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Paddle Section: 5.5 km Absolutely fantastic! Was the overwhelming response to the race this week. A hot summer Pre-solstice event, complete with Daring, intrigue, suspense, and a healthy dose of comedy. The event consisted of a Kayak to Belcarra Park, An uphill Run to God knows where, A balmy Swim (for a Penguin), a mad dash back to the boats, an "against the current" Kayak home, and a Beer. We have so many avid competitors now that the start line stretches right across the bay from dock to rocks. This makes pre-race tension mount even further as folks at the far end of the line have to strain to hear the race particulars. Boaters of all kinds took part in this classic event. 6:57 pm: Boats jostling for position, folks sucking on their Gatorade, Speedsters chomping at the bit, folks madly paddling out to the start, people shouting, doubles whispering strategy, canoes trying to decide which end is the bow, Plastic Kyookers bracing for a grind, Joel, Matt, Ken, and Bob, staring each other down, chaotic pandemonium ensues... 6:59 pm: Dead quite as all paddlers listen for today's ever changing racing instructions... and they're off! Okay who jumped the gun in his Sisson?, Trurin sucking his stern like there's no tomorrow, Sam close behind refining his low brace, Christie and Dassie coming on strong. Wow! That was one fast outward leg. Things changed dramatically for Christie once he hit the trail without shoes, and nobody could pry Lewis out of his boat, so the race fell to a battle of the fleet footed. A quick swim at the end of the outward leg changed a hot run into an Artic epic, which pared away more of the field. A wet run back to the boats with Nancy running like the wind, and a final Kayak battle against a strong Tide and some hot competition (those team doubles came right out of knowhere!). The adventure racers definitely had an advantage in this race due to their all-round fitness and extreme pain tolerance - No Brain, No Pain, I think the saying goes.... Special praise goes out to all those plastic boaters who dug deep and finished two tough Kayak segments in strong currents. Cheer up Kyookers, the Race of truth will be your ultimate revenge against those high-strung Speedsters! Race Commentary courtesy of Pat Johnson. If you want to give a humourous testimonial please feel free to submit it to DCC&K's webmaster. Racers have been assigned one of the following categories: Canoe, Double Kayak (DK), Fast Sea Kayak (FSK), High Performance Kayak (HPK), Plastic Kayaks (PK), and Sea Kayak (SK). For information on the classification system click here.
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