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Paddling Info
Sea Kayaking Instruction
- Sydney Harbour Kayaks
- Kayak hire, sales and instruction. Based at the Spit Bridge, Mosman. Experts in teaching paddling techniques.
- Expedition Kayaks Australia
- Specialist kayak and canoe equipment dealer and instruction. Contact Rob Mercer for tuition, Sydney.
- Region X Kayak Experiences
- Sea Kayaking instruction and equipment sales. Based in Batemans Bay, NSW.
- Jervis Bay Kayak Company
- Sea Kayaking instruction and equipment sales. Based in Jervis Bay, NSW.
- Paddlecraft
- Kayaking equipment dealer, hire and instruction. Based in Pittwater 40 minutes north of Sydney
- Perth Canoe Works
- Kayaking equipment dealer, hire and instruction. Based in Perth, WA.
- Kanuschule Versam
- Kayak training and equipment sales. Based in Switzerland.
Sea Kayak Equipment
- Kayaking World
- Kayak sales and test paddling available. Based in Sydney and Gosford.
- Canoes Plus
- Kayak sales and instruction. Based in Melbourne.
- Paddlesports Australia
- On-line rafting and paddling equipment. Based in Australia.
- Adventure Racing Equipment
- Lightweight kayak and camping equipment. Online store in Australia.
- Ecomarine Ocean Kayak Centre
- Sea kayak equipment and training. Based in Vancouver, Canada.
- Kuster Sport
- Kayak and camping equipment. Based in Switzerland.
Sea Kayaking Information
- NSW Sea Kayak Club
- Sea kayak club and Information resource site in Australia.
- Adventure Network
- Information resource site on adventure sports, camping, and travel.
- Boat Links.com
- The Mother of All Maritime Links.
- Canoeing Australia
- Canoeing body for Australia.
- Kiwi Association of Sea Kayakers
- KASK is New Zealand’s national sea kayaking body.
- Kayak On-line
- Kayak Online – a quick and easy way to find kayaking info.
- Paddling.net
- Paddling.net is your #1 resource for information on Canoes and Kayaks.
- Sea Kayaker Magazine.
- US Sea Kayaking Magazine.
- Sea Paddler
- General sea kayak information.
- Wavelength Paddling Magazine
- Canadian Sea Kayaking Magazine.
- Kayaking World
- Retail store in Gosford, NSW. Good range of kayaks.
Destination Info
Fiji
- Bula Fiji
- Fiji Islands Travel & Accommodation Guide: Fiji Visitors Bureau
- Fiji Guide
- Rob Kay’s Fiji Islands Travel Guide
- Nanuya Island Resort
- Nanuya Island Resort: Blue Lagoon
- Finding Fiji
- South Pacific Organizer
- Fiji Travel Info Sheet
- DFAT Australia, Fiji Information Sheet
- Tourism Fiji
- Fiji Travel and Accomodation Information
Panama
- Panama Travel Info Sheet
- DFAT Australia, Panama Information Sheet
- Biodiversity Panama
- Biodiversity and Tourism in Panama
- Explore Panama
- Explore Panama
- Panama Info
- Panama Information
Tonga
- Tonga Info Site
- Kingdom of Tonga, Information site
- Travel Info Sheet
- DFAT Australia, Tonga Consular Information Sheet
Australia
- Travel Info Sheet
- DFAT Australia, Australia Consular Information Sheet
- Hinchinbrook Travel Info Site
- Information on Hinchinbrook Island from Hinchinbrook Ferries
- Mission Beach Resort
- Accommodation Mission Beach, Queensland Australia
Croatia
- Travel Info Sheet
- DFAT Australia, Croatia Consular Information Sheet
- Croatia Travel Info
- General Croatia Information
Turkey
- Turkey Travel Info Sheet
- DFAT Australia, Turkey Consular Information Sheet
- Turkey Timeless Tours
- Specialist Turkey Travel Agent
Antarctica
- Australian Antarctic Division
- Antarctic Information Site
The High Arctic
- Svalbard (Spitsbergen) Info Site
- Svalbard, Norway: The Arctic Pearl Website
- Travel Info Sheet (Norway)
- DFAT Australia, Norway Consular Information Sheet
Greenland
- Greenland Guide
- Official Travel Guide to Greenland
- Travel Info Sheet (Denmark)
- US Department of State, Greenland Consular Information Sheet
Scotland
- Scotland.com
- Your Guide to Scotland
- Scottish Canoeing
