Coomera Paddlers

A couple of snippets of video from this morning's paddle on the Coomera River. ~GrAndy

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At Work on the Coomera Such a nice day, I had to go for an easy paddle on the Coomera River, southeast Queensland. 12 km done. ~GrAndy

Such a beaut day, I had to go down to the Coomera River for a paddle. Just did an easy 12 km. ~GrAndy

Wednesday was 25.5 km on the Logan River downstream of Waterford to the M1 Highway bridges. So yesterday Saturday was time for another long one. So did a solo 23 Km upstream of Waterford.
Here are some pics on YouTube. ~GrAndy

Lonely, But Not Alone A paddle upstream of the Waterford Boat Ramp in Southeast Queensland. No one turned up for the weekly club paddle, so I did 23.3 Km return solo, and at an e...

I have been training mainly on the Logan River this year, but still do some solo paddles at Coomera Lake. These paddles are basic mileage, but at this time of year there are plenty of baby Australian Wood Ducks about. Here are a few from last Tuesday morning during a 12 km paddle in Zone 2. ~Andy

Another early morning paddle with Helen Chorley this morning. We launched at 5:29 am (of which I am very proud!!), and explored the canals around the Hope Island Golf Course.

We heard a 'plop' and turned to see a Joey (baby kangaroo) had fallen in the water off a vertical rockwall. There was nowhere for him to swim and climb out.

Helen was quick to jump in and rescue him, while I supervised. Admittedly it did look like she was having a quick cuddle of the little roo!!
~Andy

Waterbaby Rescue Helen and I had only a short time for a short training paddle. We launched at 5:29 am into the Coomera River (northern Gold Coast, Australia), and started t...

Short early morning paddle with elite paddler Helen this morning, before work (9 km only). We launched at 5:44 am!!
Afterwards the traffic going home was bad on the M1, so I diverted to Coomera Lake for another 6 km paddle by myself, followed by coffee and a 'smoky dog' at the Boatshed Brew. A perfect morning...again!
~Andy
Very short movie take at:

Helen -The Pocket Rocket Helen accompanied me (Andy) on a short paddle on the Coomera River and canals before work. We started at 5:44 am!! Here is a very short take of Helen smash...

Warm days require early starts. Sue and I started at 5:35am today at Coomera Lake, Gold Coast. Nice conditions with the light and cool westerly land breeze, which dropped off at 7am. 15 km easy.
~Andy

Many paddlers don't know that you can do downwind paddles in the Southport Broadwater when the Southeastlies or Southerlies get up above 15 knots. This is not out in the ocean, so safe for the Over 65 paddlers, and still a lot of fun!

I asked Tony Brown for some movie footage from the Broadwater, and made a little movie for the oldies. He has done some wild downwinders during very strong winds, but this movie is only about the easy stuff! ~GrAndy

Tony Downwinding on the Broadwater, 2024 Many paddlers don't know that you can do some downwind paddles in the Southport Broadwater when the Southeastlies or Southerlies get up. This is not out in ...

And now for the champ .... Sue Beith technique check-up. Camera by Tony Brown again. ~Andy

Sue Technique Check Up - Footage by Tony Brown Sue paddles so well, especially after coaching from Julian Norton-Smith.

YouTube video of Tony Brown training in his K1 in Coomera Lake in between taking GoPro videos of Sue Beith and Andy Stephens. ~Andy

Tony Training in the Vajda Sprit K1 Check-up on Tony's paddle technique in his Vajda Spirit race K1.

Been a while since I had a technique check-up. Thanks to Tony Brown for lots of GoPro movie footage. Plenty of things to work on before I turn 76. ~Andy

Andy Technique Check Up - Footage by Tony Brown Have not had a technique check-up for quite a while. Thanks to Tony for the camera work!Need to shorten up my footplate to seat distance to get more hip rot...