Its been ages since I’ve written in my blog and re entry into California after 3 weeks in Africa wasn’t easy. After paddling Millers Run with Dawid Mocke, racing around the lighthouse up and back in shark alley, grinding 50KM around Cape Point and relaxing at a game reserve 20 feet from lions,I was lazy to get on the computer.
But some paddling thoughts now that I’m back to the grind in Newport Harbor in the flat bay…
Day 2 in Cape Town, I got my very first Millers Run 12 km of downwind from Millers Point to Fish Hoek.
This day was mild for there, ok for me, not my mild, but awesome.. if you can stop thinking about the sharks.
But hold on, back up to Day 1..probably blowing harder..and as we sat in the Golden Spur(hamburgers at their best) overlooking Fish Hoek beach, we saw Dawid come in on a doubleski….then later that day as we walked around the beach in Jet lag delirum, we saw Dawid come in with some gals on singles…after chatting with him later, he mentioned he had done 3 Millers runs actually and grinning from ear to ear..not bad for a day job. He takes these “clients” for the run and I believe he is booked solid when the wind is blowing.
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On the weekend there was the Peter Creese Lighthouse race…out around and back about 12km. maybe 150 paddlers, I think 6 or 7 girls and a super fun day. You start on the beach, in the surf ready go and hammer the whole way. Wake riding tactics and just a blast for a “little” local race.
Ok,the big race,Cape Point. We were fitter than last time we did it and really wanted to claim the mixed doubles. Another crew of Matt Bowman and his girl friend (sorry not sure of her name) were the stiff competition.
They batch or seed the groups so that on the grind to the point you are with crews your speed. All mixed doubles were batch together. Well we wanted to be batched with the fastest mens crews. In 2006,we were 4th overall in the doubles so know we can hang with most average mens doubles