Balmoral Blast’s main man Dez running the show
I took my new kayak out for it’s maiden voyage on Saturday down at the Spit at the same time as the Balmoral Blast combined with Sydney Harbour Kayaks to run the first Blast time trial from the Spit to Bantry Bay. As usual I bobbed about in the water camera in hand as very fit and fast ski paddlers zoomed past me on their time trial, but did manage to fire off a few shots of some the paddlers. Then about 40 minutes later the returning paddlers were treated to a bbq breakfast courtesy of Sydney Harbour Kayaks, and thankfully left a hungry Fat paddler a cheeky sausage sandwich as a reward for my efforts. Great stuff Shannon and Dez! Cheers – FP
Shannon from SHK on the rescue boat
Synchronised reach! Nice!
Bow-wave riding….
The introverted paddlers wear red (not!)
Paddle parallel to the hull post-exit – nice
Double the power in a VERY long ski!
The stealthy ski – it’s like Knight Rider on the water!
Dez publishing times & results to the web in real time – awesome!
Hey Sean!
mate, as always, you have a magic touch with the mix of images and text, awesome post, thanks so much for being there – wouldn’t have been the same without you!
we’ll have to organise a social paddle where we leave the racing “gene” at home for a day and just paddle and enjoy the harbour 😉
thanks again for covering the Blast for us, always an honor to be on your awesome site! see you on the water soon!
cheers,
Dez
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Dez Blanchfield
Blast Paddlers
Time Trials & Race Events
http://BlastPaddlers.COM/
mobile: (0414) 464 356
Sean, Why not buy a cheapo plastic ski like a Spirit (nice and stable but heaps faster than an Aquanaut) and go for a Blast yourself ? Who knows Fat Paddler could morph into Fast Paddler 😉
Well Mick, whilst I might be tempted to try, the last two skis I tried sank under my weight! Truth be known, in the same boat I’d probably smash these Blast paddlers, I’ve watched them a few times now and they’ve got nothing…. 😛