I'm still pumped from yesterday's downwind session on the Barbary Ghost. Captain Drew took us out for his first Downwind SUP Safari of the season, and true to his reputation, he hunted down and delivered some bumps for us.
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I didn't race in the California 100 this year. Not for lack of desire, but rather because I took on the role of Race Director for Rivers for Change, the hosting non-profit group founded by Danielle Katz and John Dye. Although I didn't paddle the 100 mile stretch with 100+ others, I certainly had a weary weekend of my own with late nights, early mornings, highs, lows and everything in between.
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One in, one out. Google that and you'll get a few versions of its meaning. It's an unofficial rule that some people follow, like minimalists and dispensaries. In an attempt to downsize and reduce the amount of gear and clutter I call my own, I've applied it to my paddle craft. If I get rid of a board, I have my own permission to get a new one, so that's what I did.
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East Bay sup / CCK sup / BPC / TBD sup did awesome at the Russian River Race this weekend in Healdsburg. Organizers put on the Drought Edition this year due to low water on the river. The 15-mile course was cancelled, but the 5-mile was still on with almost 200 paddlers. Leading up to May 3rd, water levels slowly rose and presented a very runnable river leaving just a few areas of shallow water to portage or scrape over.
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The 8pm start time turned out to be more like an 8:50pm start time, which threw our paddle off a bit. We fought a little more current than we should have, and picked up the flood a bit too late, but no worries, it was an awesome paddle anyhow. How can you not have a good time paddling with friends on a warm night with light wind and a full moon? Night paddling is always fun and last night was no exception.
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Sea Otter Classic! One of the best events of the year loaded with long days, exciting competition and an incredible team of people. Camp fire sessions, radio chatter, stupid question of the day. Gator done!
If you've never attended, check it out next year. For a long weekend in Monterey, 60,000+ people celebrate cycling at Laguna Seca Raceway with a jam-packed schedule of road racing, dual-slalom, downhill, cross-country, coastal tours, dirt jumping, cyclocross and dozens of other bike events.
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The Santa Cruz Paddlefest weekend came and went in a flash. I've attended this event as a spectator for the last 6 or 7 years, since before I even lived in California. This was the first year I've ever competed in the event and the first time I've ever surfed in a competition. It was super fun!
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After a long week in Southern California and a full day of travel on Saturday, I woke on Sunday with the intentions of a rest day. But, the sun was shining warm & bright and I figured some paddling was in order. A quick text conversation led to a 11:45 meet in Oakland for a paddle out to Yerba Buena Island. We were both late and by the time we actually launched it was after 12:30. As the tide started to flood and the wind gained strength we paddled out the Oakland estuary.
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