A selection of pics of our performance sea kayaks in action. If you have one of your Valley, Impex or SKUK boats doing the business, please send it on in....
Test Paddles with EK Here are a couple of shots from a recent test paddle with Matt Prenter, a Tasmanian paddler looking to get into a skeg kayak. Matt was interested in trying out the Nordkapp LV & the Aquanaut, so we took him for a paddle from Sydney’s Camp Cove Beach, just inside the harbour, about 2km out through the heads & back. Although conditions were pretty light, it still gave us a good range of sea states in which to paddle the boats & get a feel for what they can do. From a start on the flat harbour inshore, to the breaking waves off South Head, to the rebound which always lashes the cliffs around the infamous Gap, to nice rolling ocean swell as we headed straight out to sea, to an invaluable opportunity to ride a following sea back into the harbour, this paddle allows our customers a unique opportunity to truly see what our kayaks can do. As qualified sea instructors, Rob & Mark sit alongside in the water to keep things safe, all the while encouraging our test paddlers to do just that, test themselves & their boat to get a real feel for the sea. Matt has taken a shiny new Aquanaut back to Tassie!
Matt Prenter in the Aquanaut inside Sydney Heads.		Matt again, this time in the brilliant Nordkapp LV, testing it’s mettle along the cliffs of South Head & the Gap.
The new Nigel Dennis Explorer in action on Botany Bay on a recent test paddle. The photographer is Tim Robinson, an active kayaker & photographer of note – check Tim’s profile out at www.timrobinson.com.au. Tim’s skill with the lens has certainly made this slow-coach paddler look like he’s making good ground……
A couple of photos of our Queensland torch-bearer Damiano Visocnik in his Currituck & Assateague, taken by new QSKC President Tess Dodd from her Currituck.
Mark Sundin’s head negotiating a trough just near Botany Bay heads.	Lump & bump off the Congwong Beach lighthouse			Mark Sundin again, about to punch through a reef break off Bear Island
Karen & Shane coordinating a perfect dual ride into the beach at Arrawarra.	Karen punching into the break.			Karen riding a good roller at Arawarra
Queensland sea instructor Gary Forrest has been putting his Force 5 K-Lite through it's paces on the famous Mooloolooba Bar, with dramatic effect. He's managed to turn the endo into an artform, with practiced landings & a technique which allows him to actually have fun with this most unsettling of kayak manouvres. Click on the HERE to see the slideshow of this awesome endo sequence. Superb stuff (photos by Deb Browning)
Gary speeding down the face.	Bow buried			Stern heading for Mars
Vertical Forrest.
The descent begins.	Hold your breath, tuck into position.			G’day Nemo……
Mark Sundin on a sea paddle in the demo Assateague along the cliffs, north of Botany Bay.
Gary Forrest again, this time carving a radical line on a Mooloolooba 6 footer. Gary is a bit of a legend among the surfers up on the Sunshine Coast, bemusing them with his longboat surfing.
Queensland Sea Kayak Club President Silvio Testa on a paddle out to Black Rock, off the coast of Bateman’s Bay, NSW. Silvio & Damiano Visocnik drove 20 hours to attend the NSWSKC Rock & Roll weekend & made the most of it, test paddling any boat they could muster. Both guys are plenty of fun & a pleasure to get out on the water with!
Up & coming paddler Tim Cutler recently took delivery of a shiny new Force 5 in the striking Ivory colourway. He’s been out developing his skills in his new boat, & sent a few pictures in of some recent adventures.
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