Beginner Friendly Sydney Harbour Kayaking

G’day Legends,

I will be running a beginner friendly flatwater kayaking day trip on Sydney Harbour where you will have the chance to learn a new skill, explore Sydney Harbour, and enjoy the sunshine (hopefully). We will paddle for approximately 10km which will be about 2 hours of paddling with a cafe stop at middle head.

What to Expect

We will meet at 8am at the Tramshed to collect our boats and load them onto cars. We can usually fit 2-3 boats per car (with roofracks), so, this trip can accommodate 2-3 people per car with roofracks. As such, I will be prioritising spaces for people to join to those with roofracks, before people without roofracks.

We will start paddling from Watson’s Bay and head across the harbour to middle head where we will stop for a coffee and snack before paddling back. You can expect this to take about 3 hours all up and so the trip will conclude around noon or 1pm.

What to Bring

You will get wet, so make sure you have activewear/boardshorts/t-shirts etc.

NO COTTON

• Wet gear (swimmers, activewear etc.) – this should provide some sun protection and be comfortable to sit in for an extended period
  • NO COTTON
• Dry clothes for afterwards – this can be left in the car while we’re paddling (this can have cotton)
• Towel for after
• Dry bag – to carry valuable and warm clothes for when we arrive at the beach
• Some warm clothes for when we arrive at the beach (NO COTTON)
• What snack did your parents never let you buy on a family outing?
• Sunscreen
• Snacks
• Water bottle (with a carabiner or string or something to secure it)

NO COTTON

Registrations

Registration will open at 3pm on July 17. Please note, this trip coincides with the Wee Jasper Caving trip, please don’t sign up for both

If we have never paddled together before, please let me know your paddling experience in the comment box. Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Notes

This trip may be cancelled/postponed if there is bad weather such as an electrical storm. Or it may be moved to a different location if there is large swell. I will communicate via Facebook messenger.