Got to Tahoe a few days ago and it is just magic on the lake. Paddling a few hours each morning and racing in a 10km paddle tommorrow. Lots of great boards around. Will get some photos and video. The only problem is that coming from sea level to 6300 ft make breathing pretty hard when going hard. Small price to pay for a couple of weeks of paddling some of the most beautiful water imaginable Dave
Well the race is run. it was 10kms and was into a 20-25 knot headwind the whole way. Great fun. 87 starters including about 20 on prone boards. i came in 2nd in the stock class and I think about 5th out of the SUPers. great fun
DJ verygood question. It would have been the perfect downwind run, but it sorted out the men from boys. fastest time Sup was 1hr 13mins, slowest time was over 3hrs 45 mins. Hard work. i paddled a 12ft Tahoe SUP wood A great board for the conditions , thick square rails, very stable and a mini keel half way up the board as well as a big fin Dave
You will be fit when you get back down to sea level. Love that feeling of boundless energy you get at sea level when you have been training at high altitude - and hate it when it goes the other way!
OUCH! 3:45 would have been a slog...................
Way to go Dave!
3:45 for 10km is 2.67 kph. That's about 50% faster than I go into wind in 15-20 knots. I dunno if I could keep that work rate up for half an hour let alone almost 4 hours.
20 on prone boards. i came in 2nd in the stock class and I think about 5th out of the SUPers. great fun
Can't wait to see the photo's mate.
