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**Andrew 4CE** · 10-31-2013, 10:50 AM

Day 4, Sat Oct 5th � Up early. Most days we have to get up at 6:00 AM even though racing usually starts at Noon. Every day you have to sign in, attend drivers meeting, safety meeting, a weather briefing and get your outfit inspected before you head to the beach. Also practice sessions are held in the mornings. Today is the first time we get in our boat. It is an Aquarius Aqua-Cat the same as we have at home as promised so that is great for us. No learning curve there. Graham and Andrew are still under the gun getting last minute things sorted since we missed practice the day before. We elect to just do just a couple laps on the test loop to ensure the outfit works and then wait for the green flag saving our energy for the 110 km race. Test firing everything was great, sounded snappy and crisp, nice. On the water the engine was a dog. We fiddle with things as we went and after a lap it cleared itself out and took off! Great! Now were in a race boat! It felt strong and handled great. Thanks to Fiona Pascoe and James Tapp for hooking us up with this outfit. For the Long Haul most teams used big props like we would use at events in Canada, 16, 17 or 18� props and the odd team had 15�s. We put on our race tuned 16� and it was a slug. The engine was way too low for it (our fault). Engine setup heights to the Tohatsu are greatly different from our normal Yamaha engine we�d discovered. Where we would setup at 37 mm above the transom or so with our Yamaha and this prop� the Tohatsu looked like it would need to be at about 55mm it seemed. A big difference. We had no time to sort that out so we just put on our smaller 15� and went. Some teams were using 15�s, so it was ok, but off the pace a little on the calm water, should be good in the rough water. The Long Haul was two laps of about a 55 km course. Not all about speed but stamina and reliably too, so we were not overly concerned.

The water was calm where we were starting but we heard reports of big swells and some waves once you passed a lighthouse point at the 10 km mark or so. When the green flag dropped we jumped in the boat and pulled the start rope (new to us as we were used to electric). After holding your boat for 30 minutes in the ocean (even a calm ocean) with all your gear on, you�re tired. We were the last class to start. So as classes left you had to move down the beach to your starting grid spot. We didn�t get started on the first or second pull, but did get fired and were not the last to leave the beach thankfully. I kept pulling out the kill switch when I pulled the start rope. But it wasn�t all bad as it was a 110 km race down the coast� now we had some people to follow, haha. In the calmer water we were slowly gaining on a couple teams in front of us, but once we hit the swells and rougher water we dropped back some. This was a new kind of water to us fresh water racers.

We kept ahead of two teams to the turn around buoy 27 km down the coast. On the way back on the first lap we came across a boat upside down. Even though rules say you don�t have to assist, we stopped to make sure they were ok. They were just righting the boat. All ok so we took off, holding our position still. We passed other boats that had broken down but since the boats were upright we continued on without stopping. Heading back into the wind and swells was much harder than going with them. We were getting pounded on and falling back. We couldn�t see other teams anymore as people spread out and you couldn�t see over the ocean swells. We glanced at a GPS mounted on the nose with a RAM Mount at times to ensure we were about the right distance from shore and made our way along. The screen on the GPS was too small if you zoomed to see the waypoints. So not much use as you couldn�t let go of the boat to use the buttons on the unit or you�d fly out, haha. But it seemed every time you just about gave up hope and were lost, you could see a marker buoy in the distance when you and the buoy were on top of a swell at the same time.

At the end of lap 1 we were starting to get the hang of the rough water and distance between marker buoys. Now with one lap done we had to stop the boat, change fuel tanks and run another lap. What caught us off guard was the tide. When you stop the co-pilot has to jump out, sprint 30m up the beach, around a check point flag, then drop off your empty fuel tank and get a fresh one, then run back to the boat. During practice this flag was only 20-30 feet from the fuel storage tent. We had no real crew, so we elected to leave our tank in the tent and just run the few extra feet. It was against the rules to leave a fuel tank unattended at any time if not in the storage tent. Most teams had a crew and person to man the second fuel tank right beside the check point flag. Well at race time the tide was out, and it went out a long way!! They moved the flag to the 30m point from the water, which was now about 500 metres from the fuel tent!! Much too far to expect Graham to run to. I�m not sure he could crawl that far at this point. We scrambled to find someone willing to stand around for an hour and half and watch our fuel cans. After some searching Graham got a helpful person just 10 minutes before the start.

