Double Meelup Long Boat Run!

Last Saturday, our first crew paddled out of the Yacht Club soon after the sun came up. Astrid, Anna, Bill, Anita, Jill and Tony made a decision to skip the traditional dogleg to Quindalup/old Dunsborough Boat Ramp and cut straight across the Bay. Our previous paddling times have been in the four hour range - this crew pulled up on the sand at Meelup 3 hours and 8 minutes later. The second crew (just because we stopped for coffee doesn't mean we were late!) Pat, Vic-1, Vic-2, Kyle, John and Dave returned the outrigger to the Yacht Club 2 hours and 33 minutes later.

50 kms total paddling distance - 5 hours 41 minutes paddling time! (A kilometre every 7 minutes, an average speed of 8.5 kmh...not shabby at all). Stay tuned for our first Long Boat Run of 2013.