SATURDAY MORNING FITNESS TRAINING

We are still paddling every Saturday morning

This session offers you the opportunity to have some fun, get fit, meet other paddlers and develop essential skills particularly if you are looking at taking on the 2013 Avon Descent or any one of the many races that are held in Perth annually.
So come on, take the time and make the effort to join us.

Where: Sandy Beach Reserve, Bassendean
Time: 7.15am for 7.30am start
Cost: $5.00

You need to have your own boat, PFD and paddle.

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Basic Skills Course

Sunday January 13th

This is a fun day kayaking and an opportunity to meet other people. The course covers:
Safety
forward and reverse paddling
emergency stop
sweep (turning)
draw strokes
basic support stroke
capsize drill
$90.00 (inc GST), with Craft. $70.00 (inc GST), with own Craft.

9.00am - 12.00pm
Call Terry on 9378 1333

You Still Have Time To Purchase a

Canoeing Down Under Gift Voucher

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Intova Sport HD
Waterproof HD Video Sports Camera

Small and compact, SP1 offers full 1080p High Definition Video with a 140 degree wide angle lens. This design allows the maximum view angle without the significant distortion found in wider lens angles. SP1 supports Micro SD card up to 32 GB (Class 6 or 10 recommended). Intova's unique and patented Unibody design builds the electronics directly into the compact housing. The housing floats and is constructed of rugged polycarbonate injected with UV. The lens port receives a proprietary UV treatment to increase scratch resistance and reduce reflection. Its flat design allows seamless operation above or below water.

Waterproof to 60 metres, the housing includes buttons for full camera control in any environment. (Important: to maintain waterproof seal, be sure to clean and remove debris from O-rings and lightly apply silicone grease before use. Click to go to Camera/Housings FAQ for more information on maintaining your camera.) SP1's high quality LCD screen acts as both a viewfinder and playback monitor.

To save battery life, the LCD can be turned off when not in active use. SP1 utilizes a standard ¼" tripod thread to fit a wide range of Intova mount accessories. Boxed set includes Sport HD camera (model# SP1), USB cable, TV cable, 8 inch lanyard, and user manual on mini CD.

Price: $259.00 INCLUDES memory card valued at $32.00

SPECIFICATIONS
" Video Resolution: 1080p HD (30fps), 720p HD (30fps), WVGA1 (60fps), WVGA (30fps), VGA(30fps)
Video Codec: H.264
Video File Type: MOV (Quick Time Movie)
Photo Resolution: 12MP, 8MP, 5MP, 3MP
Photo File Type: JPEG
Digital zoom: all modes except 1080p 140 degree wide angle lens, aperture f2.4
Depth Rating: Waterproof to 200 ft / 60m
Important: to maintain waterproof seal, be sure to clean and remove debris from O-rings and lightly apply silicone grease before use.
Monitor: 1.5? TFT LCD
Power: Built in 1400 mAh Li-ion rechargeable battery
Battery Life: Recording time 2.5 hours @ 1080p with LCD off
Video/still image flip: Flips image over when camera is held upside down.
Burst mode: 3, 5 or 10 photos
Memory: Support micro SD card up to 32 GB, Class 6 or 10 recommended.
Ports: TV Mini out, Micro USB
Flotation: Camera Floats
Housing: Polycarbonate with UV injection, Patented Unibody design
Controls: Full function control buttons
Dimensions: (7 x 8.4 x 6) cm / (2.8 x 3.3 x 2.4) inches
Weight: 170g / 6.0 oz

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Flares

If you are going sea kayaking or even entering an ocean race you will probably need a flare pack or at least an individual flare as part of the requirements.

Price: $88.00 Inshore Flare pack which includes 2 x red hand held flares & 2 x orange hand held flares.
Price: 28.00 each. Individual Flares for ocean races.

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We have lots of video's to chose from. See above for just a few ot the titles that we have.

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Books

Some great books by Terry Bolland

We also have the Canoe & Kayak Guide of Western Australia

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Kalahari Hat

Simple, stylish, adaptable and functional - Kalahari is based on a centuries old design adapted to suit today’s specific needs. Designed and made in Australia where a recreational lifestyle and sunny climate demand the ultimate in headwear. Great for canoeing and kayaking.

FEATURES INCLUDE:

Deep peak.
Multi-fit headband.
Machine washable.
Towelling sweatband.
Lightweight and foldable.
Blocks more than 97.5% of UVR.
Can be worn in many different styles.
Comfortable under other headgear.
Comes with “Owners Guide”.
Also gives protection from cold and wind.
Available in 100% cotton fabric

Price: $25.00

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SPECIALS...some really good bargains!!

