For the month of June, Team Mako challenged themselves to complete 3,249 push-ups each, representing the number of lives lost to suicide in Australia in 2022. Our particular charity was Lifeline. Lifeline’s existence means that no one has to go through their darkest hours alone, and Mako like that very much indeed. Dragonboating on Jervis […]
NZ Nationals 2024 – An Unexpected Journey
This modern-day saga tells the tale of Mako Paddle Club, gently encouraged by their coach to embark on a quest to Middle Earth to wrestle dragon boats, have numerous pointless yet amusing adventures, be treated to the incredible hospitality of welcoming Kiwi whanau, and bask in the honour of paddling alongside New Zealand’s best crews, […]
The Silver Stirs…
a tale of Mako and ACT Champs by Roving Reporter G This is a silver tale, of pole dancing, dog butts, wardrobe malfunctions, dancing lunatics and back to front wardrobes. Of young love, group snuggles and a scene from Love Actually. A tale of a skeleton crew of silver sharks, a gang with massive hearts, […]
Big Bird spotted at Canberra Regatta
by Roving Reporter Jenny-‘RipTorn’-Pierson Some say watching the flotilla of balloons over the waters of Lake Burley Griffin is spiritual, the reflections dancing happily across sunrise ripples and the serenity and beauty a delight to behold. Not so graceful or serene was the sight of the flatulent Mako rabble rousing themselves from their stupor of […]
IT’S A TOP 10 AT LUNAR NEW YEAR
Sydney turned on some fine weather for 2024’s Lunar New Year Dragon Boat Festival, at Darling Harbour., but that is not this story. Mako represented with the largest numbers ever at their 3rd Lunar Festival, but that is not this story. The results were incredible and unexpected with Mako pulling a staggering Top Ten status […]
Gandalf Spotted at Beiloon
As the sun rose over Scotland Island, and the palpable excitement filled the air, Mako Paddle Club clambered out of their cars after a 4am start, bleary-eyed, yawning and very much looking forward to their first Beiloon experience. Beiloon Wasn’t a Lot of Things What Beiloon Was The most extraordinary display of #Makomojo ever seen […]
Mako Coach Chicki Wins 2024 Australia Day Award
The Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre fell into a hush of anticipation as Shoalhaven Mayor Amanda Findley opened the envelope, ” and the winner of the Sports Person of the Year is……..Kristin Chick.” Yep, you heard it, our incredible coach was on her way to the stage at the Australia Day Awards. “Chicki’s Australia Day award is […]
Courtney Left the Iron On and other adventures
As the mercury climbed, the nerves were palpable, as Mako prepared to race their first ever 500m regatta for the season. For some their first ever. Were we fit enough? Was our technique going to hold up over the distance? What on earth should we expect? These questions were well and truly answered by the […]
Regatta 2: Van Gogh Spotted at Lake Burley Griffin
This tale is an uncomplicated tale. A simple story of a crew of 20 intrepid Mako who travelled to Canberra and got noticed. While Mako sharks have a heart around 6g, this particular species of Mako displayed heart much MUCH bigger. Here’s the rap from Roving Reporter Jack ‘The Spewer” Stratton. “Some say November 11 […]
