(outrigger) canoe: scenes from my first regatta

Last year when I paddled, I only competed in long distance races. My first race at Santa Cruz had me hooked. I loved all the bumps or turbulent waves, my paddle going into the kelp, the expansiveness of open sea and paddled nary even one regatta. But this year, I paddled in my first regatta. Scenes from sprint races in the Foster City Lagoon below. The tunes were banging because of Kwad being the DJ, and I wished I had agreed to paddle in more races.    

The weather was glorious even if windy...

...so gusty that banners blew off poles into the lagoon. 

Right after her V1 race, Kayden retrieved one banner next to the gazebo.

Glorious truly.

 

There was food galore: breakfast, lunch and dinner throughout the day.

I had to run across the street to the drugstore because I'd forgotten my sunglasses. The sunshine was that intense.

Smack in the middle of suburbia. I see why this site is popular with other outrigger canoe clubs.

Race officials were in the gazebo.

Last year I didn't participate in the regatta in Sacramento in Natomas.

And the dock was right there for crews or teams to jump in and out of the canoes for the races. Only a few clubs brought canoes which we borrowed and paddled in.

I need to laugh, and when the sun is out

I've got something I can laugh about                       

 

Good day sunshine