Expedition Kayaks Podcast
A relaxed hour or so chatting about our adventures, and those of our paddling mates, from Australia and around the world. We'll feature tales of expeditions, races, the paddling stories of people ranging from the high profile over-achievers, to those who simply get out each week and enjoy our waterways.
- Update frequency
- every 71 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
Expedition to the top of Australia - Cape York, Crocs & Wild Water
Rob Mercer joins Mark to reminisce about his 2004 expedition from Cooktown to Cape York, across 900km of pristine coast in the far north of Australia.
A yarn about remote paddling in big fast followin…
Episode 11 - The Bass Berserkers - Zero to Bass Strait in Six Months
The tale of Joe, Trev, Ollie, Simon and Jacqui, and their goal of paddling Bass Strait within six months of their first paddle strokes.
Bass Strait engenders images of mountainous seas, wild westerlie…
Episode 10 - When Southerlies Strike
A short tale of the fury and unpredictability of one of Sydney's infamous Southery Busters, and a lesson in becoming blasé about the reliability of weather forecasting.
Episode 9 - Bob Turner's Journey Across Bass Strait
Bob Turner started paddling in 2007, and very quickly decided a worthy goal would be to paddle across Bass Strait, on its day one of the most daunting stretches of water in the world.
It took him elev…
Episode 8 - Axe and Sundo Smoke the Hawkesbury Classic
An amusing tale of two old mates getting together to paddle the iconic 111km Hawkesbury Classic ultra paddle marathon.
Damian 'The Axe' Willis and Mark Sundin indulge in a blokey chat about a three …
Episode 7 - Introducing Our New Fast Sea Kayak, the Audax Azure
A short tale of the development and launch of new lower volume sea kayak, the Audax Azure.
As soon as the Audax was launched and won instant approval from our kayaking peers, we began work on a lower …
Episode 6 - Big seas, big swell, big wind, big risk, big consequences, and chest thumping.....
A week or wild weather around Sydney had Mark contemplating the kinds of conditions he'd take on and why, and what that can mean for other paddlers, let alone rescuers. Possibly not the most structur…
Episode 5 - The Yukon River Quest with Kate & Steve Dawson
Part two from the ultra marathon racing tourists Kate & Steve Dawson, covering the story of the 700+ kilometre Yukon River Quest. Listen first hand for a vivid picture of what it would be like to ent…
Episode 4 - The Texas Water Safari with Kate & Steve Dawson
To just call this iconic North American institution a race is understating the challenges of ultra distance (420km) in temperatures approaching 40 degrees, sleep deprivation, night navigation and the…
Episode 3 - What Are Our Favourite Sea Kayaks?
This episode answers a question we've been posed over many campfires through the years, what are the best sea kayaks we've paddled?
In a wide ranging chat, Mark & Rob discuss the merits of several ge…
Episode 2 - The 2011 North Reef Expedition
A sea kayaking expedition through the Capricornia Quays islands in Queensland, with Rob Mercer, Mark Sundin & Chris James. Completed in July/August 2011, this trip traversed more than 400km of island…
Episode 1 - The Flying Dawsons
A week before they depart for America to take on the dual challenge of the 400km Texas Water Safari and 700km Yukon Quest, Mark chats to Kate & Steve Dawson about their own paddling stories and the c…