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Tuesday, Aug 12th
The Before Work Paddles series starts next Tuesday, August 19th. I only have 4 places left now so if you'd like join this please let me know.
Friday, Aug 8th
Tomorrow I have 2 places left for the Billy Blue Paddle. The forecast is for a top of 17C with a 10/15 W/SW wind, waters slight which is all fine for that paddle.
I'll postpone the start of the Before Work Paddles as I haven't had a chance to do a mail out to let the regulars know about this. So... the new start date is August 19th assuming the weather that day is OK.
Saturday, July 26th
I've updated the website page for Before Work Paddles as I have scheduled these to start on Tuesday, August 12th. There are only 8 places available and I know there are a number of people were waiting for me to set a date. So... if you want to reserve your spot visit Before Work Paddles and use the PayPal button to make your payment.
Friday before last the Metro section of the Sydney Morning Herald had a great story on our paddles written by Peter Vincent who did a paddle with me a few weeks back.
Thursday, June 26th
This Saturday, June 28th I am planning to run the Bridge Paddle. I have 4 places available at this stage. The weather forecast is for fine conditions, wind 5/10 knots, low tide in the morning which usually means calm conditions.
I've just updated the Before Work Paddles page to say I plan to start these the second week of August assuming the weather outlook at the time is OK. These are a 6 weeks series of paddles where we meet each week for a 1 hr session from 6:30 am to 7:30 am. These parking right where we start (unrestricted till 8:00). This is a great way to start the day. There are showers at 10 mins along the boardwalk at North Sydney pool if you are heading off to work aftewards.
Sunday, May 4th
Well how does the Bureau of Meteorology get it so wrong? They forecast 15/20 knot SW winds for this morning yet it's calm and there have been no southerly winds at all this morning with winds W or NW. Sorry to those who were due to come on a trip today but I have to make my decisions based on the often inaccurate Sydney Closed Waters forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology. The predicted conditions would have been unsuitable for our planned paddle.
Saturday, May 3rd
This morning's weather looks good for paddling however the Coastal Waters Forecast has been changed for SUNDAY. It now says:
Sunday: Wind:S/SW 15/20 knots, easing.
That's not good since we are paddling on the north side. Let's hope the forecast changes again otherwise we might have to reveiw plans for our paddle on Sunday. Sunday is currently BOOKED OUT for the Bridge Paddle.
Friday, April 11th
17:20 The Billy Blue paddle tomorrow (Sat) is now booked out. There will be no paddle on Sunday as the wind forecast is for wind S/SW 15/25 knots and rain.
At at 16:42 Friday I have just two places left on the Billy Blue Paddle tomorrow (Sat). The weather forecast is perfect for a paddle - Max 24C, Wind:NW 3/8 knots, Water smooth to slight. After Saturday the forecast is for several days of rain so tomorrow is the day! If you want a spot contact me ASAP.
Friday, April 4th
Tomorrows weather looks good for a paddle. Rain is forecast from Sunday through the rest of the week so Saturday is the go if you are interested iin a paddle. The wind forecast has changed and is now for smooth water with W/SW 8/13 knots tending variable to 10 knots by late morning. Fine weather with a top of 22C. Give me a call if you are interested in a morning paddle.
Friday, March 28th
Tomorrows weather looks perfect for a paddle so if you are interested let me know. I am looking at running the Billy Blue Paddle however I can change that to the Balmain paddle if you prefer. The Coastal Waters Forecast for the harbour is:
Wind:NW 5/10 knots tending NE 10/15 knots during the afternoon. Waters:Slight.
It's low tide in the morning which should make for very calm water.
The general forecast is: FINE, Max: 21C
Thurday, March 20th
Sorry we are not operating on Good Friday or Easter Sunday. The forecast for Saturday is not good (Wind: SE 15/25 knots) so we won't be running a trip that day. There is no coastal waters forecast for Monday yet but that is a possibility.
Friday, March 7th
We had a great day paddling yesterday. It was the final paddle for our Thursday Before Work group and we managed to do a 10 km paddle around Bradleys Head and return.
