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The newsletter is very early this week as I am heading to Geelong for the Australian Marathon Championships. Last year at this time I had paddled 11,000kms in 10 months. Since then I finished my goal of paddling 14,000kms in one year, I competed in the Australian Masters Games (Marathon), competed in my 28th Avon Descent, the Australian Wild Water Championships, the WA Wild Water Championships, the WA Slalom Championships, the WA Marathon
Championships, the Australian Sprint Championships, every marathon race, and this week I with 36 other WA paddlers are going to the Australian Marathon Championships in Geelong. I have four races in four days.
It's going to be a bit chillier than here
though. Not only have we had the Australian Wild Water Champs and the Australian Sprint Champs in WA in the last 9 months, the rowers have had the Australian Rowing Champs and surf have had the Australian Surf
Champs. Coming up at the end of November is the World Down Wind Championships.
And there must be others. I hear the Canning Race scheduled for the week after Easter is going to be put back a week.
Check it out.
- Australian Marathon Championships
- Avon River Guide
- Slalom WA
- Pinjarra to Ravenswood Race
- The Boldy Boys
Tasman Peninsula
Freya Paddling North America
Birds
Along the Way
Coming Events
Australian Marathon Championships Geelong. 36 paddlers that I know of from WA are off to Geelong.
The river is waiting for the best Marathon Paddlers in Australia.
29 WA Kayak Paddlers Going to the Marathon
Championships:-
Agnes Pajor, Anne Harris, Beau Jacob, Ben Hewitt, Charlie Hewitt, Connor Jacob, Coran Longwood, David Berglund, Derek Cross K1 & SUP, Doug Hodson, Erica McKnight, Genevieve Stanley, Gergely Nagy
(Gary), Harry Hewitt, Jaime Roberts, Jane Pankhurst, Jane Liddle, Josh Kippin, Kelby Murray, Lily Farrell, Marie Andersson, Nickola Taylor, Peter Pawlow, Ronald & Kathy Lachenicht, Scarlett Florisson,
Stephan Weyers, Sue McDougall and Terry Bolland. 6 SUB Paddlers:-
Bob Cowan, Darren Pratt, Deborah Robinson, Emma Raphael-Parker, Nishani Jacob, and Noni Wells.
1 Manager:- Peter Liddle.
Finn, Sophie and Jett. These guys have been in the local paper
twice in three weeks.
Great publicity for paddling in the south west.
Avon Descent Paddlers Check this out.
My book the Avon River Guide is live.
All you have to do is to click below and you will open the book. Go here. https://terrybolland.wordpress.com/avon-river-guide/ There is a lot of information in it for you to ponder.
When you open it the maps and photos are several pages down.
Coach Zlatan Imbrahimbegovic with Hunter Florisson. WA paddlers
have been a big part of the Australian Slalom Team. We have had Olympians Robin Bell, Robin Jeffery, Kynan Maley. Representing Australia still we have Ben Pope, Brody Crawford, Steven Lowther and George Pankhurst. In the past we have had Kira Wall, Demelza Wall, Georgia Rankin, Alex Choate and several others.
Hunter spent 7 weeks in Penrith over January/February this year and he is heading back 10-20th April to attend an Australian Team camp 10-13th and then competing in Australian National Championships and then spending another week training. Prior to that he was in Penrith for 2 weeks in September and then a week in October last year.
Having to leave the state, Hunter, like many other WA Slalom Paddlers have to have a lot of commitment and money to represent Australia in the Slalom Discipline.
Isabele Florisson is following her brother Hunter to the top.
She is fearless, dedicated and talented.
Their parents will be working forever, spending heaps of money to help them achieve their dream.
Grayson Pepi, Izzy Florisson and Kai Stafford have the same dreams as Hunter.
They are coached by Robin Sanders.
Pinjarra to Ravenswood Race
The doubles line up on Sunday. Results here:-
The Boldy Boys Paddling at the
Australian Sprints Championships one week and the Surf Titles the next.
Well done Noah Boldy who was in the U/19 men’s single ski final!
Paddling the Tasman Peninsula A wonderful recent paddle over a few days, east coast of Tasman Peninsula; a most interesting and varied coastline. I booked in with Roaring 40s Kayaking with whom I’ve paddled a couple of times; they’re an excellent small company. Robyn Khorshid This is a wonderful paddle (especially for those with a bit of an interest in a bit of geology!). The changeable weather and
ocean swell play a big role in what one can do here. Our conditions over the three days were almost perfect and we were able to paddle past all the main sights. Day One: 19km - Pirates Bay jetty south to Fortescue Bay, passing the huge
and amazing Tasman Arch and many other features formed in both the sedimentary and igneous rocks. Day Two: 16km - Pirates Bay Beach to Deep Glen Bay and return; started with a gentle shower and later a strengthening sea
breeze. This 8km displays an almost continuous array of coastal features: soaring cliffs, caves, stacks, arches, boulder strewn rocky shoreline, wave cut platforms and an occasional cove to land. We were able to enter some of the caves, briefly, which is always enticing! Day Three: 6km - Fortescue Bay to Cape Hauy and return, a half day paddle to this most well known landmark of the coast. Cape Hauy is a highlight for hikers and other adventurers, as well as paddlers.
Tasman Arch, formed in the sedimentary siltstones and sandstones of this section of coast. Photo Robyn Khorshid.
One of a multitude of mysterious- looking sea caves; this one is in dolerite (igneous). Photo Robyn Khorshid.
Just six paddlers in our small group. (My paddling partner, our leader, and I are behind the camera.) Photo Robyn Khorshid.
The Totem Pole, Cape Hauy, from the southern side. That’s the base of the Candlestick on the right. Photo Robyn Khorshid.
Looking south to Cape Hauy with its well known features in the distance, on a calm day. Photo Robyn Khorshid.
Freya Hoffmeister In the Nicaraguan jungles. continuing her journey around North America.
Freya at one of her campsites. All Photos
Freya.
She has already paddled around South America and from the top of Canada down the west coast. Now she has the east coast of North America to do. She has also paddled around Australia and New Zealand. What a committement!
Mosquitoes and landing can be a problen in the jungle.
Rubbish is another problem.
A Darter just caught dinner.
Keen paddlers Steph and Kris Smith. Steph had to have her other
love at the wedding. Photo John O'Sullivan.
The World Down Wind Championships are heading to Perth. |
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