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Day 5 is an interesting day. The end is in sight, the pontoons are close, and spirits were high as we hit out one last time over the splash and dash 200m. With the same weary 20 seniors and a handful of youngsters, Mako gathered strength to throw everything they had on the racecourse for […]

In every great sporting story, tales of challenges overcome, and adversaries conquered abound, and a new chapter was today written through the incredible efforts of our Premier Women’s 20 500m crew. Before we jump into the tale of the tape, I’ll paint a picture for you. Mako arrived at AusChamps with a long-held commitment to […]

NSW State Championships has many tales to tell. First timers to a real racecourse rather than the 20cm raging tides of Jervis Bay. Rookie paddlers who have never raced a 500m race before. Expectations were smashed and A Finals were reached. Ryan managing not to snap another paddle. Vomiting ladies, dumpster diving hobos (Glasso) who […]

There were murmurs of wonder today in Canberra as the rumour spread quicker than grassfire…… Shallow Hal had been spotted at Regatta 6. As the crowds swelled around the shores of the lake, children pushing through to get to the front to see, all was revealed. It was none other than Mako, a knucklehead gang […]

All crews hold. Ready. Attention. Beep…. The Racing The Lunar Festival of 2023 kicked off this weekend, and Mako Paddle Club packed their freshly-napisaned white race singlets and trekked to Darling Harbour to battle it out with the biggest and best clubs in Australia. With the race schedule kicking off at 7.30 am and finishing […]

On Saturday 4th June Mako Paddle Club dusted off their very best Hawaiian shirts and gaudy suits, dabbed on some makeup, and danced the night away at the 2022 MAFTA Awards. The MAFTAs, or ‘Mako Annual Fabulous & Terrific Awards’ are voted by peers, appointed by the Coach and inherited through buffoonery. They are without […]

We’re back from Mako Marathon – not sorry that we went; we went to seek some sandy patch whereon to pitch our tent. These were not the tranquil scenes of which most poets boast; but storms and swells and rainclouds dark, and lightning up the coast. We paddled hard on Jervis Bay, right where the […]

These five words were heard in the marshalling tent at the beginning of the 2022 Australian Championships. They were not heard by the end of the campaign. And here’s why. Mako’s journey to debut at the 2022 AusChamps is a story that may be captured on pieces on paper, but no words can retell the […]