Paddle Collective

Resistor week. Load the stroke, hold the power. 🌊
We are into the Transmutation block now, and week 1 is Resistor: strength endurance under load. We put a bit of resistance on the blade through the pyramids and the river grind, then practise holding our power as the legs and lungs start to complain. It is the work that makes the back half of a long paddle feel easy. The Ramon Challenge is on this Saturday morning at Bayswater too, an optional hit-out on the river if you fancy it.
What's on:
• Mon 6:00 AM · Technique focus · L1 / L2 · CBD · Swan River
• Mon 5:00 PM · Distance focus · L3 / L4 · Hillarys (Marina north wall)
• Tue 6:00 AM · Technique focus · L1 to L4 · Johnston Street Boat Ramp
• Wed 6:00 AM · Distance focus · L3 / L4 · CBD · Swan River
• Fri 6:00 AM · Technique focus · L1 to L4 · Hillarys
• Sat 2:30 PM · Distance focus · L3 / L4 · Port Beach
A southwesterly is around early in the week, so Monday's Hillarys triangle may run as a downwind. We confirm the call on the morning.
Avon Descent is 9 weeks out. A strong load week now is exactly what makes the big one feel within reach.
Book the level that fits where you are at this week.
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Technique week. Clean catch, low stroke-rate, then we race. 🌊
Week 4 of the monthly cycle is skill consolidation. We pull the volume back a touch, sharpen the catch and the blade path, and roll into the first IOP Winter race on Saturday with fresh legs. Whether you are chasing a result or you just love a Saturday paddle, this is the week to lock the technique in.
What's on:
• Mon 6:00 AM · Technique focus · L1 / L2 · CBD · Swan River
• Mon 5:00 PM · Distance focus · L3 / L4 · Hillarys (Marina north wall)
• Tue 6:00 AM · Technique focus · L1 to L4 · Johnston Street Boat Ramp
• Wed 6:00 AM · Distance focus · L3 / L4 · CBD · Swan River
• Fri 6:00 AM · Technique focus · L1 to L4 · Hillarys
• Sat 2:30 PM · Distance focus · L3 / L4 · Port Beach
Racing this week: IOP Winter Series R1, Saturday 30 May, in and out from Sorrento SLSC. First race of the winter series and totally optional. If you are racing, Friday's low stroke-rate cruise is your tune-up.
Avon Descent is 10 weeks out, so a clean skills week now is money in the bank for the big one.
Every paddling session is published in L1, L2, L3 and L4, so book the level that fits where you are at this week.
🔗 Link in bio to book. New here? DM us and we'll point you at the right session to start. Tag a mate who needs to get back on the water.

Wash-leading week. Sit. Rotate. Chase. 🌊
New session on Monday night at Hillarys! Chase the runs.
Week 3 of the monthly cycle is washleads. Pack paddling, dirty-water catches, rotating cleanly through the lead. We've banked the aerobic work — this is the week we turn it into race speed.
Heads up — IOP Winter R1 is 12 days out (Sat 30 May, Sorrento). Lock the pack skills in now; we'll sharpen next week.
Every paddling session is published in L1 · L2 · L3 · L4 — book the level that fits where you're at this week.
🔗 Link in bio to book. New here? DM us — we'll point you at the right session to start. www.paddlecollective.com.au/book-online

Normal week. Benchmark sessions. Avon 12 weeks out. 🌊
Week 6 is a Normal week — the benchmark in our monthly rotation. We drop the load and run the staple sessions clean. D-01 steady aerobic on Mon PM. D-02 pyramid grind on Wed AM. T-02 pause-drill on Tue. These are the sessions we'll repeat across the season — note your splits, note your stroke rate, that's the line we're tracking.
No race this week — Thurs Swan CC time trial if anyone is interested.
Next up — IOP Winter Series R1, Sat 30 May. In and out from Sorrento SLSC, short + long course. Enter via Webscorer for all IOP races: webscorer.com/1771.
The full paddle week:
• Mon 5:30 AM — Technique focus · L1 / L2 · CBD · Swan River
• Mon 5:30 PM — Distance focus · L3 / L4 · Hillarys (out-and-back triangle)
• Tue 5:30 AM — Technique focus · L1–L4 · Johnston Street Boat Ramp
• Wed 5:30 AM — Distance focus · L3 / L4 · CBD · Swan River
• Fri 5:30 AM — Technique focus · L1–L4 · Hillarys
• Sun 2:30 PM — Distance focus · L3 / L4 · Port Beach (out-and-back triangle)
Plus two S&C sessions (Tue PM strength + Thu PM aerobic cross-train) — see the full program PDF if you're a member.
Mon PM and Sat PM both run as out-and-back triangle courses every session — downwind triangle when the SW kicks in.
Paddling session is published in L1, L2, L3 and L4 variants — book the level that fits where you're at this week, not where you wish you were.
Book here → https://www.paddlecollective.com.au/book-online
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