Later in the morning we were filmed for an episode of Rough Guides and paddled with host Toby Amies. If you want to see some photos of the filming checkout Gallery13. We were really lucky with perfect weather and it was really enjoyable. Thanks to Luana, Toby and the team from Lion TV UK!
Wednesday, March 5th
The weather looks perfect for our Before Work paddle tomorrow.
Fine. Some early cloud then mostly sunny. Light winds tending
northeast and freshening a little along the coast during the
afternoon.
City: Min: 17 Max: 27
Sunrise is not till 6:47 so we can't be on the water till then.
High Tide is 08:10 am (1.73m) which can make it choppy but with a light wind it won't matter.
Our paddle is to Bradleys Head and back which will be about 9kms. Should be great!
Monday, March 3rd
Well, autumn seems a hell of lot better weather than summer !
The forecast looks good for our Tuesday morning paddle.
"Fine. Some high cloud developing later. Light winds at first". Top of 28C. Great!
Our paddle is to Woolwich (Lane Cove River), approx 8.2 kms return.
Wednesday, February 26th
Tomorrows, Thursday morning paddle cancelled
The weather forecast issued for Thursday isn't great.
Thursday: Rain periods and the chance of a thunderstorm. Cool southerly winds
freshening during the morning
The Closed Waters Forecast is: Wind:Early S/SE change 13/18 knots, increasing to S/SE 20/30 knots in the afternoon.
Since our planned paddle to Bradley's Head is quite exposed to southerlies I think it's best to postpone this a week. Let's hope Autumn turns out better that our Summer.
Wednesday, February 13th
The Coastal Waters Forecast issued for Thursday is not good news:
Thursday: Wind:S'ly 20/25 knots, easing to 15/20 knots during the morning, freshening 20/25 knots again later. Waters:Choppy at times.
Friday isn't a great deal better so we'll skip this Thursday paddle.
Monday, February 11th
The Coastal Waters Forecast for Sydned Closed Waters released this afternoon looks good for tomorrows Before Work paddle:
Tuesday: Wind:N/NW 5/10 knots becoming N/NE 8/13 knots by afternoon, 13/18 knots later. Waters:Slight, becoming a little choppy.
The Metro forecast says "isolated showers" so hopefully they will miss us. Top temp 25C. Should be good !
Not looking good for Wednesday, Thursday however with more showers and southerly winds forecast.
Friday, February 8th
The Coastal Waters Forecast for Sydney Closed Waters Issued at 4:05pm today says:
Saturday: Wind:SW/SE 13/18 knots, possibly reaching 25 knots at times. Waters:Slight to choppy. Isolated thunderstorms.
Not a good day for paddling so I won't be running anything Saturday. At this stage the Sunday forecast is for 10/20 knot southerly winds. Really anything 15 knots or over on Sydney Harbour is not good for kayaking except within a protected location. Hopefully the forecast for Sunday might improve.
Thursday, February 7th
No Kayaking Friday
The Coastal Waters Forecast for Sydney Closed Waters Issued at 3:55pm (although didn't appear till after 16:40) says:
Friday: Wind:S 20/30 knots, easing to 13/18 knots early and tending S/SE. Waters:rough, easing to choppy.
It's definitely not paddling weather. For those in the Tuesday group of Before Work paddlers, see you next Tuesday. The Metro forecast for Tuesday currently says it will be a fine day. Let's hope.
The photo above was taken yesterday in Mosman Bay - a reflection on the yacht "Nelson" - the 43m long yacht of Greg Goodman (as in Macquarie Goodman).
Wednesday, February 6th
At this stage the weather looks OK for our Thursday Before Work Paddle. The Coastal Waters Forecast released at 4:05pm today says:
Thursday: Wind:SW 10/15 knots, increasing to S 20/30 knots early afternoon. Waters:Slight, becoming very choppy.
Provided the wind doesn't get over 15 knots it's on. The next scheduled update to this forecast is around 5:30 am tomorrow although if they know they are wrong later in the day they sometimes do an update.
