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306:Muogamarra
300:Marramarra
158:2022-02-03
114:References
1472:Paddle UK
1402:Festivals
1269:Outrigger
1256:Equipment
1213:Swan boat
1208:War canoe
835:Paracanoe
689:Colo High
682:Education
673:The Hills
576:Breakfast
519:Pittwater
473:Macdonald
417:Sackville
251:Spectacle
1294:Sea sock
1041:kayaking
1006:Marathon
882:Creeking
844:Olympics
786:kayaking
782:Canoeing
739:Category
596:Mangrove
571:Blaxland
556:Badgerys
427:Wisemans
133:1 August
22:marathon
1602:Outline
1289:Royalex
1246:Portage
1183:Rabaska
663:Penrith
658:Hornsby
626:Wollemi
591:Eastern
566:Berowra
395:Ferries
352:Bridges
344:ferries
219:Islands
37:Windsor
1313:Venues
1304:Tuilik
1274:Paddle
1193:Taimen
1163:Dugout
1153:Cayuco
971:Slalom
941:Sprint
866:Venues
549:Creeks
488:Wolgan
478:Nepean
456:Rivers
448:creeks
312:Popran
290:Dharug
285:Cattai
275:Bouddi
241:Milson
226:Dangar
33:Sydney
1550:Media
1198:Umiak
1122:Malia
1107:Flyak
1097:Kayak
1092:Canoe
621:Webbs
616:South
611:Ropes
606:Reedy
586:Cowan
561:Bells
468:Grose
25:canoe
1571:film
1203:Waka
784:and
502:Bays
463:Colo
442:bays
263:and
246:Peat
236:Long
231:Lion
135:2009
101:and
16:The
932:ICF
61:A$
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151:.
103:TK
99:K2
97:,
95:K1
93:,
91:C2
89:,
87:C1
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