I took out my race board today for the first time since our big quake in February. As it turned out it couldn't have been a better day. Clear frosty start (just 2 deg air temp) and glassy smooth across the whole harbour. It was the flattest water I have ever paddled! No one else about, just me and the birds for a leisurely 5km paddle.

And even better I wasn't at work!!


Parked up at Rapaki Bay



Not a breath of wind and no boats to disturb the peace or mess up the oily surface





My trusty Bark 12'6 fitted with a bottle cage (I hate wearing a backpack) and GPS

DavidJohn said...

Very nice.. Beautiful pictures.. and beautiful place.. All good except seeing a beautiful board sitting on the rocks.. .. How do you like the GSI paddle?

DJ

Yeah it took a bit of speed to get it that far up on the rocks eh!

I like the GSI paddle, although I can't really compare it as I have only tried a few others. It was instantly faster on the GPS than my old GSI paddle which I now use for surfing. It feels very light to me.

thats not rocks thats what they call soft sand in NZ great pictures thanks for sharing them with us .

DavidJohn said...

Very nice.. Beautiful pictures.. and beautiful place.. All good except seeing a beautiful board sitting on the rocks.. .. How do you like the GSI paddle?

DJ

How wide is your paddle ?

Scotty88 said...

How wide is your paddle ?

blade width 229mm (9")

see website specs

http://www.surfindustries.com/paddles/trident_paddlePro_carbon.php