Awesome day had by all this morning as 10 members of the City Dragons Opens squad converged on Point Piper for a kayak session on Sydney Harbour. This wasn't an ordinary day out on the harbour as flotillas of boats and various crafts were heading out towards the Sydney Heads waiting for the Ella Pink Lady (Jessica Watson) to arrive on her epic solo around the world voyage.
The squad start off with a race of approximate 3kms from a buoy in Rose Bay and around Shark Island via various buoys and lighthouse. After that heart starter, we then proceeded to a beach in Shark Bay. This where we had a break and watch each other coming in on the surf with hilarity. After a little break it was time to head back in the soup that's being dished up by all the spectator crafts on the harbour. As the waves were coming in onto the beach it was also a challenge and funny to watch each other trying to make our way through the breaks. Once all successfully negotiated the breakers we headed towards Camp Cove.
The group moored up on the water around Camp Cove waiting for all the stragglers to catch up. We weren't going any further out as the chop grew bigger plus it was time to head back. This was nearing 11am and the thought of Jessica Watson could be coming in. Alas, on the drive home, news says that she was 3hours behind schedule due to a rip in the main sail.
The group headed back to Point Piper and the fitness showed among the group with the group getting stretched out. Plus the wind was also picking up which made the paddle back even tougher. Back at the kayak shack we went up to get changed and there were 3 members yet to get back. Hopefully, they arrived back okay as I needed to head to attend a 3 year birthday party.
Next training session - Monday evening - dragon boat water session focusing on distance.
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