We did get one practice in on September 2 in slightly better conditions than the day before. Water poured in at every wave and we were buried up to our elbows and higher! Bringing our own bailers and sponges was a necessity! Some teams do not have them and scrambling at the dock for one is very difficult. Judit, our steers person, did an excellent job taking us through some practice turns (this is where the swamping occurred the day before as the waves are broadside) and getting comments from the grandstand on their quality! Way to go, Judit!
September 3rd was our first day of racing, the 2000m! What a way to start. We watched a few races before ours and again the wind and waves made for a challenging start. The marshals and the race starters were quite impatient even though all boats tried to overcome the wind that pushed us against the shore into the weeds. Oh, to have our Alcan official crew including Kim, our fantastic starter (BTW - Kim is on site but was working the loading dock!). After some sexist comments to all 7 boats of 60+ women we were underway. Leaving in first position seemed great but we never had anyone to chase which may have affected our time. At any rate, we lead the race until the last leg when low and behold, who came up on our stern? False Creek Senior C Women! We ended up 5th in that race with a time of 11:26. Canada took the top 5 positions! Way to go Canada! It's like curling, so difficult for Canadian teams to get out of their country!
Out to the start
struggling for position at start
Oops! Dragon Max looses their head
Fast & Furious around turn 2
Results 2000m - 5th place
Stay tuned for the 200m and the 500m races play down.
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