- Scottish Canoe Association
- Scottish Sea Kayaking
- Scottish Sea Kayaking Photo Gallery
Our Team
Al Bakker, Founder
Director & Senior Guide
Al has paddled whitewater and sea kayaks for 42 years in North America, South America, the South Pacific, Japan, Australia, NZ, Antarctica, South Georgia, the High Arctic and Greenland, Russian Far East and all across Europe. He has led commercial sea kayak tours for the last 27 years and developed sea…
Toby Story
Director, Senior Guide, Chief of Operations
Toby Story has been working for Southern Sea Ventures since 2005, guiding trips from the Tropics to the Polar regions. He has led trips in Norway, Greenland, Spitsbergen, Fiji, South Georgia, Antarctica, Tasmania, West Papua and the Philippines. Toby Story is...
Megan Grover
Trip Consultant
Megan Grover has been involved in the adventure travel business for over 25 years. She has worked as a travel agency manager, in sales training for a major retail chain, reservations manager for an adventure wholesaler and has run the Southern Sea Ventures’ office for over 15 years. Megan’s travels have taken…
Jane Newman
Trip Consultant
Jane Newman has worked in the travel industry in a variety of roles since 1996. Jane has specialised in travel sales, reservations and worked extensively with non profit organisations creating and implementing itineraries for their charity challenges. Jane has travelled extensively throughout Southeast Asia, South America...
Eamon Larkin
Senior Guide
Eamon comes from a background in adventure and outdoor education with over 15 years experience working with students and schools, now teaching and assessing potential guides. He has a passion for travel and trekking through various countries, learning languages along the way. Eamon lives on the south...
Sandy Robson
Senior Guide
Sandy Robson is Australia’s most experienced female sea kayaker. Sandy has led commercial sea kayaking trips in Australia and Fiji. 2019 will see her fourth season guiding for us in Fiji’s Yasawa Islands.
Heather Kirkpatrick
Senior Guide
Heather Kirkpatrick has guided on many expeditions including sea kayaking, white water rafting and mountaineering in remote locations on all seven continents, after graduating from both science and outdoor education. She lives in Tasmania where she loves exploring her local coastline and has even...
Daniel Stavert
Senior Guide
For over a decade Daniel has been guiding sea kayak expeditions around the world. From the cold and ice of Antarctica, Greenland and the high arctic, to the tropical waters of Fiji, Raja Ampat, and northern Queensland. A keen climber...
Matt Edwards
Senior Guide
Matt loves to explore and to show others the many natural and cultural treasures this world offers. Matt's entering his fourth season with Southern Sea Ventures and will be branching out from the tropical waters of Fiji to the wonders of Antarctica. Matt's a resident of British Columbia, Canada, where he...
Enrico Carrossino
Senior Guide
Enrico runs our Italian and Corsican sea kayak programs and with his incredible knowledge of Italy and passionate love for his country he makes our sea kayaking adventures a smorgasbord of cuisine and culture. He is a certified whitewater and sea kayak instructor…
Henry Murray
Senior Guide
Henry Murray is our Fijian expert. Born in the Yasawa Islands he has guided kayak and fishing trips in the Yasawa for more than two decades. Henry's intimate knowledge of all the reefs and outdoor cooking experience adds an extra special quality to his trips.
James Thorp
Senior Guide
James Thorp has been working for Southern Sea Ventures for the last couple of years, guiding trips in the Tropics. James has a world wide resume leading and instructing whitewater kayaking, whitewater rafting and sea kayaking programs in the polar regions, Nepal, India, Mexico, South America, Canada, New Zealand, Norway…