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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Bertin Huynh

‘You’ll get a six-pack’: a beginner’s guide to kayaking

Bertin Huynh takes a kayaking lesson on Sydney Harbour with Sophie Morgan from Ozpaddle Sydney
Bertin Huynh takes a kayaking lesson on Sydney Harbour with Sophie Morgan from Ozpaddle Sydney. Photograph: Sophie Morgan/OzPaddle

I was initially anxious about kayaking around Australia’s busiest waterway. I cycle to work and Sydney’s roads can be hateful – why would the harbour be any different?

While I have kayaked before, I still consider myself a beginner. It takes me back to memories of paddling till my arms fell off at school camp, or capsizing friends on a lazy river as cub scouts. Kayaking as an adult was more of a “fake it till you make it” proposition.

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