Check Out our Web Site for other Specials

NEW
Finn Kayak with Pod & rudder - List Price: $1300.00 Special $990.00
Ace 445 with rudder: List Price $1400.00. Special $990.00
Ocean Sprinter Ski: List Price $1600.00. Special $1200.00
Pioneer Canoe: List Price $1050.00. Special $900.00
Paddling Perfection Breaksea Sea Kayak: List Price $3900.00. Special $2950.00
Paddling Perfection Euro X: List Price $3500.00 Special $2800.00
Kayak Centre Illusion Ski: List Price $2500.00 Special $1900.00

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The CrossTrainer (CTR)

The CrossTrainer (CTR) has been a very popular sit-on kayak/ski over the years and even today it one of the most paddled kayak. It is a great sit-on-kayak/ski for the beginner or experienced paddler. It has a good touring speed, but it is not as fast as the longer skis. It turns well and surfs pretty good on manageable waves. It is a good all round ski for the touring paddler.
This ski is not so suited to paddlers over 5'11" in height.

Features:
LDPE Hull
Carry Straps
Cargo holder
2x Storage Ports
Rudder System (River)
Polymer Pedals
Adjustable Padded Seat

Moulded Weight: 18kg
Length: 4m
Width: 61cm
Capacity: 100kg

Price $990.00 - Special $799.00

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Fun Ski (Spirit)

Price: $399.00
List Price: $550.00
You Save: $151.00

The Spirit Fun Ski is a lightweight small sit-on kayak that will give you hours of fun. It is best suited to paddlers around 85kgs and below but still suited to paddlers up to 100kgs.

Carry Strap
Scupper Drain Holes
Moulded Footrests
Storage Port
Carry Strap
Cargo Holder

Available in an assortment of colours

Specs: Australian Made.
Length: 4.5 m
Width 72cm
Moulded Weight: 16kg
Capacity 100kgs

Special Price: $399.00

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Mirage 580

Five Mirage 580s heading across glassy waters to Cockatoo Island in the Kimberley

The Original Mirage 580 is still the most popular sea kayak. Two new 580s been developed, one is called the 582 and the other a 580 Sport. The 580 Sport which is virtually the same as the 580 is built in a strong but lighter construction.

The Lightweight 580 Sport is the newest addition to the 580 range of kayaks available from Mirage.

The Lightweight 580 Sport has been designed by Australians for Australian conditions and is the perfect high speed fitness touring kayak. It is as much at home in the calm of enclosed waters or in choppy off shore conditions. If you're going to be landing on unknown rocky beaches or paddling over mangrove stumps, you should have a look at the new Mirage 582 kayak.

The Lightweight 580 Sport clearly sets the benchmark for kayaks for sheer speed, acceleration and outstanding stability in all water conditions. It is the 'thoroughbred' of the long waterline kayak class.

The 580 Sport gives the paddler a versatile, stable boat with excellent tracking in all conditions from flat water to tough ocean passages.

High cruising speeds can be maintained over an extended period, meaning you get to where you need to be faster and burning less energy. This kayak can go and has gone virtually anywhere and everywhere and is extremely stable in all conditions.

Weighing only 17.5kg, the Lightweight 580 Sport is extremely fast in all types of water. From inland river and dam paddling to open water paddling, the 580 Sport has all the attributes of the Standard 580 kayak, plus being so light it is even faster and easier to handle both on and off the water.

The Lightweight 580 Sport is constructed of a Kevlar hull and deck, and using the latest sandwich construction with Nomex between Kevlar internal and external skins.

Shells are vacuum bagged and heat cured in the mold, using the latest European medium temperature curing epoxy resin, and includes an external taped seam as standard on all kayaks.

Many of the original 580s have travelled thousands of kilometres - including a non-stop straight line Bass Strait crossing by Stuart Truman in 2008. Expeditions done in Australia also include 800km from Sydney to the Gold Coast, 1200km from Esperance to Perth, 1150km from Sydney to Hobart as well as a large number of 310km Bass Strait crossings from Victoria to Tasmania.

Colours

The Lightweight 580 Sport is available in a choice of 6 solid deck colours.

Price depends on construction - Please call us.

Specs: With its high-volume watertight compartments, the 580 is capable of carrying all the gear you will need for an extended expedition.

Length: 5.8 m
Beam: 55.5 m
Weight: 17.5 kg Kevlar

The 582 is also available

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Paddle Float

Also a good safety device for ski paddlers

By using the float as an outrigger it helps with stability

Wet exits happen. And when they do, this proven paddle float inflates and attaches quickly and securely to your paddle to get you back where you belong. It features single-chamber construction, combined with a high-flow valve to speed up inflation and deflation time, and mesh-sided sleeves that drain water fast.

