Adelaide Canoe Club - sea and river kayaking and canoe polo

06/04/2026

EVENT: Explore Hallett Cove Conservation Park
DATE: Wednesday 8th and 15th April 2026
LAUNCH TIME: 4 pm
DURATION: 11km, allow 2.5 hours
LOCATION: Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club Carpark
ACC GRADING FOR THIS EVENT: Demanding
Check the trip grading description for more details.
ORGANISER AND CONTACT: Mark Loram, 0409 283 608
THIS IS A FREE EVENT ONLY FOR CLUB MEMBERS
If you have any questions about the trip, or if you have problems booking online, get in touch with Mark Loram. Trips are for ACC members only (with membership valid at the time of the trip) and you must register via JustGo online prior to the closing date.
CLOSING DATE/TIME TO REGISTER: Wednesday 8th April 12noon
REGISTER HERE: https://paddleaustralia.justgo.com/workb.../public/events...
DESCRIPTION:
This paddle will commence from the Brighton and Seacliff Yacht Club, adjacent the car park. Come along and be amazed at the Hallett Cove Conservation Park rock formations. This area was the base of a glacial lake that melted 270 million years ago, leaving boulders, sedimentary deposits and stunning geological folding. The area is recognised as the best record of Permian glaciation in Australia and has international significance.
The clifftop boardwalk hanging bridges have been completed and look stunning from the water.
We may also encounter the occasional pod of dolphins feeding along the coast, we have recently seen several pods and plenty of feeding frenzy on display.
We often head to the Brighton and Seacliff Sailing Club for their BBQ dinner or drink after paddling.

01/04/2026

Friday night SA Sea Kayaking Skills Exchange 2026 Dinner, Grosvenor Hotel, Victor Harbor.

Photo Credit: Wojtek Swietek.

31/03/2026

EVENT: Intermediate skills, Rescues and Rolling

DATE: Saturday 2nd May 2026

MEET TIME: 10-00am for land based warmup.

DURATION: 4 Hrs

LOCATION: Garden Island Reserve and Boat Ramp. See:https://maps.app.goo.gl/zZBko72bvpJGXZNg9

ACC GRADING FOR THIS EVENT: Entry Level and/or Demanding
Check the trip grading description for more details.

ORGANISER AND CONTACT: Phillip Doddridge 0487 663 102

If you have any questions about the trip get in touch with Phil. Trips are for ACC members only and you must register via JustGo online prior to the closing date.

CLOSING DATE TO REGISTER : Friday 24th April

REGISTRATION LINK: https://paddleaustralia.justgo.com/workbench/public/events?ref=320C03D7272C948521EDC7F091EB6E13F6F4EFA9

DESCRIPTION:

A follow up to the rolling session conducted at SASKE. To develop a confident roll regular practce and development is necessary.

Session is offered to all ACC members. Suitable for novice paddlers who may learn a huge amount just by watching and trying what they feel comfortable with!

Training may include intermediate strokes(sculling draw, greenland sculling, low brace, stern rudder and pry), self and partner rescues of several types, eskimo rescues, re-enter and roll, rolling drills and rolling.

Bring paddling gear suitable for extended immersion! Wetsuit or dry suit recommended.

Bring a paddle float if you have one and mask or swimming goggles.

Sea kayaks or whitewater kayaks are suitable.

The waters around Garden Island are a comfortable temperature even in winter!

Session may be followed by a hot pie and coffee at the bakery!

31/03/2026

How To Pack For Kayak Camping | A well-packed kayak is one where you know where everything is, and nothing important gets left behind. So, as a veteran guide, I felt personally responsible when our group’s second snack bag failed to turn up halfway through a weeklong trip.

We searched every kayak, pulling the contents from the hatches until the boats lay empty and the beach resembled an outdoor gear swap. We stuck our heads through the large oval hatches to peer inside and probed the smaller round hatches with arms buried to our shoulders. Nothing. How did a brightly colored five-liter dry bag simply vanish? Given the bag’s precious contents, there was the inevitable speculation of foul play.

Packing a kayak for multiday camping journeys is both an art and a science. There’s a deceptive amount of space in those slender hatches. Compare a compact touring kayak’s 150-ish liters of available storage to a typical 60-liter backpack or 70-liter pair of bicycle panniers, and that’s more than double the capacity you’d have trekking or touring on two wheels.

Optimizing your packing game means considering the size, shape and material of your gear bags, planning for efficient access, and understanding how weight distribution affects on-water performance. With a bit of practice and strategy, even smaller touring kayaks have ample space for all the essentials and a few luxuries (fresh food!) as well.

Follow these tips to ensure your favorite camp chair makes it into your hatch at the put-in, not back into your car: https://bit.ly/46MCYpk

✍️: Virginia Marshall
📷: Cody Shimizu |
📖: This article was published in Issue 74 of Paddling Magazine (This article only has been pre-released online! Follow the link to download a printable kayak camping packing list)

29/03/2026

And that’s a wrap.

Thanks everyone who made SA Sea Kayaking Skills Exchange 2026 awesome.

www.adelaidecanoeclub.org.au

29/03/2026

29/03/2026

Wright Island paddle.

Video Credit: Abelardo Pardo.

29/03/2026

The SA Sea Kayaking Skills Exchange 2026 Sunday crew, ready to hit the water.

28/03/2026

Anne Langsford leads the SASKE Novice group at this mornings event on Encounter Lakes.

28/03/2026

Phil Doddridge demonstrates rolling technique as part of this mornings SA Sea Kayaking Skills Exchange.