A beautiful, beautiful day at the bay. The water was crystal clear and calm. The mass start had so many bodies and so many bubbles. I felt great because the canoe club sponsored the race, and they were there, watchful and protective along the course. I made it to the half mile buoy at about 16 min. Early on I found a guy swimming at the pace I wanted, and drafted intermittently off him. His sighting was excellent. But then lost him, and got pushed out a bit by the current. As I was making my way in to the finish, up popped my swim partner who dolphined in and beat me by a second. Roy is a life guard, so I don't feel too bad about his beating me at the end.

1. Learn to dolphin in and out of the water
2. Sight more, especially when I realize I'm off course.
3. Train more. I only swam with the masters 3 times before this race. Roy is going down next year.

I was rather surprised by my urge to vomit and faint. I sat down, had some Capri Sun, and felt much, much better.


Need more training. Endurance baby.


Really a wonderful experience. The bay is just gorgeous. And it was great to see friends and neighbors out for the event. I met new people and had a blast. We should take advantage of the natural wonders of the island. I think the event had little environmental impact, and I think everyone had fun.