|
WEATHER LINKS * BOM western
coastal * Note that weather links appear only on the homepage now. |
|
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.  Cape Peron Photograph: Royd Bussell Linda Glover and Royd did their first 5-day expedition from Denham to Monkey Mia this year.  Sea rescue talk and demonstration Photograph: Sue Harrington The Fremantle Volunteer Sea Rescue group gave club members a talk about their procedures, and a demonstration of lifting an injured kayaker into their boat.  Camp cooking demonstration Photograph: Sue Harrington After the 'Get-Wet" training at Woodman Point, cold and wet paddlers were soon warmed up by varied samples of hot camp food. No winners were announced in the cook-off.  Inaugural WA Sea Kayak Symposium at Point Peron Photograph: Sandy Robson Greenland rolling demonstration by Les Allen (Les Allen Kayaks) and Rob Mercer (Expedition Kayaks).  Pelicans at Nornalup Inlet Photograph: Royd Bussell Linda Glover is paddling past these pelicans on the way to the Frankland River. For more photos, see the photo gallery. |
Current program Tuesday 15 May Saturday 19 May Sunday 20 May Tuesday 22 May Sunday 27 May ...Details and more planned trips News FearlessJoe Glickman has just had his book about Freya Hoffmeister's solo paddle around Australia published. It's called "Fearless" and is available via this link. Bunker Bay Video The 2011 club Bunker Bay weekend was a great success. Rod Coogan has made a video of an exciting day paddle between Gracetown and Canal Rocks, which is on the Gallery Page.  Albany Video Several Club members paddled from Two Peoples Bay to Albany in October. There's a YouTube video showing the bumpy rebound conditions, filmed by Ian Watkins here. You may get seasick if you watch the whole clip. Sandy's Next Big Adventure SKCWA member Sandy Robson's current expedition is well under way, this time following  an epic 7 year journey made by Oskar Speck
in the
1930s from Germany to Australia. She started paddling at Ulm on May 14
and completed the
first stage, from Germany to Cyprus in September (picture above is at
Cineviz Koyu). She's now planning Stage 2 from Turkey to India. There's
a link to
her website and blog here.
Updates to the Safety Guidelines The committee has been contacted by the Department of Transport (DOT) regarding the Club's exemption for flares and anchor within 400m of shore on an open water paddle. DOT considers our exemption no longer valid, and the Committee has decided not to reapply. Consequently, a new edition of the Safety Guidelines and Operating Procedures has some minor changes from the September 2010 edition. Links to these are provided on the Safety and Training page. Trip ReportsThere is a report on the CHOGM weekend trip from Lancelin to Cervantes by Ken Burton. Mark Alderson has written an entertaining report of the March long weekend trip to Jurien. The second and third of Martin Burgoyne's "what to do if you're not sea kayaking" reports are now up. Sue Harrington has written an article on the range of dinner options kayakers had on the February 2011 Albany trip. See the Trip Reports page for more. The Sea
Kayak Forum ...More news |