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Paul Monaro
Oct 35 min read
Broughton Island Three Day Kayak Trip September 2024
Day 1 I joined seven other paddlers on a three-day offshore kayak trip. We paddled from Jimmey's Beach, Hawks Nest, out to Broughton...
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Paul Monaro
May 2328 min read
Bass Strait Kayak Crossing Feb 2024
This is a day-by-day, blow-by-blow description of the Bass Strait kayak expedition by Graham Brown, John Hutchinson, Rachel Twomey, and...
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Paul Monaro
Dec 3, 20234 min read
Eight small kayaks & One Big Storm
The first day of summer 2020 brought 30 degrees to the Sydney coast and a building north-easterly wind. It was forecast to reach 25 to 30...
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Paul Monaro
Nov 9, 20237 min read
A Sydney sea kayak down-winder* off the Sydney coast - with added shark attack
This article is for anyone with an interest in kayaking/canoeing, and ocean paddling in particular. In the sea kayak world, Sydney-based...
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Paul Monaro
Jul 28, 20224 min read
Making the most of a Winter Westerly
When you paddle the seas off the east coast of Australia, there’s one type of wind that is uninviting, unfriendly, and sometimes...
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Paul Monaro
Jul 27, 20203 min read
Botany Bay with winds over 70km/hr
The crazy kayakers I join every Tuesday evening have been known to venture out in some pretty serious conditions. But even they weren’t...
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Paul Monaro
Mar 31, 20202 min read
Audax
The Audax is a top-spec fast touring sea kayak. It was designed and built in Australia by Rob Mercer, one of the world's leading sea...
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