Inflates Fast: High-flow air valve for quick deployment and packing.
Mesh Sleeves: Retain your paddle without retaining water.
Secure Attachment:
Simply slide on paddle blade and clip in place.
The float acts as an outrigger and it helps with stability.
Whistle in buckle.

Sleek bag that attaches to your bungies on your kayak or ski.
Practise getting back in your kayak to understand its limitations.
It's much harder to get back in your kayak in rougher waters than when in calm conditions.
Do not venture into an exposed ocean unless very confident of your capabilities.

Price: $50.00

Albany Coastline 1979

Paddling through the surf west of the Gap, Albany

As part of my Kimberley training (1982) I used to head south virtually every other weekend to paddle sections of the coastline between Albany and Busselton. Although it was very different water conditions that I would be experiencing in the Kimberley, it was important that I got used to fending for myself. 99% of my early training was done alone, as in those days there were very few paddlers who ventured out to sea.

When the first real sea kayaks came to W.A. in the late 1970s there were but a handful of paddlers who took up the sport. The Anas Acuta (above orange) and the Nordkapp (above yellow) were two of the first kayaks to be paddled here. With the Anas Acuta having no storage areas and less storage space it turned out to be more of a day trip boat rather than an expedition kayak. The Nordkapp became the expedition kayak but there were very few paddlers in WA who ventured into the wild ocean so it was hard to find experienced paddlers to join me. Occasionally Austin Mullen (above) would join me on some of the easier paddles.

The Nordkapp didn't come with the rudder but it didn't take me long to realise it paddled a lot better when I put a rudder on it. It saved me a lot of energy that I had to use to keep the kayak straight in heavy winds.

Austin Mullen paddling out through manageable surf not far from The Gap in an Anas Acuta Kayak, one of the first manufactured fibreglass sea kayaks.

The Nordkapp on the left I built myself in 1981. I made it much heavier than the shop manufactured kayak (right) as on my first expedition around the Kimberley Coast I was alone for 100 days, so I needed it to withstand all the bumps and scapes across reefs and rocks. Unfortunately for long expeditions the Nordkapp didn't have the same storage space as kayaks like the Mirage 580s that came out much later, so some gear was piled on top.

Not long after this photo was taken (1988) Ewen's kayak on the right was attacked twice by a crocodile. The boat survived and so did Ewen!

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The Excitement of the Surf Hasn't Changed in 31 Years

A Trip To WAs South Coast 1981

After paddling around the Gap/Natural Bridge area for the last two days we checked the surf from the top of the high sand cliffs. The surf looked big. After paddling the rough seas and big surf exits and landings the previous days Austin decided he wasn't skilled enough to paddle today. With Austin's help we lowered the kayak down the steep sand cliff to the beach. The surf looked a lot bigger at ground level than it looked on top of the cliff, and it looked pretty big then.

The waves were barrelling in and with an average of 8 or 9 wave sets, breaking some 200 metres out it looked pretty scary. However I just had to get through the surf, carrying my kayak back up the steep, high sand cliff was just too hard for me to contemplate and I had to get used to fending for myself in more violent conditions.

I waited for the smaller wave sets to come in and took off. I didn't get through many wave sets before the high waves returned. I fought through wave after wave but then got hurled back towards the beach and had to fight through another wave before being pushed back again. I was gaining no headway and the waves were still attacking me. Eventually as one of the big waves hurled me backwards I was helter-sheltered and capsized. I thought oh shit but rolled up quickly just before the next wave hit me broadside.

I kept my cool and managed to make a break for it but another big wave rolled me backwards sucking my stern down like it was being sucked into a whirlpool. I was capsized again. I rolled up, blew the water from my face, gained my composure and took off towards another steep wave. The kayak started to get vertical, real vertical. I had my doubts that I would get over it, but by some miracle the kayak kept getting more vertical until finally it slipped over the lip. I was in mid-air for a few moments before the kayak smashed down.

I gathered momentum and made a break over several more large waves, smashing through and over them until finally I was safely out to sea. It had taken me over 10 minutes of really hard yakka to get from beach to the open sea so I was quite pleased to be in the open ocean even if it was bumpy. At sand level Austin said he lost sight of me several times and from the cliff top Jenny and Karen were able to watch the whole ordeal unfold.

And this was just the start of the day!

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The 2nd Annual Sea Kayak Symposium

Sat 12 to Fri 18 Jan 2013 Symposium

The symposium will be held over 3 days in the beautiful town of Albany which offers some of the best sea kayaking in WA. The symposium will be followed by 3 trips over a 4 day period ending in the Nornalup Inlet set in the magnificent Karri Forest. The culmination will be a party with all groups gathering on the evening of Friday 18th January. Symposium dates are Saturday 12th January to Monday 14th, and trips run from Tuesday 15th to Friday.

