Sea Kayak Townsville

Located  on the south west side of Magnetic Island rests the wreck of the "SS City of Adelaide".  The remains of this once proud ship now forms an artificial island approximately 300 m off  the shoreline of Cockle Bay, with GPS co-ordinates S 19 10 29.5   E 146 49 30.9    Google Maps Link Launching from Palleranda Boat Ramp, the wreck is approximately 6 km away at a bearing of 65 degrees (magnetic) and lies within the tidal zone of Magnetic Island.  Access to it, is best achieve during mid to high tide, as the area will be completely dry at low tide levels below 0.6 m.  Mangrove Trees Growing Inside the Hull of the Wreck. Looking Towards the Mid Section of the Wreck.   Looking Towards the Stern of the Wreck  When viewed from the seaward side this wreck blends in seamlessly with the surrounding mangrove fringed coastline, making it difficult to locate without  a bearing. It's n...

The Fox 40 Classic whistle is a 3-chamber pea-less whistle, with no moving parts and chambers which are designed to self-clear when submerged in water.  This whistle requires you to blow hard to get that louder intense sound.  The metal attachment ring will easily rust and should be removed if using in a marine environment. This is a great safety whistle for kayaking purposes, which can be relied upon to deliver an intense blast of sound that will be heard in the worst of conditions.

 Should you or your kayak become entangled on discarded ropes, nets, weeds or your own tow lines and safety tethers you are going to require an effective cutting tool. Using an open bladed knife to cut away entangled line close to your body while below water and possibly trapped upside down in a kayak is a terrifying predicament.  The EezyCut rope cutter will  efficiently and safely cut through most rope, shock chord, webbing, fishing line and nets The design incorporates a double sided stainless steel blade bolted between two plastic shields.  This makes it easy to hold and use, whilst remaining almost impossible to cut yourself.  The design of the plastic frame applies downward pressure on the material being cut, as it slides along the length of the blade.   The rope cutter is rated to cut ropes up to 8mm diameter, but can easily cut through 12mm diameter ropes. I have the EezyCut rope cutting tool permanently tethered to my l...