As promised, here is the rundown from our first carnival of the year.
Upon arrival, the surf conditions were starting to draw a crowd. Boats were being unloaded very tentatively, or not at all, as everyone was waiting to hear from the officials. Would it be cancelled?
After two North Cronulla crews headed out to sea, and made it back in one piece (in style), all gear was unloaded in earnest. If the crash test dummies made it, we can too.
We were armed with brand new gear and our long awaited brand new boat. What a beauty! Our thanks go to all in the club, Graham & Basil, and our sponsors who made this boat possible. Thank you, we'll do you all proud.
So with the unveiling of our cleanskin boat, we were ready to race!
The first race was a very very close second, with both us and North Cronulla on the winning wave. A good start.
The second race had us out by 3 clear lengths, which we built on, to win convincingly.
At this point, the wind started to pick up, the already cranky sea was getting rougher.
Both our third and fourth races, in lane 2, were hindered by a sand bank. Lanes either side of us had a rip, to take the rest of the competition straight out. However, this is surfboats, and no excuses can be made for the surf conditions or anything else out of our control. We move forward, and look towards Ocean Thunder round 1, next week.
Until then, enjoy a little slice of yesterdays action.
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