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| **allipp@aol.com** \\ | **allipp@aol.com** \\ | ||
| 11/30/23 #34778\\ | 11/30/23 #34778\\ | ||
| - | [[https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1679&EId=1&dt=0&fbclid=IwAR19u1BsaotW-P8h9H7G0oeBkppIfn7oK0-TXRld3yDAUd-aubWDOXvrcSY|https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1679&EId=1&dt=0&fbclid=IwAR19u1BsaotW-P8h9H7G0oeBkppIfn7oK0-TXRld3yDAUd-aubWDOXvrcSY]] | + | [[https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1679&EId=1&dt=0|https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx]] |
| **Denise Weeks** \\ | **Denise Weeks** \\ | ||
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| [Sorry if this comes twice. Having some problems with email server.] | [Sorry if this comes twice. Having some problems with email server.] | ||
| - | My race(s) report.\\ | + | My (WA Race Week) race(s) report. |
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| + | (First 4 races including the Doctor)\\ | ||
| It’s been a tough go over here in WA. Great company, lovely beaches, a connection with a long-lost cousin . . . but my time on the water has been disappointo. I already reported on the first long race and blamed my hip flexors. Then I had the two shorter races and did marginally better, but still felt like I fell apart after about 9km of an 11km race. Then the Doctor, which was my Aussie version of a Bham Bay rescue scene. I assumed at that point that my earlier failures (hip flexors, etc) had to do with bad fueling and hydration, so I tanked up on this, that, and the other. And then I threw a Gu in there for good measure. Predictably for my paddling here, at about 9km things started to go south. Hard to power up, hard to steer, hard to sit up. Duncan, remember that time in the Gorge you saw Paul leaning backward in his boat and wondered what was up? And it turned out he was taking on water? Keep that image in mind.\\ | It’s been a tough go over here in WA. Great company, lovely beaches, a connection with a long-lost cousin . . . but my time on the water has been disappointo. I already reported on the first long race and blamed my hip flexors. Then I had the two shorter races and did marginally better, but still felt like I fell apart after about 9km of an 11km race. Then the Doctor, which was my Aussie version of a Bham Bay rescue scene. I assumed at that point that my earlier failures (hip flexors, etc) had to do with bad fueling and hydration, so I tanked up on this, that, and the other. And then I threw a Gu in there for good measure. Predictably for my paddling here, at about 9km things started to go south. Hard to power up, hard to steer, hard to sit up. Duncan, remember that time in the Gorge you saw Paul leaning backward in his boat and wondered what was up? And it turned out he was taking on water? Keep that image in mind.\\ | ||
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| - | I was having an incredibly hard time staying up, let alone leaning forward to power my strokes. And then when I did find some power, it was like I’d churn that Gu up and it would grip my innards like a fist. At 20km, after a lot of moaning and groaning, and imagining that I’d be better off in the water, face down, sharks be damned, I saw a red rescue raft and waved it over. The most delightful Irish father/son duo motored over and asked how I was doing. Not good, I said. The dad said, in his lovely lilt, Would you like a wee rest and then continue on? NO! No wee rest was going to help me at that point. So then I climbed in and they pulled my ski up onto the raft, and off we went. The whole time I was being consoled and entertained. There there, you’ll be fine. And stories of other rescues, etc. Back to shore I was led to a jeep and driven about 20 yards. I kept saying, I’m fine, really, but then it seemed like I wasn’t, and I lay down and shivered for about 20 minutes. Wilson and Paul were there to help out and everyone was very solicitous. My own Dan M. moment! Only no photo documentation. Dang.\\ | + | I was having an incredibly hard time staying up, let alone leaning forward to power my strokes. And then when I did find some power, it was like I’d churn that Gu up and it would grip my innards like a fist. At 20km, after a lot of moaning and groaning, and imagining that I’d be better off in the water, face down, sharks be damned, I saw a red rescue raft and waved it over. The most delightful Irish father/son duo motored over and asked how I was doing. Not good, I said. The dad said, in his lovely lilt, Would you like a wee rest and then continue on? NO! No wee rest was going to help me at that point. So then I climbed in and they pulled my ski up onto the raft, and off we went. The whole time I was being consoled and entertained. There there, you’ll be fine. And stories of other rescues, etc. Back to shore I was led to a jeep and driven about 20 yards. I kept saying, I’m fine, really, but then it seemed like I wasn’t, and I lay down and shivered for about 20 minutes. Wilson and Paul were there to help out and everyone was very solicitous. My own Dan M. moment! Only no photo documentation. Dang. |
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| + | (ICF Ocean Racing Champs)\\ | ||