Monday, February 4th
Tuesday Paddle Postponed
Tomorrow, our Tuesday Before Work paddle has been postponed to Friday. The Closed Waters Forecast for Sydney Closed Waters issued at 4:30 pm today says:
Wind:NE 15/25 knots, tending SW. Waters:Choppy. Rain periods heavy at times
It wouldn't be a good idea given this forecast.
Let's hope we get better weather Friday. Everyone should have received an email which I sent out a short while ago (around 4:45 pm).
Monday, January 21st
Tomorrow, our Tuesday Before Work paddle has been postponed due to the Strong Wind Warning. The Closed Waters Forecast issued at 4 pm today says:
Tuesday: Wind:S 15/20 knots, easing to 10/15 knots in the afternoon. Waters:Slight to choppy.
It's best not to take the risk as wind gusts are generally up to 40% stronger and it is also stronger on headlands such as rounding Blues Point. I've emailed everyone and asked if Friday this week is a possibility? Please let me know. Patrick.
Wednesday, January 16th
Tomorrow, Thursday is the start of our Thursday Before Work series. The weather forecast is predicting rain, strong southerly winds, choppy water. If it is raining that's OK because we can do the instruction indoors in the boatshed and skip the short paddle (we'll make it up later with some extra paddle time). If it's not raining but very choppy as predicted we'll just do some familiarisation on the water close to shore. So...just assume it's on tomorrow regardless of the weather.
Monday, January 14th
Tomorrow, Tuesday is the start of our Before Work series. The weather forecast is predicting rain but hopefully it'll miss us for the hour of our session. We'll see how we go but this session is mostly instruction with a short paddle at the end. The wind forecast is E/NE 10/15 knots with Waters:Slight whichh is perfect for a paddle. See you all tomorrow 6:30 am at Lavender Bay wharf.
Saturday, December 22nd
You might have noticed my website has been down or when up was in some strange time warp back to a 2004 version with outdated information. Unfortunately the web host I've had for many years was taken over by another company who in moving my site to a new server moved a 2004 backup and lost my entire current site and all recent backups. Brilliant. I'll be changing web hosts shortly so this site will change again. I've managed to rebuild this one using files I recovered from the cache of my browser, Google and Yahoo but it's been a tedious process. I've not been running trips much as a result since no one has been able to book online etc. Since this wiped out all my sales of Gift Certificates for Christmas I am seriously considering closing the business for 2008 since it's not viable to run with the lower customer numbers this will result in. If you have a gift certificate already, don't worry, I'll still run your trip.
One thing I am considering doing in the next year is buying a selection of single kayaks to run paddles where you get to try a different kayak each time you come along. If anyone has suggestions let me know. I want a range of probably 8 kayaks. So far I'm thinking of:
- Sheerwater or Penguin (plastic)
- Tasman Express (plastic)
- Pittarak (fibreglass)
- Mirage 530 and/or 580 (fibreglass)
- Sourthern Raider and/or Arctic Raider
- ?? any suggestions. There's no point in having anything that isn't readily available to buy. I'd need some kayaks suitable for larger paddlers.
Thursday, November 29th
Sorry I have no
places available on paddles at the moment. The next available
places on the Berry Island or Billy Blue paddle is the weekend
of December 15th and 16th.
I've created a page so you can
check current availability: Availability
.
Wednesday, November 28th
OK, I've just
updated the website. I have added a new paddle - The
Billy Blue Paddle which is a good intro paddle of 5.5 kms
around Berrys Bay.
I've renamed the Berry Island
Paddle The
Balmain Paddle - same paddle but just thought it better
described where we go. We still visit Berry Island
though.
Wednesday, November 28th
I'm
currently updating the website and renaming some things so if
you get confused by things that's why. I should be finished by
4:00 pm .
Thursday, November 15th
Sorry no
paddling this morning. Current Closed Waters Forecast is no
good for a morning paddle.
Thursday: Wind:S/SW 15/20
knots, tending SE/NE 10/15 knots. Waters:Choppy becoming
slight.