So now back at the beach after the first lap, Graham took off for the check point flag, swapped tanks and ran back. Lugging 25L of fuel after a 55km race, in your dry suit, with a kevlar suit on top, and lifejacket on top of that, and helmet on in the sand is no easy task. He was ready to pass out as he tried to hand the fresh tank to me. Now with the fuel tank switched, we were off again.

Incidentally� for the marathon you are required to take a VHF radio or cell phone in case you end up with an emergency out of sight of the rescue teams or got lost. Since our cell was iffy at this point, we also borrowed an iCom VHF radio (happened to be brand new and top of the line). For your future knowledge� If you ever do a marathon and borrow a $500 radio� ensure when you do the fuel change that it gets strapped back in securely and the dry bag it is in doesn�t end up flying out the back of the boat when you hit a big wave� lol.

On to lap two�

After Graham stopped wheezing and rag dolling around the front of the boat and caught his breath, we had good momentum and were getting use to the rough water (and maybe because slightly lighter due to the missing radio? haha), we were moving now. Still on our own more or less but visually pulling away from the teams behind us. Then we saw a huge fish and fins in the water� our first thought being in the ocean was �Is that a shark!?� As we got closer it was a dolphin which was jumping in and out of the water. Very cool to two fresh water dudes. Anyway, this lap was more or less routine at this point except just after the turn around, about 30 km into the lap, our engine quit! We turned around to see the tank collapsed in� the vent had closed! Looked like the tank bounced in the waves and the vent happened to hit the steering damper which closed the vent. DOH! Fixed that and off we went. We passed a few more broken down outfits and made it back in one piece. We complete the race in 1:39.53. We placed 16th of 26 teams overall and were 5th in our class. A great feeling.

That nights party was the first official party of the event. Everyone was there. All having a good time and either drowning the sorrows of the day or celebrating the achievements. In our case celebrating with locally made 6.5% �Cornish Rattle� hard cider! Then it was announced it was time for a welcome/initiation drink to be done by a representative from each country. We heard rumours of this the night before and Andrew volunteered Graham as he paid for his plane tickets to the race. Haha. He flat out refused and said he�ll just leave. Andrew then asked Ginny if she was interested, haha. No go. Not wanting to embarrass our country Andrew not to eagerly stepped up to the plate. 10 or so, lets call them victims, were lined up in front of everyone, some happy to try, others dragged there. Buckets were put in front of them for people who, ah, couldn�t complete the task being given to them. So the task� 10 people in line, one person at a time drinks/eats. No one can take another drink until the last person is finished. So if you are near the front of the line, you have a long wait for a fresh drink to wash things down. Thankfully Andrew was about 8th in line. First up, a shot of vodka with a good hit of Tobasco. Next up, a full raw egg, in the shell, in your mouth whole, then chew. Proud to say Team Canada represented well, and finished like a champ, and didn�t need the bucket. But that first chew of the egg and it exploding in your mouth was a close call. Oddly, I think the egg shell made it easier. Haha. This tradition comes from South Africa. They�re crazy. Maybe something we should get rookies to do at our races? haha.

Day 5, Sun Oct 6th � The only day off of the whole event. A day to rest from the marathon. We decided to hike the coastal path 4km or so to the next town south from Pentewan to Mevagissey. A nice walk along the high up cliffs to a beautiful little harbour/tourist village. The views were spectacular from the trail. The Cornwall district of England is postcard perfect. At Mevagissey we had locally caught fish and chips, fresh made pasty�s, and some fresh made fudge. All terrific. We toured the many shops, harbour, little aquarium display, model train club, and watched people fish from the harbour walls. A great day and we bumped into some other Teams doing the same thing.

**Andrew 4CE** · 10-31-2013, 10:52 AM

Day 6, Mon Oct 7th � This day we headed north about 40 minutes to the town of Watergate Bay near Newquay for Surf Cross on the north shore of Cornwall. Today was a mandatory training day as many countries didn�t have surf conditions and had never seen them. About 8 teams had never been in the surf before. But we were the only ones in our class, and I think we were the only team that had never been in salt water before. We listened very closely to the advice from the surf rescue team. They didn�t teach anything about racing, but what to do on the different types of waves we would find and how to survive them and what to do if you fall out or flip. Key info to us obviously.

