paddle 1:09:11 [3] 12.0 km (5:46 / km)
ahr:143 max:167 shoes: Wobbles
Freo to City with Dave, 20 knot average winds gusting to 30, waves off Cott 1.5m. This is the biggest stuff I've been out in and I had moments of fear!
I should have known it would be tough when I put the boat in and realised that Dean had moved my foot plate when he was looking for my leak and hadn't moved it back. Knees up at my chin and no rudder! I wrestled the boat back on shore and in strong winds managed to adjust everything well enough that I could turn right, but left . . . not so much.
I did Freo to City in a record 1 hour despite a swim that took a while to recover from - boat got away from me and I was afraid the leg leash would break!
On the way in at City I was dumped when I realised that I hadn't unclipped my leg leash and in the process of trying to, out I went. Dave said it was very spectacular.
The bad news - I have broken Wobbles. There is a foot-long crack down the seam, which travels down another 2-3" and then continues along another 4". I can see what the boat is made of!! Hopefully Walter can fix it without TOOOO much of a lecture about how crap Mentors are . . . .