Paddling (North Floreat ) 30:05 [3] 2.28 km (13:12 / km)
Out we went for round two - failed hard on beach launch a few times so walked it out.
started paddling away and then realised after 5 mins I was all by myself - oh - Paul was still trying to get his beach launch sorted.. I turned back and headed in -As Paul started to gain on me I turned back into the wave and continued to paddle.... 0 dumps - awesome - was like 10-12 minutes no sea water, happy days. turned around to go back in and ... sure enough with waves behind us was getting dumped all over the show.
Discovered at this point my rear hull cover had unscrewed and water had been pouring it... boat was infinitely heavier. Eventually made it back into shore shattered - boat had ALOT of water in it made dragging it up beach hard.
Lessons from today - the ocean is choppy and sucks balls. Never let go of boat or paddle, Check the hull holds are tight!, never stand down flow of your craft, more back less shoulders, just keep paddling no matter what, speed and power are your friends, its so much about core - of which I have little...
I HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO!
sitting here feeling like I am in a rocky boat now feeling sea sick some 4 hours later.