kayak adventure

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Mal’s had an exciting day

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I told you paddling a kayak across Bass strait may not be easy !!!
Latest report from Mal B

9/3/12 3.50pm  Things not so good. Things are not good. Slammed by 4m-5m waves. Dumped by a 4m + wave around lighthouse point. Rolled back up again to be slammed by a few more. Compass smashed, rudder bent, shoulder hurt and I’m not so good, but made it to shore.  Trying to fix damage and work out navigation with compass missing-completely torn off !!!.  Apart from that every thing is just dandy. Thanks for all the best wishes from everyone, am  remaining positive . Wish you were all here !!!!

P.S. 11/3/12   Repairs all done, body all ok, paddling into Bass Strait this morning.

11/3/12   Landed on Hogan Island.

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Mal B – Bass Strait Crossing Solo Update

He’s off and paddling, leaving this morning from Pt Welshpool Victoria. Mal  had strong head winds this morning with gusts up to 35kn (about 65km/hr). He decided to move out of the Port Welshpool area and he is now camped on the beach at Biddie Cove ready to make a run down the coast when the weather gets better.
If you paste this location into Google Earth you can just make him out on the beach waving.
-38.78162 , 146.46037

Follow him as he makes his run for Tasmania by following this link  to his page on the website and check back daily to see his updates.

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Lattitude Meridian kayak

I had the loan of the Meridian 15 and 16 thermoformed kayaks from Lattitude Kayaks for the last month or so. These are a recreational range of touring kayaks designed for rivers, lakes and calm coastal waters. A number of paddlers in our group have tried them in a range of conditions and had a great time.

Luckily they did’nt get scratched, even going down the Penrith White Water course !!!

A well made thermoformed plastic kayak that fits nicely into the recreational area. I have been paddling the 15 model a number of times on coastal paddles, and would be happy to take on any river or lake expedition. Seem very good value for money as they are similarly price to the heavier plastic rotomoulded models.

Might have to think about one of these for a 2 week paddling trip I’m planning on the River Murray. Not sure if he will lend me a kayak again after they see the video.

Check out our video to see what we got up to.

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Thistle Island kayak expedition

Just got back from a week paddling around Thistle Island, near Pt Lincoln in Spencers Gulf. It seems that everytime I go over there I come up against headwinds, maybe it’s something I said to offend the weather gods.
Still we had a great paddle along the coast for 2 days and then out to the islands, camping on Thistle Island for a couple of days. A great trip with Mal H, Mal B, Miss Kathy, and Donna the photographer.
I came back with some great video, especially of a feeding frenzy of dolphins and birds. They had a school of fish on the surface and were really getting into them. Ofcourse I’m not sure what drove the fish to the surface but I can guess. Ofcourse Donna had 750 photos !!!! which means my video stuff will be saved by her stills.