In 2000, Hayden's boat capsized whilst fishing near North Stradbroke Island, he and his two companions(one of whom was Queensland and Australian teammate Andrew Symonds)
were forced to swim over a kilometre to safety.
Most canals are extensions to the Nerang River, but there are more to the south along Tallebudgera Creek and Currumbin Creek and to the north along the Gold Coast Broadwater,
South Stradbroke Island, Coomera River and southern Moreton Bay.