madness of paddler-craft lining up for the rolling start begun, with hundreds of paddlers of various flavours scrambling to get at the front of the line. Paddle craft included ocean skis, sea kayaks, SUPs, surfboards and outrigger canoes, all in various lay-ups and styles. And they all bustled in the pack waiting for the rolling start to get underway, until suddenly the race started at the and the Harbour was churned up by hundreds of scrambling paddlers bumping into each other as they jostled to get away.
As we all paddled under the Harbour Bridge
cruise360.net/attractions-representing-sydney.html and past the Prime Ministers residence at Kirribilli, one thing became clear - there was going to be wind today, and a lot of it.As Tim and I paddled into the wind we both immediately felt thankful for our Greenland paddles. We could see other paddlers straining into the wind with their opposite blade constantly catching the wind, whilst our paddles were immediately advantageous with their slim profile.
All up a really tough day on the water, but a fair bit of fun and great to be a part of something so competitive. We may not have taken podium places or smashed any records, but we had definitely left our mark on the event.
Last but not least, Team Fat Paddler member and fund-raising champion Ned had decided to take on "PaddleFest" up on Macquarie Lakes, with a 20km paddle in fairly rough conditions and the odd visit by escorting dolphins - nice! Great to see Ned representing the Fat Paddlers up in that part of the world - cheers, FP.
