Jun
01
2021
Platypus News
I am pleased to attach the current edition of Platypus News & Views (no. 84, May 2021).
In this edition you can read about:
Member stories
May
19
2021
Pioneer Canoe Trip on the Gordon River, 1926 -History Snippet –
Three intrepid FCC paddlers (Tony Payne, Michael Loftus-Hills & Mick Kane) recently reported on their paddling exploits on a wind and rain-swept Lake Pedder.
May
05
2021
Six days on and off Lake Pedder.
Southwest Tasmania receives more than 2 metres of rain per year.
Feb
17
2021
What did you get up to over the Summer holiday period?
What did you get up to over the Summer holiday period? I recently stayed near the upper reaches of the Goulburn River at Thornton.
Nov
23
2020
Alex Boyd - 2020 PV Club Coach of the Year
A graduate of the Trinity College paddling program with FCC, Alex Boyd's coaching skills developed during a gap year paddling in the UK. This year Alex was nominated for the 2019 Paddle Australia Coach of the Year award; and was named the 2020 Paddle Victoria Club Coach of the Year at the PV AGM in Nov 2020.
Alex Boyd talks to us below about how he first got involved in paddling and what he think the future entails.
What area of canoeing are you most involved in, can you describe what that involved ?
Jun
09
2020
Report: Winter Series – Race 2 - Nagambie Singles – May 31st
Saturday 30th saw me carefully approach the clubhouse, armed with my sanitising spray. Once the coast was clear, I made a dash for the side gate and duly accessed the boat storage to retrieve the beloved “Top Gun” racing TK1, plus my paddle, plus my personal PFD. Why you ask? Because tomorrow would see me competing for FCC in the Nagambie Singles.
May
10
2020
2020 Winter Series Tay Creggan Not Fake News
2020 Winter Series – Results
Round 1 – Sunday May 2nd “Tay Creggan”, Hawthorn
Apr
10
2020
Joe Blake and Mick
On Friday 20 March 2020, FCC members Tony, Robin and Mick were paddling near Bellbird and they were lucky enough to meet one of the Yarra's slipperier bank dwellers. Various versions of the story have been presented - wondering which, if any, is closest to the truth?
Samuel's version
This article appeared in this week’s journal of ‘Snake Tails’, a local rag for the Snake and Eel community of the Yarra River down from Dight’s Falls and beyond.