More pics from the Gorge Distance Race '09

Photo courtesy: S. Woody (Kikaha OCC)

Last night was an awesome night for paddling - temps in the upper 80s and the lake felt so great during our practice. As expected, we set out for a long paddle with power & stroke intervals to prep for the rest of the season. At our mid-way point, we took a break to learn change-outs and practice getting back into the boat - I knew that was going to happen. I did it a few times w/out seriously bruising myself so it was a good start. I just wanted to get into the lake - it was so dang hot! THEN, Sabine (who is always pushing me) put me in the steersman seat....what?? Once again, she gave me that look like "you have no choice" so I complied and steered....the novice way (zig a little here, zag a little there). But, I did it...now that I am out of seats to try, maybe she'll tie me up to be the ama :-)

Anyway, here is a link to some pics from the Gorge distance race (http://tinyurl.com/l5ywp5) - the pics really don't show how topsy-turvy it was out there because they were all taken from the shore and the conditions were "calmer" closer to shore. However, the shot of a canoe and a kite-surfer (above) kind of gives you an indication of how strong the winds were blowing. Thanks to S. Woody (Kikaha) and N. Pacheco (SOCC) for some of the pics. Aloha and Imua!