Friday, April 25 – Monday, April 28, 2025
Albany Youth Camp – https://www.albanyportrotary.com/youth/
Bookings are now open for the 2025 Sea Kayak Fest at Albany during the ANZAC Day long weekend at the end of April.
Bookings can be made via the Paddle Australia Membership & Events Portal (JustGo).
https://paddleaustralia.
Login using your email address or Paddle Australia member ID (NOT the Paddle Education number) and password.
At top left of screen select EVENTS & COURSES.
https://paddleaustralia.
If you are a SKCWA member scroll down the screen a little and you should see My Club Events and Activities and the entry to 2025 WA Sea Kayak Fest
If you are not a SKCWA member you will need to search for 2025 WA Sea Kayak Fest
Find Tickets is at the upper right side of your screen.
This BYO event offers daily relaxing to challenging paddles. Socialising is also a prime focus of the festival in encouraging you meeting new people and reliving the memories of past paddles.
There are three paddling events each day and sea kayaking workshops on offer.
Not a Sea Kayak Club member? Your temporary membership of Paddle Australia on registration means that you are insured. Insurance details are on the Paddle Australia website.
What to bring to the camp is available at https://seakayakwa.asn.au/what-we-do/
There are private providers that offer sea kayak and equipment hire in Perth.
The camp address is 913 Frenchman Bay Road, Big Grove, Albany. Camp opens Friday 25th April at 2:00pm and closes Monday April 28th at 10:00am.
Tenting areas are spread throughout the campsite and there are gender dormitories. The kitchen/dining area is large and contains a refrigerator, a deep freeze, and gas hot water. There are gas barbecues.
We have the Albany Shantymen entertaining us on Saturday evening, at no cost to Festival participants. Also, a marine archeologist talking about Albany environs on the Friday evening.
Your Saturday dinner is included.
Regards from the Fest Committee