When practice started we signed up for a late grouping so we could watch some first. When our turn was up, it was a challenge just to get the boat in the water and ourselves in the boat. The forecast was 5� waves with a 3� swell (and a tidal change of 22 feet!). We�re told that whatever the numbers are, you can add 1/3 to them for what you will be running in� so not 8� when it all lines up, but 10.5�. A massive wave when you are use to 6 inch waves. Haha. So we were off! We picked and chose our lines in the waves carefully, doing our best to avoid a cresting wave right off the start. Flipping and drowning now would suck! Haha. We were doing good. Several fun jumps with some good and some rough landings. Graham was hanging on tight and way forward in the boat with his head past the nose even to keep us from going over backwards. After a couple laps and gaining some confidence and doing well we were jumping a little bigger and going faster. One medium jump we went through the cresting wave and landed hard and Graham bounced his head off the nose cone then he broke loose from the foot straps and rag dolled around and halfway out the front of the boat. I thought he was gone but he somehow managed to stay in. I could tell it rattled him pretty good. We slowed for a lap or so as he figured out where he was. Haha. Now charging again I could hear Graham screaming at the tops of the some of the jumps� you go off a 6�-7� wave/swell, into the air some, and Graham is at the front of a 14� boat� he�s a long way up there with a long way to free fall basically. But all was good even thought he was white knuckled sometimes. It took some real guts to do this and he did excellent. Going into the big waves was much easier than I thought it would be. Our big problem was our prop. It cavitated a lot! We�d land, and it wouldn�t bite for 1-2 seconds. It wasn�t worked properly for the surf conditions and the much aerated water. You�d have to let completely off the throttle and then bring it on slow. By that time the next wave was on top of you, literally� so we got pounded a few times. It got dangerous at times and some fear set in as you couldn�t� move out of the way of a bad wave. Near the end of our session we jumped off a small wave coming back towards shore and the boat grabbed funny when we landed and darted left very quickly. It violent turn jarred Andrew as his back and neck bent backwards on the starboard tube and it hurt a lot. The Team pulled off and called it a day. High 5�s with each other for surviving though! We could read the waves very well for some reason. Many told us we did fantastic and picked great lines, and that when they were all on shore yelling �Go right! Go right!� we would go right. It felt great to survive our first run even if we got banged up some.

Also on this day unfortunately Cameron and Brennan, Graham�s kids, were both quite sick back at base camp. So as soon as we were done we quickly packed up we headed back to Pentewan to see how everyone was doing. As luck would have it, the event medics Jerry Pocknell and Nikki Gray followed us on the way back to Pentewan and were able to check in on the kids, thanks! So with Andrew�s back, and the kids health, and Gin on her own with them, we made the call not to race on Tuesday. This saved Andrew�s back a day so we didn�t get completely taken out of the event. It was so bad at that point that Andrew feared he might actually break his back if he landed like that again.

Day 7, Tues Oct 8th � We all packed up and headed back to Watergate Bay to watch the races. Andrew�s back was very sore still but the kids had improved a lot. We watched half of the surf racing. The Norwegian�s were crazy! Never being in surf before they charged very hard. Rocketing into the air super high. A couple of their teams didn�t make it and landed upside down. Some other Teams did the same. It looked like from the events so far the Norwegian�s were the fastest teams there, but would just have to deal with learning this new discipline. After watching some racing we took advantage of not racing and we went to see the King Arthur castle ruins in Tintagel for Gin and the kids to have some fun and then hit a great local pub for food and drink. The sets this day were huge, but nice and clean. 6� waves with 4� swell. They had so many crashes and issues that they only ran Heat 1for each class and called it. So we picked a good day to miss.

Day 8, Wed Oct 9th � Off to Watergate Bay again. Andrew�s back was still very sore� We got up and went there with intention of racing though and would decide closer to our heat time what to do. This discipline, Surf Cross, was the main reason we were here after all, so we were going to do everything we could to take part. Once there, Graham said to go get a back massage in the fancy spa at the Watergate Bay Hotel next door and see how that worked. This has worked great for Andrew before, so off he went. After being worked on for 45 minutes he felt like a new person and was ready to tackle the surf! Good thinking Graham!

