Welcome to the site of the Lane Cove River Kayakers. We paddle a 12 kilometre time trial on the Lane Cove River every Wednesday starting at 6.30pm in kayaks as diverse as K1s to plastic seakayaks. Club members use the Wednesday time trial to prepare for the Paddle NSW Marathon Series, the Hawkesbury Classic and many other events.
2008-11-11 Three very different experiences are on offer in our upcoming calendar of recreational paddles.
• A day exploring the fascinating but, little-known wrecks, of the Parramatta River on Sunday November 23.
• An amazing ride on the Hawkesbury River from Spencer to Brooklyn on the once-a-year 2 metre tide on Sunday December 14.
• A World Heritage Adventure in the Colo River on Saturday February 14, 2009.
Read the brochure for more details. Don't miss these great paddling days
and remember you must book with Tony Carr, tonycarr@ozemail.com.au, 0417 502056.
2008-11-11 Yes there is such a thing as a concrete canoe and civil engineering students in South Australia design and race these craft for no other reason than to prove it can be done. Read more.
2008-11-08 Lane Cove River Kayakers set out to win the Commonwealth Bank Cup, the
trophy awarded to the most successful club in the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic, for the 6th successive time when this
great annual event was held on November 1-2. You can read about our preparations and the list of paddlers entering
this year’s Classic in the October issue of Kayak Kapers. Also in the October issue you’ll find:
• Lane Cove’s successful recreational paddle program has been expanded into a Statewide affair in cooperation with Paddle NSW. Some interesting outings are coming up.
• Tom Simmat – the paddler who has won the Murray Marathon handicap three times out of three attempts – has some radical ideas about kayaking, and none more so than kayak design.
• What is the most suitable material for making kayaks and canoes? Some engineering students decided to build and race concrete canoes.
You can download the October issue or earlier issues of Kayak Kapers free to your own computer.
2008-09-02 Adventure racing offers many attractions for kayakers. You can read a competitor’s view of the Challenge of Geoquest in
the August 2008 issue of Kayak Kapers. Also in this issue you’ll find:
• Whale watching can be thrilling, specially if you do it close up from a stand-up paddle board.
• Rob Vallis, who leads regular pre-dawn training sessions, is the new President of Lane Cove River Kayakers.
• There are some interesting personal duels between doubles in the Marathon 10 series.
• You too can compete in world championships. The World Masters Games, which includes canoeing/kayaking, are coming
to Sydney next year.
You can download this issue and earlier issues of Kayak Kapers to your own computer.
2008-09-02 Rob Vallis is the new President of Lane Cove River Kayakers, elected at the AGM on August 8. Formerly Vice-President, he is the driving force behind the pre-dawn K1 trainer wheels squad and succeeds Graeme Jeffries. Others members of the new Committee are Matt Swann (Vice-President), Simon Mann (Treasurer), Ian Wilson (Secretary) and Tim Dodd, Graeme Jeffries, Steve Paget, Justin Paine, Steve Russell, Tom Simmat, Jeremy Spear and Liz Winn. To view pictures of the AGM and Annual Dinner, go to the Photo Gallery.
2008-08-01 As the weather warms up you'll want to be exploring Sydney's magnificent waterways on our Club Social Paddles. Three great trips are planned for spring: Nepean River from Douglas Park to Menangle Bridge on Sunday September 21, Berowra Waters on Saturday October 18 and exploring historic wrecks on the Parramatta River on Sunday November 23. Bring along partners and friends and, to give them confidence, another partners' practice session will be held on Sunday September 7. See details here and don't forget you have to book with Tony Carr - tonycarr@ozemail.com.au or 0417 502056.
2008-07-02 Club memberships for 2008-09 are now due. To renew membership or join Lane Cove River Kayakers, you first need to join PaddleNSW in order to obtain the necessary insurance coverage. You can do this on-line, by going to the paddlensw.org.au website, and following the links. While you are there, check out the LCRK page in the Clubs menu. Here, you will find a link to the on-line membership page for our club, LCRK.
Alternatively, once you have joined PaddleNSW you can go straight to the LCRK membership page and complete your renewal or application there. But check out the PaddleNSW website anyway, for up-to-date information on all sorts of paddle related issues.
2008-06-24 Favourable tides are promising fast times for this year’s Hawkesbury Canoe Classic.
You can read about forecast race conditions in the June issue of Kayak Kapers.
Also in the June issue you’ll find:
• Stand-up kayaking is addictive, provides a full physical workout, and is fun.
• The new State canoeing body, Paddle NSW, will make a major change to the paddler registration system.
• Lane Cove’s recreation paddle program is visiting many of Sydney’s beautiful waterways.
You can download the June issue and earlier issues of Kayak Kapers free to your own computer.
2008-06-24 The June 7 recreational paddle on the Nepean River did not go ahead due to logistical issues and challenging river conditions following major rainfall. The new date for this paddle is Sunday September 21. If you had booked for this paddle Tony Carr will transfer your registration to the new date. And if you haven't booked, but would like to join this trip through stunning gorge country, then email tonycarr@ozemail.com.au
2008-05-13 You’d like to bring your partner on a club recreational paddle but you’re not sure how they’d cope? On Sunday July 13 at 9.30am top instructor Christine Heywood will cover stroke technique, correct posture and how to conserve energy and minimise muscle soreness on typical Lane Cove recreational day paddles. Self rescue will also be demonstrated. Suitable for first time paddlers. Only $45 including kayak hire. Limited numbers. A great way to improve your partner’s confidence! Email Tony Carr for more details, tonycarr@ozemail.com.au
2008-04-09 NSW Canoeing has gone out of existence and been replaced by a new body representing paddlers in this State, appropriately named Paddle NSW. You can read of Paddle NSW’s vision to enhance the sport and the circumstances leading to NSW Canoeing’s demise in the April issue of Kayak Kapers.
