Stephens, Devon Matsalla, Matt Cataldo, Tony Brown, and Youngmin Kim. Coomera Paddlers is an informal group of paddlers who enjoy paddling in the broader area from Jacobs Well to the Nerang River, but mainly in the Coomera River – Southport Broadwater Area, in Southeast Queensland. Many formal clubs have their main paddle day on Saturdays. Coomera Paddlers provides for group paddles on Sundays. Al
l paddlers are welcome to join us on these paddles. The main communication for upcoming paddles is via email. To join on the Coomera Paddlers contact list just email Andy W. Stephens at [email protected] and ask to be put on the list. Exercise plays a crucial role in health for all ages. “The social, community side of exercise is very important for motivation and to stay motivated. When you start to enjoy your exercise and see that it doesn’t have to be painful and boring, it just becomes part of your life because you absolutely love it.” – Dr Gordon Spence, exercise scientist and psychologist. Most of the regular paddlers are members of Currumbin Creek Paddlers Club and/or Greater Logan Paddlers Club, which are both affiliated with Paddle Qld and Paddle Australia. The Sunday Paddle means different things to different paddlers. For people paddling during the week, including faster interval training, the Sunday paddle is for L*D (long slow distance). Others paddle only on Sundays, so they do some faster paddling at least part of the time on Sundays. But it all works out, and there is always someone in the group to paddle with at your own pace! The Southport Broadwater paddles offer some choppy conditions and boat wash at times, which is good training for offshore paddling and surfing. The various creek paddles are flatwater, and are therefore good for longer distance training and paddle technique improvement. An added bonus is the ability to immerse yourself in Nature, with the variety of animals present in the area (e.g. Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Ocellated Eagle Rays, White-bellied Sea Eagles, Ospreys, Brahminy Kites, kingfishers, herons, egrets, and shorebirds including the amazing migratory waders such as the Far Eastern Curlew and Bar-tailed Godwits that breed in Siberia and Alaska).
