Waiwilta Paddling Club Adelaide

Waiwilta Paddling Club Adelaide Paddling for fitness, fun and coffee! Our club is based at Aquatic Reserve, Bower Road, West Lakes, South Australia. Parking is available.

Racing is conducted at this venue, along with the Ramsay Rowing Course, West Lakes and on the Torrens River in the city. Men and Women welcome
including those over 50. Training
Training is conducted at Aquatic Reserve, corner of Bower Road and Old Port Road (enter from Bower Road). We train on :
Saturday mornings at 8.45 am (on the water at 9 am)
Mondays and Wednesdays at 5.45 pm (on the water at

6 pm). The boats are provided by Dragonboat SA (DBSA) and the club provides paddles. Wear clothes which are comfortable (eg shorts, ¾ pants, tshirt) - you may get a bit wet! Also your feet will get wet so wet shoes, crocs or thongs are needed. Bring a bottle of water which you can take out in the boat and please wear sunscreen as appropriate. A club locker is available to store your car keys and valuables while you are out on the water. However we do not recommend bringing anything valuable to training. Insurance
You will be covered by Dragonboat SA (DBSA) insurance. Buoyancy vests are also available if you prefer to wear one in the boat. They are mandatory when on the Port or Torrens Rivers and if training in the dark at West Lakes. Racing
Waiwilta may not enter every regatta in the season, but usually participates in 4/6 including the state championships held around the end of March, beginning of April each year. Races are for crews of 20 or 10 with distances generally 200 or 500 metres. There is one long distance race (around Delfin Island approximately 7 klms) held each year. It is not a requirement that you participate in racing. Regattas are held at the Torrens River (Elder Park), Aquatic Reserve and the Rowing SA rowing course in Military Road. Social
During the year the club conducts social functions, with celebration of Chinese New Year, Christmas and end of season as a minimum. In addition members go for coffee after training every Saturday. Outrigger Canoeing
The club owns an OC6 (six person outrigger) which is stored at the Girl Guides premises at Snowdens Beach, Port River. The outrigger is taken out from time to time and provides experience in outrigger canoeing, cross training and you will have the bonus that you will probably see some dolphins! You will need to wear “boat” shoes when participating in outrigging on the Port River. Buoyancy vests also need to be worn, these will be provided by the club.

Good food, company and the honing in of some gaming skills was the name of the day this Australia Day at the North Haven...
26/01/2023

Good food, company and the honing in of some gaming skills was the name of the day this Australia Day at the North Haven SLSC.

Great night held at the Enjoy Inn to celebrate Chinese New Year. Many thanks to Jill and Kay for organising.
25/01/2023

Great night held at the Enjoy Inn to celebrate Chinese New Year. Many thanks to Jill and Kay for organising.

Great night out on the Kokomo West. It was good to see West Lakes without having to paddle. 😃
29/11/2022

Great night out on the Kokomo West. It was good to see West Lakes without having to paddle. 😃

A great roll up at our recent AGM. Congratulations to our elected committee members: John - President, Anita - Treasurer...
26/09/2022

A great roll up at our recent AGM. Congratulations to our elected committee members: John - President, Anita - Treasurer, Margaret - Secretary and additional committee members Brian, Carol-Anne and Chris.
At the conclusion of the AGM, Brian was presented with a Life Membership for all his hard work and dedication. Leonie received the President's award for best club person and Kay received the Coaches award for best in the boat. A big round of applause.

02/07/2022
Looking for a challenge? Try sweeping!
29/01/2021

Looking for a challenge? Try sweeping!

Almost a full boat last night with Celia at the helm! I step closer to removing the L plates 😊. 📷 Neil.
10/12/2019

Almost a full boat last night with Celia at the helm! I step closer to removing the L plates 😊.
📷 Neil.

Thanks to Les for organising the "Les & Julie" dinner out at the Largs Pier.
07/12/2019

Thanks to Les for organising the "Les & Julie" dinner out at the Largs Pier.

07/12/2019

End of year celebrations were held at Korked. Congratulations to Anita for being awarded the President's choice, 2019 and to Alison for being awarded the Coaches Choice, 2019. A good time was had by all. Live music by Front & Centre had everyone up on the dance floor. Thanks to Margaret for organising and big apologies to Jill for not singing the team song!

A long time between posts - but here we go.....First social outing at the Sailmaster was organised by our newly elected ...
07/12/2019

A long time between posts - but here we go.....
First social outing at the Sailmaster was organised by our newly elected social coordinator, Margaret. A big thank you from all of us!
(28 September)

Absolute cracking this morning.
13/04/2019

Absolute cracking this morning.

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Port Adelaide, SA

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Monday 6pm - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 11am
Saturday 9am - 11am

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