Blog posts have slowed down a little. Partially because mostly what I'm doing is race training with the outriggers and with the dragonboat clubs. Have you ever wondered why there aren't many blogs devoted to outrigger canoeing or dragonboat racing? There's not a lot to blog about until you actually have a race.

Well last weekend the Kent Island Outrigger Canoe Club (KIOCC) had a race. Above are a few of the photos from the race. The complete album is here. This was an OC1 and OC2 race. I've paddled an OC1 twice .. . and neither time very well. So I didn't even consider racing an OC1. But I did bring my surfski for the long race. I ended up not racing because this would have been my first day out in the surfski this year and the winds were very strong on race day. But I did get out in the water and paddled around taking photos of the race.

This weekend is more of the same ... race training and surfski paddling. But Shannon called this evening and asked when I might want to schedule some kayak/camping trips. So we talked about doing the Chesapeake Bay Island Hopping trip in August and maybe a Maine trip in September. Until then the main things which occupy my waking thoughts are ... which wing paddle to use for the races ... the Epic Mid-Wing or the Bracsa VII, which power drink would be best for racing the Blackburn, and what am I going to do if I have to pee in the middle of that race?????

-Susanita