Tuesday, November 13th
James
Castrission & Justin Jones headed off today from Forster
on a 2,200 km paddle to Auckland, NZ in their kayak Lot 41
(above).
We returned from a Bridge Paddle one day in
January to find this strange kayak in Lavender Bay. They'd
just come from their media launch in Darling Harbour. The
problem was getting it out at the boat ramp using their 2WD
station wagon. A hefty 4WD did the job eventually. It was
already loaded with most their food at this stage so was
pretty heavy (hope it's kept OK). Good luck guys!
You
can check their progress via their website at: http://www.crossingtheditch.com.au/
There's
a map showing their current location tracked via satellite and
of course You Tube clips and Facebook links.
On more
trivial matter my mobile is now operational again after
swapping networks . My website seems to be stable now (my web
host in the US stuffed up their server
upgrade).
Thursday, November 8th
I've
just changed the plan for the Before
Work paddles - they will start next Thursday. I expect
I'll mostly have paddlers who have been with me before so I
might run an extra (free) session for any new people so the
first Thursday can be the Berry Island paddle. It just depends
who signs up. I'll be emailing everyone I know about that
tonight. If you have any questions please send me an email: Patrick.
My mobile phone will be out of action for a few
days so if you want to call me try my landline (9899-1001) in
the evenings between 8:30 and 11:30 pm. Normally it's diverted
to my mobile.
I check my email regularly so that's a
better option. Make sure the subject has the word "kayak" or
"paddle" otherwise it might not get past my SPAM
filter.
Wednesday, November 7th
My mobile
phone is currently out of action as I am swapping network
providers today (hopefully it will be sorted today). My
website has been up and down too because my hosting company
changed with a company takeover and they seemed to stuff up
their upgrade to new servers. Hopefully that is all stable
now. It never rains but it...
Tuesday, November
6th
My website and email are only just back online. My
web host of 10 years (Harris Media) was bought out by
WebNetHosting who made a complete mess of an upgrade. Instead
of a 4 hour outage it turned into several days. Anyway I think
everything is back online now.
I delayed the start of
the Before
Work paddles till Tuesday, Nov 13th. The weather is
terrible today and without a website or email I couldn't
determine who'd booked etc. Hopefully we'll have some nice
weather next week.
Monday, October
27th
Hopefully I'll be up and running again next week
but right now I am off with the flu. I had to cancel my
holiday mid-way after my girlfriend got sick and return to
Sydney. Now I have it. Aaaghh.
Monday, October
15th
I've just updated the website for the Before
Work paddles which will start the second week of November.
If you would like to book please use the PayPal link to
reserve a place and just let me know which day you prefer. I
am away for two weeks but will check my email when I can and
update the availability.
Thursday, October
13th
Hey it's my birthday! I am taking a break for 2
weeks (sorry but I haven't had a holiday in 3 years). My
business will start again in November 1st.
Thursday, October 4th
Forget this weekend
for paddling ! It might be good for some fast sailing but not
kayaking.
Current Coastal Waters Forecast for Sydney
Harbour Closed Waters:
Saturday Outlook: Wind: NW
increasing to 20/30 knots, ahead of a late S/SW change 15/25
knots overnight.
Sunday Outlook: Wind: S/SE 15/25
knots, easing later.
Wednesday, October
3rd
I'm running trips again now but the tours are only
on weekends. I probably won't start the Before Work paddles
till early November. Just taking it easy this year as I was
quite sick over winter this year - working 80 hr weeks for 2
years non-stop wasn't good for me. The weather really hasn't
been great for paddling anyway - we are still in a very windy
time of the year but that will settle down as summer
approaches. Patrick.
Wednesday, June
6th
Thursday morning paddle cancelled (June
7th)
I've cancelled tomorrows paddle as there is
currently a strong wind warning for coastal waters including
Sydney Harbour. There may be a lull in the morning but you
can't tell and there's a risk we could get out then the wind
could come up and we'd be stuck somewhere.
Rain is forecast
for the next 6 days (whats rain?).
