2023-09-Presidents Blog

This is a special and sad presidents report – as in May, Paul Caffyn will celebrate his 200th and final edition as being editor of the KASK magazine. A truly momentous achievement and at the same time a cause for reflection for all that the magazine has achieved, but more importantly what Paul has done for sea kayaking in New Zealand and around the world – thank you Paul.

With warm and wonderful weather, 2019 has already offered paddlers a variety of extreme conditions on which to hone their skills whether it be in surf, touring or rock gardening Kayak Fest 2020

As 2018 comes to a close, KASK would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support throughout the year and wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday season.

Hi everyone,
Spring may officially be here, but I couldn’t resist the urge to escape to the warmth and pristine waters of Samoa to provide paddler safety for the Samoa Events Five Islands Ocean Swim Series – an event for experienced ocean swimmers. It was great way to see Samoa, its coastal areas and find out the best areas for ‘rock gardening’, caving and surfing!

Hi everyone,
With Spring officially only a month away, it is already great to be getting those extra minutes of daylight in the early evening. Surfing in the twilight is about as good as it gets!
Unless you are Tara Mulvany who has just completed her paddle along the west Coast of Greenland with Bevan and Nora Walker, John Gumbley and Diana Galbraith currently paddling in E Greenland!

Hello From KASK
This important email is to all current members and has instructions and links for renewal of your membership and payment info, There is also the latest President’s report from our new President, Shaun Maclaren as well as the latest electronic versions of the magazine of the Kiwi Association Of Sea Kaykers – the New Zealand Sea Kayaker.
This is a member only email – so please do not forward to other people as the links below are customised with your details.

This is a quick update from KASK following our national event, KASK Kayak Fest 2018 last weekend.

KASK Annual General Meeting 2018
This is a quick message to confirm that the KASK AGM will take place on Sunday 4 Mar 2018 at 8:00AM in the Sea Scouts Hall Ngatitoa Domain during KASK Kayak Fest 2018.
The link above will take you to a page that has more information on the AGM, the agenda, and minutes from the last years AGM. The Presidents report, Finance Report and membership reports will be added close to the event and will be accessible from the above folder the week before the AGM.

This is a special and sad presidents report – as it the final update I do as the KASK president. After 3 years as president, I will be stepping down on 4 Mar 2018. It has been highly rewarding three years and I met or talked to most of our members and got to know some amazing paddlers from all over New Zealand!