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• brunch at Quarantine Beach

  • When
    4 Apr 2026
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    8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Tunks Park Northbridge
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  I keep seeing a sign at The Wharf Cafe at Quarantine Beach "come for breakfast".  What an excellent idea!  Well we won't get there till about 9:30 so let's call it brunch.

  We'll head off from Tunks Park.  I'm pretty sure there won't be school sport on Easter Saturday, so parking should be easy.  Get there whenever you like but be kitted up ready for a briefing at 8:00 and departure immediately after.  The round trip will be a bit less than 20km.  Should be back at Tunks Park about lunchtime.

  It's a long way out but the wind forecast is 15kn southerly.  Enough to be interesting.  The tide is a high at 10:30 so will be against us on the way out and the way back.  Character building!

  This is a paddle for grade 2 and 3 paddlers.  If you're grade 1 and have some experience in a bit of wind then talk to me:  tonym95[at]gmail.com

  
  

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• Easy - like Sunday morning

  • When
    5 Apr 2026
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    8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Clareville Beach
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    4
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    2 registrants

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  A nice gentle paddle along Pittwater then out and around Lion Island, probably stopping for morning tea at Station Beach after watching the seals perform their circus tricks for us (from a safe, respectable distance of course). That's about 18km, but we ain't rushing because we don't have to.

  Kayakers, kayaks and kit to Grade 2 minimum. Bring a hot flask and maybe include a piece of chocolate to share at morning tea.

  If the wind or swell  is not behaving we'll turn left from Clareville.

  Water, toilets and free on-street parking for non-permit holders is provided gratis.

  Email me ianwyard129(AT}gmail.com with any questions.

  
  

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• Lake Macquarie Explorer - Pelican to Pulbah Island Return

  • When
    3 May 2026
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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  Sunday morning paddle on Lake Macquarie from Pelican around Pulbah island and back.  Distance approx 15km suitable for all grades.  Good opportunity to be assessed for Club Grade 1, if new, and to practice some Grade 2 skills along the way.
  Meet at 9:00am to be on the water at Pelican beach on north side of Swansea Channel (car park near the boat ramp and Marine Rescue) at 9:30am.  Return around 1:00pm.
  Please bring some snacks for the trip, wear clothing appropriate for the weather and have kayaks to Club standard with spray deck and deck lines fitted (no deck lines = no paddle as a rescue is too hard).
  If aiming for Grade 1 assessment with wet exit, please let me know and bring a change of paddling clothes so that we can complete the assessment before the paddle.
  Any queries, please e-mail me at president.nswskc@gmail.com.

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• Navigation Training Weekend

  • Start
    8 May 2026
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    5:00 PM
  • End
    10 May 2026
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    Port Stephens
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  NAVIGATION FOR SEA KAYAKERS

  Port Stephens, 8-10 May 2026

  Navigation: The art of knowing where you are and how to get to your destination in a safe and timely manner.

  This is a weekend that focuses on navigation in a Sea Kayaking context.  The aim is to equip participants with the knowledge to more than satisfy the navigational requirements of the Paddle Australia Sea Skills award.

  There will be a focus on the skills and knowledge most relevant to planning and successfully completing a kayak journey, considering a range of typical considerations and circumstances.

  We will be based at a members home at North Arm Cove, Port Stephens with both indoor (limited) and on-site camping available. You will need to arrive on the Friday afternoon or evening so that we can get started on time on the Saturday.
  

  There will be a high level of participant involvement throughout (with the bonus of some nice paddling).  Weather permitting, the weekend activities will be predominantly practical, focused on application of trip planning and way finding skills. Day One will include working with compasses, charts and maps followed by on-water exercises.  Day Two will be exclusively on-water (with a shore break for lunch) putting into practice the lessons of the previous day in a 20km open water paddle.

  So  that we can hit the road running on Day 1, registrants will be provided with pre-reading materials related to working with compasses and charts and maps.  Please work through these and contact either Campbell or Caoimhin if you have any problems with it as the contents will be assumed knowledge for the weekend activities
  

  There will be a registration cost (less than $100, not yet finalised) for the weekend to cover  materials supplied by the Club and other expenses.  Participants will be required to bring their own writing materials and a compass - deck, bushwalking or both (if you have one).

  Kayaks and paddlers to Grade 2 as a minimum please.

  Please email Campbell camtil99[at]gmail.com or Caoimhin via the website if you have any queries regarding the weekend.  Otherwise, use the registration facility on the Club’s website to secure your spot (class size limited).

  This weekend will not run if we have insufficient registrants.  Please indicate your interest early.  Paddlers who have not attended the weekend before will be preferred.

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