New boat

On Saturday I tried a Marsport Hobby 2

Within the first minute on the water a gin palace with a wash over 50cm high tested the deck, the waves washed off and not inside the boat.

I paddled from Marsport upstream and up Kennetmouth to portage at Blakes. Once round the island and then back over the portage.

I ran into a group of newbies, they created a good amount of wash- totally stable.

I always say that it's about forward speed and not continual support strokes.

The Hobby 2 felt a better boat than the Hobby, better speed and stability.

So taking all this into account, I ordered one!

381

There's 381 days until DW2014

I'm not going to dwell on 2013, I haven't even decided if I'm paddling and if I do in which class

Easter's later in 2014, good Friday is the 18th of April 2014 so, hopefully, it'll be warmer than this year

Lots to think about, training has to be more often and smarter

Anyway, if I don't post for quite a time (that's the usual), it's not a problem