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Wednesday Jan 14, 2009 #
Paddling (Downwind) 53:27 8.0 km (9.0 kph)
ahr:165 shoes: Custom Kayaks Mentor
Downwind with Mark and David and my improved boat.
42:10 to swanbourne excluding paddle out.
Got my boat back from repairs today and was keen to try out my new stability pads. Winds were 18/25knots and there was the remnants of a strong storm coming through as a decent swell of about 2 metres. The waves didn't appear big but there was plenty of them though :-)
We paddled out toward the stick for 10min and then headed for swanny. The angle was perfect. The waves were heading straight there!
I got on a run pretty quick and started stringing a few together. There were so many to choose from! I started to realise how momentum helps too. Once you have some speed, your options multiply and you can catch waves that you couldn't when you are going slow. Also, with some speed, you have greater ability to get to big waves before they run away from you.
Despite all this, I got tired pretty quick, by the Cott south groyne in fact. I have to increase my 1) anaerobic endurance and 2) efficiency. I reckon if I keep my speed up, there will be less need to use energy on big bursts to accelerate and catch waves. So what i really need is work on technique then. hmmmm
Fell out twice and had trouble getting back in with the strong wind and odd direction. I know it wasn't, but it felt very southerly, almost off shore. Almost missed swanny too, had to cut back into the coast and that was weird, having the wind hitting my right side!
42:10 to swanbourne excluding paddle out.
Got my boat back from repairs today and was keen to try out my new stability pads. Winds were 18/25knots and there was the remnants of a strong storm coming through as a decent swell of about 2 metres. The waves didn't appear big but there was plenty of them though :-)
We paddled out toward the stick for 10min and then headed for swanny. The angle was perfect. The waves were heading straight there!
I got on a run pretty quick and started stringing a few together. There were so many to choose from! I started to realise how momentum helps too. Once you have some speed, your options multiply and you can catch waves that you couldn't when you are going slow. Also, with some speed, you have greater ability to get to big waves before they run away from you.
Despite all this, I got tired pretty quick, by the Cott south groyne in fact. I have to increase my 1) anaerobic endurance and 2) efficiency. I reckon if I keep my speed up, there will be less need to use energy on big bursts to accelerate and catch waves. So what i really need is work on technique then. hmmmm
Fell out twice and had trouble getting back in with the strong wind and odd direction. I know it wasn't, but it felt very southerly, almost off shore. Almost missed swanny too, had to cut back into the coast and that was weird, having the wind hitting my right side!