Early on Sunday morning we de-camped and made our way down to Amble to get a good parking spot for the Coquet Island Race. I've always been lucky with the weather each time I've done this race, and this year was no exception.
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| It's always sunny for the Coquet race! |
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| An elite athlete gets ready |
The sunny and warm conditions meant that tee-shirts were in order. We lined up for the start at 11am and we were soon off down the harbour. I didn't have my Epic racing kayak, but I'm not sure how much difference that would have made. I've been finding the Epic a bit of a handful, so I was curious to see how I got on in the Xplore. Once out of the harbour the southerly breeze was kicking up a bit of swell, but looking at the route plot below I seem to have taken a good line both out and back as we went around the island clockwise.
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| Rachael finishes with a grimace! |
I finished 5th sea kayak, just out-sprinted on the line by someone in an Inuk. My time was just over 50 minutes. Many thanks to Coquet Canoe Club for putting on a fun event.
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| Route plot |
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