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Wildside Relay......
Larry Goolsby
07/28/12 #13041
A lot tamer today compared to yesterday - meaning that it was even harder to paddle upstream. A brief summary in the surfski division: Gabe Newton and Don Keisling first, Carter Johnson and Big wave Dave Jensen second, DJ and Austin the boy wonder in third. Duncan and Kim got the Kahuna award (over 60 year old), Reivers and I in second, WITH SHAUN AND PETE WELLS IN THIRD - BUT THEN, WHO'S COUNTING!
LG
Reivers Dustin
07/29/12 #13043
Wildside was up to it's awesome reputation. Watching Gabe and Austin hammer the finish of leg two was just amazing. They were the first boats in and there's a long flat stretch before the hand-off point. It looked like Austin got too far into the weeds and Gabe was able to break away. For a long time they were paddle-to-paddle at max effort.
On my way back out of there I had to stop and back weeds off. But out in the river the waves were friendly and I made up some ground.
This year the current was a huge factor. And don't believe anyone, because more than one line worked. It's just that it was easy to make mistakes. Also, there was more slop and cross-chop than I've seen. So you could find yourself beyond your preferred pucker factor.
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