Latest Paddle - 10 May 08
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- Published on Saturday, 10 May 2008 12:50
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Paddlers - Steve Price
Margate to Lauderdale via Betsy Island - 40km - 15knt SW
I'm not really sure why I did this paddle, I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time. The Margate to the Iron Pot leg was ok as it was relatively sheltered from the wind and chop. From there to Betsy though it was a nightmare. The unrelenting side chop constantly threatened to capsize me and made me a little unsure of my ability handle the conditiions. I decided to push on and have a short break on the sheltered side of the island, get some gels into me and hopefully summon enough energy to get to Lauderdale. The only problem was when I got there it wasn't sheltered at all. The wind had swung and was now more from the South leaving me know where to hide.
I managed to catch some of the larger swell rolling into Frederick Henry but I was pretty tired and lacked both the desire and the energy to have a real go. By the time I passed Cremorne I was over it and crept home, probably the hardest paddle I have done so far.