As an alternative
to this paddle I am looking at running a 2hr paddle on
Saturday June 16th so if you are in my Thursday morning group
please let me know if you can make this. To respond click here,
Patrick.
Monday, May 7th
I've just changed
the start date for the next series of Before
Work paddles to May 17th. They were going to start this
week however the forecast is for terrible weather and I also
don't have sufficient people yet. By next week we could run
these either Tues or Thurs - whichever day best suits
everyone. I only have a couple of definite starters at this
stage however I have another group finishing their six weeks
tomorrow and we may get some of that group signing up for the
new series.
Saturday, May 5th
I now have some
vacancies for Sunday's Berry Island paddle. The weather
forecast is for perfect paddling conditions - Fine. Mostly
sunny. Light winds. Max 24C.
If you are interested please
give Patrick a call on 9899-1001. This next series needs to
run from 7:00 to 8:00 am because we can't be on the water
before sunrise and at this time of the year sunrise isn't till
after 6:30 am.
Friday, May 4th
Tomorrow,
Saturday, looks like perfect paddling weather and I am running
the Berry Island paddle with 3 places still available at this
stage. The forecast is for light northerly winds and smooth
water with a maximum of 25C. That's as good as it gets. If you
are interested in a place please ring me on: 9899-1001
.
Sunday, May 6th is now booked out.
April
25th
THURSDAY Morning paddle CANCELLED
The forecast
is for southerly winds and rain near the coast so we'll
postpone our paddle one week. See you next
Thursday.
April 23rd
Tuesday Morning paddle
CANCELLED.
The weather forecast for tomorrow isn't great
so we'll skip tomorrow's paddle and hopefully get better
weather next week. The Sydney Closed Waters forecast for
tomorrow is: Wind:SW/SE 18/23 knots. Waters:Choppy.
April 12th
I'm looking at starting a new
series of Before
Work paddles in about 3 weeks. The current Thursday group
are in their 4th week so it depends on the weather but
assuming we don't have to cancel any trips the next series
will start May 3rd. If you are interested check out the
details on the Before
Work page. If I have sufficient numbers I may start a
Tuesday series about one week after that.
I am
considering the idea of running a similiar series on weekends
over winter. If I do they will be a 2 hour version of the Before
Work paddles which will give us to time to really get
places and explore different parts of the harbour each week
and probably land half-way if we want to to take a short
break. If you think you might be interested in this please
send Patrick
an email and let me know. If I get enough positive feedback
I'll put this on. I'd want at least 6 people signed up before
I start this and would take a maximum of 8 people.
EASTER
The weather
forecast for Friday and Saturday mean that it will not be
suitable for any trips (rain, strong southerly winds).
Sunday looks OK and I am running the Berry
Island Paddle and currently (April 5th) have three places
available. If you are interested send Patrick an Email.
March
26th
I now have 2 places available for Tuesday's Before
Work paddle starting tomorrow. Someone has been scheduled
for Jury duty and can't make it. If you'd like one or both
these spots please send Patrick an Email.
March
19th
I've just changed the planned start date for the
next Tuesday series of the Before
Work paddles from March 22nd to March 27th. A couple of
people couldn't make the late start needed for the first
session. Daylight saving finishes March 25th so we can then
start at 6:30 am as normal on the 27th.
March 17th
Yes, the weather bureau got the forecast completely
wrong! Hardly any wind on the harbour this morning despite
their forecast of choppy water with the early southerly
change.
Grrrrrrrr.
March 16th
Tomorrow's
(Sat March 17th) Berry Island Paddle CANCELLED.
The
forecast for Sydney Harbour is: Wind:W/NW 10/15 knots, early
S/SE change 15/20 knots. Waters:Choppy behind the change.
This is makes it unsuitable for our trip. It is also
forecast to rain but a southerly change like this will result
in very choppy conditions since it coincides with a high tide
just before 8 am.
March 14th
I've just
started taking bookings for the next series of Before
Work paddles either Tuesday or Thursday. Tuesday's will be
heading east from Lavender Bay and is mainly for those how
have been paddling with me previously. Thursday's will be
heading west from Lavender Bay and is suitable for beginners
or experienced paddlers. We'll start next week (Tues, March
20th and Thurs, March 22nd) if I have sufficient numbers by
then.
