines page. Rough Water
Paddling Notes The Updated
AC Award Scheme The Sea
Kayak Forum ...More news Current program Sunday 1 August Sunday 8 August Sunday 15 August Sunday 22 August ...Details and more planned trips
... See Rod Coogan's Trip Report on last year's Cape to Cape.
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