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Mersey River Weekend
Date: Saturday, 13 March 2021 River: Mersey. Water level: 23 cumecs. Participants: 16. Camping the night before, we were ready nice and...
Joshua Resta
Mar 13, 20211 min read
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Second 2021 Intro Trip - Picton Die Harder
Date: Saturday, 6 March 2021 River: Picton River. Water level: 1.1. Participants: 25. Another great moring start, I'm begginging to dread...
Joshua Resta
Mar 6, 20211 min read
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First 2021 Intro Trip – Picton
Date: Sunday, 28 February 2021 River: Picton River. Water level: 0.8. Participants: 25. After a suprisingly good start at the sheds we...
Joshua Resta
Feb 28, 20211 min read
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Kayaking the slightly scratchy Picton
Date: Saturday, 24 October 2020 River: Picton River. Water level: .45 (Tahune). Participants: 8. After ambitions to paddle the NEsk...
Joshua Resta
Oct 24, 20201 min read
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Derwent Intro Trip with enough onions to feed all of Tassie
Date: Sunday, 2 August 2020 River: Derwent River. Water level: 0.5 (New Norfolk). Participants: 27. The second Intro trip for the season...
Joshua Resta
Aug 2, 20202 min read
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Post-covid-break trip on a low Picton
Date: Sunday, 19 July 2020 River: Picton River. Water level: 0.38. Participants: 20. The first trip after months of no rafting due to...
Joshua Resta
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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Mid week Weld Trip
Date: Saturday, 7 September 2019 Rivers: Weld river, Huon river. Water level: 0.68 at Tahune, 0.9 at Judbury. Participants: 6. We met at...
Janina
Nov 7, 20192 min read
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The Mighty Russell
Date: Monday, 29 July 2019 River: Russell River. Participants: 6. James and I were guiding, James’ friend Tom was scouting on his kayak....
Janina
Jul 29, 20194 min read
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West coast multi-day trip – Heazlewood, Whyte and Pieman
Date: Sunday, 28 July 2019 Rivers: Heazlewood River, Whyte River, Pieman River. Water level: High. Participants: 4. The trip to the camp...
Nik
Jul 28, 20196 min read
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Nik’s Styx Break
The river below though was absolutely perfect. The rapids were fun, pushed my skills to the limit. Date: Sunday, 16 June 2019 River: Styx...
Nik
Jun 16, 20194 min read
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Surf rafting
Date: Sunday, 14 April 2019 River: Goat’s Beach. Water level: 1 to 1.5 metres swell. Participants: 6. We met at the sheds at a little...
Nik
Apr 14, 20192 min read
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Frankland River - G2 - 3 days
Jan 2005 saw 8 of us raft down the Frankland (from the same get in) to Arthur River after the planned Andrew River trip fell through. The...
Nicko
Jan 1, 20051 min read
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Donaldson River, G3-G4?
The club led by Mark recently shot this river on the 11-12 september 2004, The get in is at the Bridge over the river on the (road to...
Nicko
Sep 11, 20042 min read
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Franklin Bonzi: The Trip according to Angus Munro - Jan 2003
(disclaimer: any puns in this article are either accidental, or quoting Rob) Our days leading up to the big departure were spent learning...
Nicko
Jan 4, 200310 min read
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The Franklin River - THE SUPERFRONT
TUWWRC descent of the Franklin River, November 30 - December 8 2002. Leader - Mark Downie Second guide / Nut in the inflatable - David...
Nicko
Nov 30, 200211 min read
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Esperence, G2/3+, 8km, 3hr
Starts with a few km of G2 rapids, which turn into G3 rapids about half way down, with a couple of nice long ones. Flattens out again...
Nicko
Oct 20, 20021 min read
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Little Henty
Tuesday 1st October 2002 Water Level: Almost up to the 3rd Marker (out of 6) Grade: 3-4, Time: 7-8 hours, River Booty: 2 paddles The...
Nicko
Jan 8, 20021 min read
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Derwent River (Butlers Gorge)
Notes from a trip leader... Tasmania Grade 4-5—Saturday 3rd March 2001 Level approx 40cumecs or 1200 cusecs, 12 members. Continuous Grade...
Nicko
Mar 3, 20013 min read
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Frankland River, G2, 3km, 2hr
A group of us, it ended up being 9 in all, with two little boats and Downie in his kayak decided to head down the Frankland River. It is...
Nicko
Jan 1, 20013 min read
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