My, my...what a longboat you have!

Once again, SOEH entered a team into UBC's Day of the Longboat event. Decked in red and wearing pink and green clown wigs, not only were we a sight, but we also kicked some longboat ass. The turnout this year was phenomenal. With over 200 teams and almost 3000 participants, this is the biggest voyageur canoe event in North America. And, we did our department proud...

All week long the meteorologists had been predicting rain for this weekend, but we lucked out on Saturday. It was sunny, and almost...dare I say it, warm...In our co-rec mixed heat, we came in a respectable second, moving us into the co-rec grad studies final today.

Today, however, the weather was not nearly as co-operative. As I left my house for the Jericho Beach Sailing Centre, little droplets of rain were moistening my face. By race time, the drizzle had stopped but there was a definite chill in the air. The water was also quite a bit choppier. Despite residual muscle strain from the previous day's event, we paddled along. And once again came up with a second place finish.

Second place, we figure, is the sweet spot. It's a respectable enough standing such that we are not embarassed, and also (thankfully) not good enough to force us into the co-rec final, which we would never have won anyway. Instead, we got to change out of our cold wet clothing into warm dry fleece (of course) and headed to the pub for beer and food.

Fresh from a hot bath, and still wearing Graham's oversized fleece sweater, I am now exhausted and sore, but warm. I think I will do some reading and hit the hay early tonight. Going for a site visit to the fibreboard company tomorrow and have to wake up at 6:30am...ick...