Paddle - canoe 10:00 [3] 0.5 mi (20:00 / mi)
Started paddling with 54 other teams in the fog. I noticed my heels getting wet.
Me: Joe was there water in the boat when we put in?
Joe: No it was dry.
Me (as the water is rising inside the boat) : Are you sure?
Joe: Yes I'm sure!
Me: We need to turn around. We need to turn around NOW!
We turn the boat around and start heading against traffic in the fog.
Joe: Alright lets paddle back to the start and get another boat.
Me: We need to get out of the boat. We need to get out of the boat NOW!
We beach the boat with about a foot of water now in the stern. Turning the boat over we find a 12" or more break/ crack horizontal around the stern.
No Boats left. Race director and staff break out a generator and heat wand to "weld" the stern together. An hour later it looks sketchy but the repair holds for the rest of the race.