March 8th
Friday's Before Work paddle
postponed one week
The forecast for tomorrow is for 10-20
knot southerly winds with moderate to choppy conditions on the
water. It wouldn't be very pleasant. Wind gusts are often up
to 40% above he forecast wind speed - we could see gusts up to
nearly 30 knots so it's not a good day for a
paddle.
March 7th at 16:05
Tomorrow's
(Thursday) paddle for the Tuesday group is on.
The weather
forecast looks good for paddling. We'll be heading to
Woolwich/Hunters Hill - about 8 kms return and we'll meet up
at around 6:30 or so - we can't be on the water till after
sunrise at 6:48 am.
March 5th at 16:05
Tuesday's Before Work paddle postponed to Thursday
(March 8th). The forecast for Tuesday is terrible. Thursday's
forecast looks good at this stage.
March
5th
Tuesday's Before Work paddle (March 6th) is
unlikely to go ahead. The current Closed Waters Forecast is
for strong southerly winds and choppy conditions. The next
updated forecast is issued around 4:30 pm this afternoon and
I'll update news on the Tuesday paddle then.
This
weekend - March 3rd & 4th
Saturday I have two
places available on the Berry
Island Paddle. Send Patrick an Email.
if you are intersted.
Sunday is booked out (Berry Island
Paddle).
February 26th 2007
Tomorrow's
Tuesday morning paddle had been postponed to March 6th by
popular demand - OK it's likely to be raining and horrible and
most people would prefer it is postponed. See you next
week!
February 21st 2007
I've now changed my
operation so the Berry Island paddle will be the "default"
paddle I run each weekend. The Bridge Paddle will be for
experienced sea kayakers only until I've looked at planning a
new route for it to avoid choppier conditions we now
experience on the harbour with increased boat traffic. In the
last few years Sydney Harbour has gained around eight jet boat
operators who use this area creating significant wash and
chop. I've found this year it has on occasions become too
choppy in the Kirribilli area late morning to be suitable for
most paddlers.
If you have an outstanding Gift
Certificate for the Bridge Paddle I can still run that if you
wish although I'd recommend either the Berry Island paddle or
a combination of the two as a better alternative.
I've
removed the link from the website for Gift Certificates while
I re-orgainse things.
After experiencing dramatically
increased chop in the waters around Kirribilli I recently
phoned NSW Maritime and spoke with the Manager Sydney Harbour.
I was told that they see no need to limit the number of jet
boat operators or to mitigate wash by introducing any speed
restrictions - there is no speed limit on Sydney Harbour. With
that policy or 'lack of' we can only expect the harbour to
become a less friendly place for kayakers and small boat
users. So... with no immediate prospect of anything improving
I decided I need to re-organise my tours to better suit the
current conditions. So much for "sharing Sydney
Harbour"!
Tuesday February 13th 2007
This morning's
paddle is POSTPONED.
The weather is marginal for our paddle
to Greenwich so I think it's best we wait till we have nicer
weather. The wind from Darling Harbour towards Berrys Bay in a
southerly is always stronger than the 'average' harbour wind
speed and it would only need to pick up slightly during our
paddle to make things tricky.
February 9th
2007
This morning's paddle is CANCELLED
The wind
this morning is gusting in excess of 17 knots from the south.
This is in excess of the forecast wind. At Blues Point which
we would paddle around the wind at the point is always greater
so it is too strong to be certain of getting back to Lavender
Bay. It wouldn't be a pleasant paddle anyway so I have SMS'd
those whose mobile numbers I have to let you know this morning
the trip is cancelled.
I'll still be down there for those
that miss this message but we won't be doing a paddle.
