By Jeremy Spear and B2.5111 Photo credits: Mark SUNDIN What could possibly go wrong? About 15 dedicated SIP reps had been training hard for the best surfski paddling race event on the east coast of Australia. And whilst Accommodation was booked, and rides organised, watchful eyes were on a dreaded East Coast Low giving form to thoughts of big waves, crashing winds and driving rain in each paddler’s prophetic glass. All those fires and that long long drought were about to be broken. And...

On Saturday 7 December 2019, the richest paddling race in the world ’20 Beaches’ was held over 20 kilometres between Palm Beach and Fisherman’s Beach near Narrabeen. It is no idle boast to suggest the largest contingent of paddlers came from WSC and the Shark Island Paddlers. Our crew included seriously experienced and strong, hard paddlers, and some newbies who were taking on 20 Beaches for the very first time. Notwithstanding we all knew the race was going to be challenging...