| So then during the lull between the Doctor and the World Champs I took a couple short paddles. Both times I thought, wait a minute, what’s that sloshing I hear? Both times I drained the boat but couldn’t find the source of any leak. Even during the 15 minute warm up paddle before the race yesterday I took on some water. I drained it. Then it was go time and we were off 2km to a turn buoy and then 19km more down the coast in decent wind. I’m sure there’ll be photos to show that chop. It was a scene. I felt strong and passed a few people and managed to steer well enough to avoid hitting anyone or being hit. I kept my eye on a few people around me and was keeping apace. And then . . . a wave missed here, a bad stroke there. The boat was feeling heavy. I was leaning back more. I hulied for no apparent reason, and then in the remount, it felt like the boat wouldn’t go back to baseline. And then it clicked. The water in the boat was f#%ing me up! It was changing the balance and controllability. From that point on in the race it was like paddle paddle, breathe breathe, sit up, whoah, etc. It felt unpredictable and squishy, not directional and sleek. It didn’t end well. I hulied again near the shore break and didn’t bother to get back in. I floated to the finish and got pulled out of the ocean by Paul.\\ | So then during the lull between the Doctor and the World Champs I took a couple short paddles. Both times I thought, wait a minute, what’s that sloshing I hear? Both times I drained the boat but couldn’t find the source of any leak. Even during the 15 minute warm up paddle before the race yesterday I took on some water. I drained it. Then it was go time and we were off 2km to a turn buoy and then 19km more down the coast in decent wind. I’m sure there’ll be photos to show that chop. It was a scene. I felt strong and passed a few people and managed to steer well enough to avoid hitting anyone or being hit. I kept my eye on a few people around me and was keeping apace. And then . . . a wave missed here, a bad stroke there. The boat was feeling heavy. I was leaning back more. I hulied for no apparent reason, and then in the remount, it felt like the boat wouldn’t go back to baseline. And then it clicked. The water in the boat was f#%ing me up! It was changing the balance and controllability. From that point on in the race it was like paddle paddle, breathe breathe, sit up, whoah, etc. It felt unpredictable and squishy, not directional and sleek. It didn’t end well. I hulied again near the shore break and didn’t bother to get back in. I floated to the finish and got pulled out of the ocean by Paul.\\ | ||
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| “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong [wo]man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the [wo]man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself herself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if [s]he fails, at least [s]he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.” | “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong [wo]man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the [wo]man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself herself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if [s]he fails, at least [s]he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.” | ||
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| + | (//Ed. That's a Theodore Roosevelt quote//) | ||
| You are a champion to us. And please don't take it out on us by schooling your envious B'hamesters on the waves when you return. | You are a champion to us. And please don't take it out on us by schooling your envious B'hamesters on the waves when you return. | ||
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| Larry Bussinger | Larry Bussinger | ||
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| + | **The ICF and Outriggers** \\ | ||
| + | **Paul Reavley** \\ | ||
| + | 11/30/23 #34785 | ||
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| + | Somewhere in moving the ICF Champs solos race to Thursday, outriggers got separated from the surfskiers's solos race and I guess got scheduled for Saturday. I never got that memo although I heard some people talking about something like that. Even though I registered as an OC paddler and was always shown as paddling an OC in every list I looked at, I was included in the Thursday race list. I thought, oh well, that is looking like the best conditions so I should paddle no matter what. But they had a tracker, race number and timing chip for me at race check in and no one seemed to be giving me a second glance even though there could not have been more than 2 or 3 outriggers total out there for the Thursday race. One of them I talked to was doing the run on his own without any official listing for the race (he had to fly home before Saturday so he couldn't do a rescheduled race for outriggers anyway). So just like an orphan duckling adopted by a pack of dingoes, I did the race as an adopted surfskier. | ||
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| + | I'm not sure where outriggers stand with the ICF, but maybe they ought to give it a little more thought. After I asked Michele Eray, our team captain, which starting wave I was supposed to go with on the main surfski race day, she reportedly asked an ICF official and received the reply "what's an outrigger?"??? But as It turned out I was just scheduled to go with my age group. | ||
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| + | Paul | ||
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| + | **Michele** **Eray** 11/30/23 #34786 | ||
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| + | Hi Paul | ||
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| + | I asked the Paddle Australia / event organizers and they had that response. | ||
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| + | The ICF is not in charge of running the event, and are here to help with officiating. | ||
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| + | I suggest you check with the event organizers if you can do the race on Saturday. | ||
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| + | Message me directly if you have questions I can maybe help with. | ||
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| + | Regards\\ | ||
| + | Michele | ||
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