to clarify..the (not compulsory) was my comment

Good luck everyone for the race today. Get out there and have some fun
Currently the wind is 24 knots gusting 30 knots from the south east
I got my money on Simper for first

akhawk said...

I think it was Mike Galvin that won. Not sure where Michael Simper came but all I know is that I copped an absolute flogging
Does anyone know what the board Mike Galvin was on? All I know was that it was a borrowed 16 footer or there abouts that he had never paddled before from chatting to him before the race.

Heh Adam nice to put a face to an avatar. How did you go? Did you enjoy your first race?

The guy who won was on a SIC (sandwich island composites) F16 hollow carbon fibre board. These boards are made by Mark Rapphorst(?) in Hawaii.

He was motoring. I thought was catching him at one stage and then turned the corner and realised why because at that stage there was a 20 knott head wind

I tell you who i was impressed with was the guy who came in third in front of me. He was on a 10'6 Naish and was flying. That guy must have had 25 weatbixes for breakfast.

Time for a nana nap will post some photos soon.


cheers

Yeah i thought the guy with the wooden paddle would burn himself out in the first k or so. His paddle rate never varied from what I could see. Reminded me of the Eveready bunny. Awesome effort. How fast would he be on a larger board???
Definately have to start training now for the Rotto race.

Hard work on the sections into the wind but had a great morning. Dispite the flabby gut I felt like an athlete hanging out with all the fit and healthy clubbies. Good to meet the forum regulars and see what people are riding.
Results are now up.

Here is the direct link for the results.

http://results.racetectiming.com/Search.aspx?CId=11&RId=107&EId=2&CategId=10

Congrats to everyone

One more of me suffering on the final stretch. Conditions look idealic but the wind was howling.

Nice pics Reagan. Would be good to meet up for a paddle sometime if you're keen.
Cheers,
Adam

Zimbo Reagan said...

akhawk said...

Nice pics Reagan. Would be good to meet up for a paddle sometime if you're keen.
Cheers,
Adam

Thanks Adam, yeah we should organise a paddle/surf one of these days, have not had a surf/paddle up your end of town so would be keen.

How did you pull up after the race, any sore muscles

Yeah I'm a bit sore today! Looking at the last pic, do you use a really long paddle?

great to meet everyone and race......can't wait until the next one, hopefully sooner rather than later.......The race presented some challenges; those that entered know the feeling of battling a twenty knots on the nose and that going backwards feeling. The pins have good speed.. Hope to see you all soon on the water.....


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Hey Reagan, that is classy paddling in that last photo. No wonder you came in at the front of the field.

In my rowing days we would have called those good 'puddles'. A good size puddle meant lots of power. No wonder the shaft is bending. And they're close together, which means a high stroke rate too. Fast!

You must have had the finish line in sight!

downwind said...

Hey Reagan, that is classy paddling in that last photo. No wonder you came in at the front of the field.

In my rowing days we would have called those good 'puddles'. A good size puddle meant lots of power. No wonder the shaft is bending. And they're close together, which means a high stroke rate too. Fast!

You must have had the finish line in sight!

Hahah thanks, its funny how you seem to paddle faster and stronger when you know there are people watching or taking photos