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Paddling India

WAs Sandy Robson's is currently paddling India's Coastline. See her website and blog

http://www.sandy-robson.com/India_OM43.html

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Take A Tour

If you are looking for a gift for a friend or you have a relative coming over for a holiday why not send them on a kayak tour around Perth.

Leonie will look after them and ensure they have a memorable time.

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The Dreamtime Voyage

The Dreamtime Voyage is Paul Caffyn's story of one of the most remakable journeys ever undertaken by kayak - the first kayak circumnavigation of Australia, a 9420 mile epic in 1982.

It is an inspirational tale of one man's dogged determination to fulfill his impossible dream against all odds, including tropical cyclones, raging surf, sharks, crocodiles, sea snakes and long sections of sheer limestone cliffs.

The narrative is a blend of early maritime history, exciting dramatic moments, descriptions of the harshness and beauty of the vast Australian landscape, interaction with the coastal dwellers at work and play and humerous interludes with his New Zealand support crew.

Cost $40.00

Frank Salter

Ascot Kayak Club member in the 1970s

Frank Salter paddling with me on a South Coast trip in the early 1980s.

I haven't seen Frank for 25 years

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Peter Robinson
Ascot Kayak Club member in the 70s

Back in the late 70s Peter Robinson above was a very good junior paddler, especially in slalom kayaking. He paddled alot with Lindsay Binning and Ian Vincent who were very highly ranked juniors in Australia.

Here he is playing canoe polo with Roger Smith, Glen Munro and others.

In the early 80s Peter joined the workforce and consequently stopped kayaking, got tranferred overseas but just recently he has returned to WA and started paddling again but now, he goes with his two sons.

Peter Robinson at the Harvey Slalom Course

2012 - After a long spell out of the kayak, Peter left, is paddling with one of his sons Cameron. It is great to see paddlers from the past come back to kayaking.

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10km State Championships
30-Dec-12 Champion Lakes

Sunday 30th Dec 2012 --- The Canoeing Down Under 10km State Championships

Where : Champion Lakes

Registration : 8:30am

This event is ran in classes decided by Gender / Craft / Age groups..
Classes with sufficient numbers will be presented with Medals at the End-of-Year Function. Perpetual Shields for the fastest Male and Female Paddlers.

The 10 km full distance course consist of 2 laps of Champion Lakes with a short finishing lap. A shorter course of one lap and short lap is available for the less experienced and Novice Junior Paddlers with special courses for Guppy Classes.

With a 2 km straight immediately after the start it is a chance for paddlers to make a fast start, burning off those extra calories from to much Christmas fine dining, combining together to maintain the lead through out the narrower, shallower and twisty bits finishing with a short dash to the Finish Line from the last turn..

More Details Click <http://www.wa.canoe.org.au/site/canoeing/wa/downloads/Mara%20Hbook%20TEXT%2
012%2013.doc> Here .. Page 14 ..

Après Paddle food will be supplied by Champion Lakes Boating Club to aid the
expansion of their Junior Program.

This event is being sponsored by Canoeing Down Under who is putting a new Marathon Racing Kayak, valued at $2,200, up as a lucky draw prize. Our thanks to Terry and his Staff for such a generous prize.

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The Doctor

The Doctor World Series Event in Perth is Australia's most exciting ocean paddling event from Rottnest Island to Sorrento Beach covering 27.5kms (or vice versa depending on wind conditions). This event is scheduled for Saturday 19th January however has a two day window to allow for the best downwind racing conditions. Final race course and time will be decided on Friday evening at the pre race briefing. The races plans to start at Rottnest Island and finish at Sorrento Beach, however should the winds be blowing easterly then the course may be reversed.

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The Duel - Ocean VS Estuary -
12-13th January 2013
An Oceanpaddler World Series Event.
Ocean Ski, K1, Outrigger, SUP.
A paddling race with a twist, two courses, same distance, different conditions, starting at the same time and finishing in the same place... who will win, Ocean or Estuary?

Lost, Found & Stolen

It's a long story but this kayak has been lost, found and stolen so if you see someone paddling the red / orange one below just give us a call. It might have CDU stickers on it, if they haven't been taken off. It has a skeg that is controlled by a line on the right side. It has a hatch and dry storage at the rear. It is only 3.23m long.
Dimensions
Length: 3.23m | Width: 67 cm | Weight: 20 kg

USED KAYAKS

Finn Kayak with Pod: $750.00

Australis Bass small 3m sit-in kayak: $350.00

Finn Molakai Mk 2: Underslung Rudder. $700.00