Also in this issue of Kayak Kapers you’ll discover:
• What Melbourne looks like at sunset from a kayak
• Why a boast gone wrong forced some Lane Cove paddlers to wear tu-tu’s
• How Eskimos build a stealth canoe to hunt whales
2008-03-25 CanoeNSW, the representative organisation for the sport of canoeing in NSW, was wound up at a Special General Meeting held on March 15. At the meeting the board of the CanoeNSW resigned over an impass with the national representative body, Australian Canoeing, which threatened the financial viability of the state organisation. When the meeting was unable to elect a new board the winding up automatically followed. Many clubs which were members of CanoeNSW, including Lane Cove River Kayakers, are now seeking to form a new state body. LCRK Club secretary Tim Hookins represented us at the meeting. His report, and his explanation of the history of this issue, is in the General Discussion forum in the Members Area.
2008-03-11 Lane Cove River Kayakers stamped its authority as the premier marathon racing club in NSW with an emphatic handicap win in the Murray Marathon. Tom Simmat won the big prize – the third time he has won it in three attempts – by a whopping 1 hour 22 minutes 45 seconds. You can read first-hand accounts of their races by Tom and other LCRK competitors in the February issue of Kayak Kapers.
Also in this issue you’ll find:
• A 2008 calendar which includes all the important race dates, plus a number of recreational outings.
• A double-page picture spread of the LCRK Christmas barbecue.
• Tom Simmat’s report on the wild 40km ride from Rottnest Island to Sorrento, on the WA mainland, in the World Cup ocean racing ski event.
You can download the February issue and earlier issues of Kayak Kapers to your own computer.
2008-03-11 For Steve Paget, each day of the 2007 Murray Marathon was an exercise in Bum Pain management. Despite his seating problems he persevered and finished the great endurance race 29th on handicap. For an enlightening insight into the challenges confronting a first-timer in this great endurance race, read Steve’s race report.
2008-03-11 Justin Paine was launching his Flash from Wharf Road boat ramp, on Parramatta River, on Monday, February 11, when he noticed a white object protruding from the muddy water about 30 metres out. It was a boot lid, all that could be seen of a stolen car which had apparently been dumped the previous night. He called out to a police van which came past on a routine patrol at that moment and alerted them to the fact that the incoming tide would soon cover the boot lid, creating a hazard for vessels using the ramp. The police called in a diver and tow truck, and a couple of hours later a white Mitsubishi was dragged from the depths. See pictures here.
2007-12-26 A fine time was had by all at the Club's Christmas paddle and barbecue on December 19. This year we turned out in our slowest, shortest, fattest kayaks in honour of Bob Kenderes who paddles a 30 year old, 4 metre B-Line all the time and used it to break the 12 hour barrier in this year's Hawkesbury Classic. Awards given to those who participated included: Fattest Boat - Ian Wilson; Shortest Boat - Tim Sindle; Oldest Boat - Rob Grozier; Oldest Clothing - Merridy & Warren Huxley (35 year old Murray Marathon T shirts); Best dressed Boat - Tony Carr / Tim Dodd; Best Dressed Paddler - Marg and Rob Cook / Jeremy Spear & Matt Swann; Best Pest - Trevor Williamson. See the Photo Gallery for pictures.
2007-12-11 Did you hear the story about the river in the deciding race of the year being so low that the course official waded out to place the turning buoy? It happened. Click here to read all about the final Winter Marathon Series race in the Murrumbidgee River at Wagga and how Lane Cove paddlers dodged the snags to secure the 2007 trophy by a wafer-thin margin.
2007-12-11 "The next thing I was zooming down the weir, smooth as silk, only to disappear in the froth at the bottom." Click here to ride with Tim Hookins down the mighty Fish River in South Africa in the gruelling two-day Fish River Marathon, one of the world’s top kayak races.
2007-12-08 Lane Cove River Kayakers have won the trophy for the most successful club in the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic for the fifth successive year. You can read all about the 2007 race and interviews with all Lane Cove competitors in the December issue of Kayak Kapers.
Also in this issue:
- Lane Cove wins the Winter Marathon Series in a nail-biting finish in Wagga.
- Tim Hookins survives the great Fish River Marathon in South Africa to tell how he overcame the rapids, plunging weirs and portages in this gruelling white-water race.
- The latest club recreation paddle was on the Georges River.
You can download this issue or previous issues of Kayak Kapers free to your own computer.
2007-11-03: Lane Cove paddlers turned in some blinders during the 2007 Hawkesbury Classic. The eagerly awaited double contest between Rob Vallis/Michael Mueller and Tony Hystek/Tim Hookins in their Supersonics went down to the wire, with Rob and Michael continuing their great season form by winning the Open UN2 category in 8.52.10. Tony and Tim knocked almost 4 hours off the 50+ UN2 class record by winning that in 8.57.00! Tom Simmat made it records in successive years with a fantastic 9.58.35 in the 50+ SRec, while Bob Kenderes won the Open SRec. Urs and Arni Mader claimed another record in the 50+ XLRec2, and Roger Aspinall (who smashed the 10-hour mark in breaking the class record), James Mumme and Jeremy Spear made it a trifecta for Lane Cove in the 40+ MRec. There were many other outstanding performances, including wins by Steve Paget in the 40+ TK1 and Christie Brown in the Ladies Open UN1.
Congratulations to all who competed and many thanks to the enthusiastic landcrews and LCRK members who acted as officials.
Detailed Classic results are available at www.canoeclassic.asn.au.
For race pictures go to our Photo Gallery. If you have any photos of the Classic, please send them to admin@lcrk.org.au so they can be added to the Photo Gallery.
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