Drove off the Ferry at 5 pm and by 6.30pm we're racing around in circles doing the regularly weekly twilight kayaking gig in Evans Bay. It started off with a NW 35kmh gusting to 60kmh...but on the last of the 4 short laps and tucked into the relative sheltered confines of Greta Point...we had some monster gusts punching through at around 80 kmh. No dramas everyone on the water was paddling a kayak within their skill level which is what we like to see on these more challenging nights.
No surprises but their were no K1's there tonight any even fewer of the tippier kayaks.....surf skis and double kayaks in good numbers and plenty of nice stable JKK multisports kayaks.....good work people.
From the WOW files.....
On the way to work this morning I helped tie this yacht off.
It slipped it's moorings and a guy just happened to be driving past and saw it close to the seawall...he grabbed a strop from his van flicked it around the rigging and held on for his dear life.
The Owner and the Insurance Company are incredible lucky...this boat would have ended up like a pile of match sticks at the Northern end of the airport without his quick actions.
Photo of the yacht and how close it was to the seawall nib just at the waterline......the guys who called the authorities and rescuers van in the background.
click on any photo to enlarge
To view our latest postings on Thursday's regular "Paddling Connections" gig...go straight to our Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/WellyPaddlers?ref=hl
No surprises but their were no K1's there tonight any even fewer of the tippier kayaks.....surf skis and double kayaks in good numbers and plenty of nice stable JKK multisports kayaks.....good work people.
From the WOW files.....
On the way to work this morning I helped tie this yacht off.
It slipped it's moorings and a guy just happened to be driving past and saw it close to the seawall...he grabbed a strop from his van flicked it around the rigging and held on for his dear life.
The Owner and the Insurance Company are incredible lucky...this boat would have ended up like a pile of match sticks at the Northern end of the airport without his quick actions.
Photo of the yacht and how close it was to the seawall nib just at the waterline......the guys who called the authorities and rescuers van in the background.
click on any photo to enlarge
To view our latest postings on Thursday's regular "Paddling Connections" gig...go straight to our Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/WellyPaddlers?ref=hl
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