To the Sailing Club! …on Saturday afternoon for a WivGigs Sunshine Social row. I’m thinking back to those bloody miserable February and March months. My enthusiasm for getting out on the water was at an all time low. It was cold, damp and bloody miserable. Not so in recent weeks. Have rays of sunshine, will row, etc.
We had limited water however - which is something of a concern when you are out rowing. The tide and time thing led to a narrow window of opportunity in which to launch, and then recover Varuna. Now was not a time to arse around, chatting, and taking snaps every five minutes or.
The estuary was also bloody busy. Joining Varuna was our sister boar Audacity, as well as our friendly rival club Corsairs, putting in some serious strokes in Defiance. Plus don’t forget the Sailing Club Cadets. We had to play a game of dodge as we tried to second guess when they would be tacking from left to right.
K was on stroke. K is VERY strong. She set a fair pace at the front of the boat. It may have been a social row, but it felt more like race training for the first fifteen minutes or so. GOOD EFFORT, Madam. We slowed down slightly when the seal was spotted off bow.
With the plug having been well and truly pulled from the estuary, the water was disappearing fast. We had the tide with us as we headed back to the Sailing Club hard. The sunlight on the WAD boats along the trots made them look super cute. A decent row.