February 3rd 2007
Anrew McAuley has nearly
completed an amazing paddle from Tasmania to New Zealand and
is expected to arrive in Milford Sound around Wednesday. Check
out his website at Andrew McAuley
January 20th 2007
I've just changed the
start times for my weekend Bridge Paddle and Berry Island
paddle to 8:00 am. This will mean we'll be paddling in calmer
water which most people will prefer. I'm happy to start at
7:00 am too if this suits people. If you already have a gift
certificate and you can't make the 8:00am start then let me
know and I'll start it at 9:00 am if necessary. Really the
earlier we start the calmer and nicer it is particularly in
summer.
January 13th 2007
If you thought
it was a bit windy on the harbour today (cancelled our trip
today) then think about Andrew McAuley who is currently
paddling from Tasmania to New Zealand. He left Thursday
afternoon. Unlike "Lot 41" the Crossing The Ditch kayak he's
paddling a fairly conventional kayak - a Mirage with a cockpit
cover that makes the kayak water tight and somewhat
self-righting so he can sleep. If you're interested check out
his website Andrew
McAuley.
January 9th 2007
When we got
back from our paddle last Saturday we found the rather strange
looking kayak in the picture above. It belongs to James
Castrission and Justin Jones who are about to paddle from
Sydney to New Zealand. Yes, that's right. No, I don't know
where the toilet is but there's a large compartment where one
person can sleep at the rear. The bow section is already
loaded with provisions which made loading this monster onto a
trailer rather interesting. Trying to tow the trailer up the
Lavender Bay boat ramp was more than their station wagon could
handle (not much traction on the concrete ramp). It took a 4WD
to eventually get things moving. If you want to find out more
about their expedition check out their webiste Crossing The
Ditch.
January 6th 2007
Bridge Paddle for
Sunday January 7th CANCELLED.
There's a strong wind warning
for Sydney Closed Water - Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) with
choppy to rough conditions forecast on the water. Winds
getting up to 25 knots.
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
- Dec 29th 2006
No it's not over because the big boats
have made it. I think the most interesting boat is Maluka
which is a 1930's 30ft Ranger class yacht that was restored
for this race. Here are some good sites:
Offical Rolex
Sydney-Hobart site
This has a really neat yacht tracker
option where you can view the current positions on a map and
view an animation of their route so far. Even neater is the
Google Earth file you can save and use that to view the
fleet.
Webcam
from Rose Bay High School, Hobart
This provides a view
of the Derwent. It appears to be a "live" webcam that is
really a still image that updates every 10 mins. Great view
though. I think the yacht club is downstream however so you
probably won't see anything of them.
Wednesday,
December 27th, 2006
NO TRIPS OVER CHRISTMAS - NEW
YEAR.
Sorry we aren't running any kayak trips over the
Christmas to New Year period as it is usually just too busy
and crazy on the water with boat traffic. The weather forecast
for the New Year weekend is also predicting rain it probably
wouldn't be great on the water anyway.
Monday,
December 18th, 2006
Tuesday Paddle Postponed Till
Thursday
There is a southerly change of 20/25 knots
forecast to hit tomorrow morning. When exactly is uncertain
but it's not safe to risk getting caught out in this change so
we'll postpone the Tuesday paddle till Thursday.
Wednesday - rain, southerly winds.
Thursday - fine,
NE winds (good)
Friday & Christmas weekend - rain !
Monday, December 11th, 2006
Tuesday Paddle
Postponed Till Wednesday.
There are very strong winds
forecast for Tuesday morning so there Tuesday morning paddle
has been shifted to Wednesday.
Closed Waters Forecast (as
at Monday morning):
Tuesday: Wind:S/SE 20/25 knots early,
easing to 10/20 knots Waters:Very choppy decreasing to slight
Wednesday Outlook: Wind: E/NE increasing to 10/20 knots
Friday, November 23rd, 2006
Tomorrow,
Saturday I'm running the Berry Island paddle and currently
have three places available. The weather forecast looks good -
fine, 27C, NE winds. If you'd like to come along please send
me an Email.
November
15th, 2006 - Thursday (Nov 16th) Paddle Cancelled
Due
to the strong wind warning current for Sydney Closed Waters
I've had to cancel tomorrow's paddle. The current forecast is:
Winds: Southerly reaching 25/33 knots.
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