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Paddling into Spring!


Hi paddlers,

Things are warming up and we have plenty of spring paddling ahead of us! Over the last few months we've been busy with our group training sessions, keeping our regular paddlers going through the depths of winter. We've also run two safety courses for Paddle Tasmania and taken a super crew of 17 ladies over to Bruny Island for our first ever Women's Paddling Getaway. We were in Orford for the Winter Challenge, then travelled to Sydney for some Northern Beaches paddling therapy and to visit our suppliers, bringing back lots of goodies for the upcoming season. Heading further into spring, stock levels are brimming and our paddling programs are ramping up! We're about to start a new Round of group training sessions, our first Adventure Paddle of the season kicks off tomorrow, over the next month we're on the road to Launceston, Coles Bay (for the Freycinet Challenge) and the NW Coast, and we've expanded our Paddling Getaways to include the Freycinet Peninsula in November, the 20 Beaches in December, the Great Ocean Paddle in January/February, and another Women's Paddling Getaway (Eaglehawk Neck - Tasman Peninsula) in April. There are  plenty of paddling events at this time of year, including our own Salty Friday's race & development series starting up in October. Please read on for all the latest NLK news and we hope to see you on the water this spring!

All the best,
Ben, Roz, Tory, Sam and the ever-growing NLK crew



Group training sessions

Registrations are open for our fourth round of 2018 group training sessions! This is a 12-week program starting next Monday (17th Sep) and going through until Dec 9th. Check out these links for more information:

Moving Targets

Paddle Progress


Paddle HIIT

Women on Water 

Reflections on Bruny Island - our first ever Women's Paddling Getaway 

“From Friday 31st to Sunday 2nd we ran a Women’s Paddling Getaway on Bruny Island, teaming up with Roaring 40s Kayaking and Sandy Bay Massage & Beauty to take 17 female paddlers from TAS, VIC and NSW into the unknown. The trip involved a 3-4 month build up and a concerted effort to extend the format of the Paddling Getaways we introduced in 2017...this time we used both sea kayaks and ocean skis, we provided 3 coaches and a massage therapist, we explored on-water and off-water methods for paddling development, and we opened up the trip to interstate participants. We also decided to schedule the trip outside of the normal paddling “season”, celebrating the challenges and improvements that come with paddling all year round, and daring the weather to take us on (which it did). Last but not least we asked our participants to take either a full day or half day off work on Friday 31st, to take time for themselves (not conform to somebody else’s schedule and priorities) so they could start the Getaway as stress-free and prepared as possible. The scene was set for a terrific trip...”

Read more about our Bruny Island Getaway



Adventure Paddles

For those that joined in last year you will have an idea of how much fun, how rewarding and social these trips are. Exploring new areas of our coastline and experiencing new water, these adventures will have you under cliffs that are only accessible in a boat, and will at times have you challenging your comfort zone. During these paddles you'll be in awe of our beautiful waterways and how special Tasmania is. Our 2018/19 Adventure Paddles will be a combination of expedition, training and coaching. Each and every trip we are aiming to leave you a better and more confident paddler for the experience, with a new appreciation for the diversity of paddling that exists only a stone's throw away from Hobart.

Read more about our Adventure Paddles here.

Adventure Paddle reservations & info



Salty Friday's 

Twilight racing returns to Hobart this October with our brand new Salty Friday's race & development series!

This is an inclusive series, with developing paddlers receiving just as much support as experienced paddlers. Entry fees are cheap and the same for everyone. There are no age, gender or craft categories...paddlers simply enter any one of 3 divisions and results will be recorded on this basis.

There are also hire options for early stage paddlers who don't have their own gear (please note that this series is NOT suitable for total beginners).

Knock off work and #getsalty with us this summer!

Check out our website for more information here.

Salty Friday's race & development series



More Paddling Getaways! 

We are very excited to give you a sneak peek at our expanding Paddling Getaway program for 2018/19! Please contact us to express your interest and reserve priority places for any of these trips.

Freycinet Paddling Getaway - East Coast, Tasmania (Nov 9th to 11th)

20 Beaches Paddling Getaway - Northern Beaches, Sydney (Dec 12th to 15th)

Great Ocean Paddle Getaway - Surf Coast, Victoria (Jan 31st to Feb 2nd)

Women's Paddling Getaway at Eaglehawk Neck - Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania (Apr 26th to 28th)

Paddling Getaway's - expressions of interest



Upcoming events 

Sep 23 Tasmanian 10km Championships, Lake Barrington

Sep 30 Huon series

October 6 and 7 Freycinet Challenge

October 12 Salty Friday's social & familiarisation paddle

October 13 Endurance Series, Somerset Marathon, Somerset

October 19 Salty Friday's race 1, Kingston

October 27 Endurance Series, NW Marathon, Burnie

November 3 Endurance Series, Surf Safari, Hobart (part of the Australian Ocean Racing Series)

December 1 Bluff to Bluff, NW Coast
December 1 Tullah Challenge, W Coast

December 15 Twenty Beaches, Sydney (part of the Australian Ocean Racing Series)

New arrivals 

We have great stock of Epic skis, paddles & accessories at the moment, with a beautiful custom V10 Sport (reduced seat width to accommodate lighter paddlers), and a V8 Double recently added to our demo & hire fleet. Check out our full Epic range here and get in touch for a test paddle anytime.

Test paddle an Epic ski

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