Heat 2, we were doing great!! We were in 3rd place. But about 6 laps in boat #8 crashed and it was red flagged. Races are 9 laps plus the start lap. The surf track is about 1.2 km long (3/4 mile). We were only 1/2 a lap from completing enough laps to call it a race and take 3rd. Now the restart. Again, going out through the waves was not too bad. Coming back over them was our hardest part. We couldn�t read a wave from behind at all� is that wave cresting? Is it a 3� drop or a 9� drop on the other side? We took our time coming back to shore (this also gave us a little rest). And if a wave lined up with a swell, it was enormous!!! We followed one back which seemed to block everything we could see� all we saw was water, you had to look up to even see the sky. In our mind it 12-15� tall. The largest one we saw during the whole event. That one scared the crap out us and we were glad we were behind it and didn�t have to head into it on the way back out. It was very hard to know where you were when in the trough of the waves. You couldn�t see buoys, or land or other boats or anything. Someone could land on you too so you didn�t want to stay there too long. You�d have to pick a mark on the cliff and try to aim for that each time you got to the top of a wave and hope you�d see the buoy eventually. Sometimes we went past it and almost beach the boat. It was hard to see when the shore was blocked by the waves. We finished in 6th this heat.

Heat 3. The breaking water splashes and washed over everything. It would get in under the engine cowl to all places too. We learned the hard way that you have to keep the engine running lots and duct tape up every area/crack/seam/hole that water can get into or water will. When we tried to start for Heat 3, it wouldn�t go. We pulled and pulled, tried everything. You have to leave shore before the lead boat passes on the first lap or you can�t leave the start line. Us and #26 didn�t get fired in time and were forced to give up. After we found the problem was water in the lower carb. (After talking to people, this was our issue at the Long Haul too) From then on if we were on the water we tried to keep the motor running until just before the start. Keeping things hot and clear. Even then sometimes the engine would be bogged down for a hundred feet until it cleared the water out.

Heat 3 was red flagged when boat #22 broke down in a dangerous location. A protest or two was filed too. Since we didn�t get started, there was some confusion as to if we could be part of the restart of that heat. First they said no. So we took our boat out of the water, then they said yes and we hurried to get in the starting grid. Then they said no again, haha. At that point Andrew was exhausted from dragging the boat in and out of the surf and just collapsed into the water and sat for a minute as waves washed over him. We had no idea the water would wear you down this much.

**Andrew 4CE** · 10-31-2013, 10:53 AM

In The Final, we were getting tired. Back to survival mode but we still managed a 5th place. Jumping was still great fun, but it was getting harder to hold on. Again Graham yelled a couple times off the jumps and it was getting hard for him to hang on� all was good on Andrew�s end, but he was another 5� higher and taking much bigger hits both from the landings and from the cresting waves. And if a wave crested on you it felt like a football linebacker tackle on you. One of our competitors in #8 was washed right out the back of their boat getting banged up pretty good as he hit the engine and transom� they simply could not hold on to the forces of the wave. Throughout the surf cross we were getting washed over a lot and swallowing a lot of salt water too. That didn�t sit so well in the stomach. And the salt and sand is abrasive as Graham�s throat was showing from the Marathon helmet incident, haha. During the rush to find someone to man our fuel tank at the Marathon, Graham ended up dropping his helmet in the water at the shore line just before the start. Now sand and salt was imbedded in this helmet chin strap� during the marathon it eventually wore the skin right off his throat everywhere his chin strap touched! He was literally a bloody mess at times and couldn�t shave there anymore, so looked a little funny and quite painful as the skin cracked when wearing a helmet again in the remaining races. Ouch!

Overall in Surf Cross we placed 7th. But we missed two heats so that�s expected. We had a blast though and we would love to do a surf race again. This brought our combined point total placing down to 6th place from 5th.

Day 9, Thurs Oct 10th � Today we were back in Pentewan to get ready for Circuit Racing. This was a practice day. Circuit racing was supposed to be very close to what we race here in Canada. Mostly an oval/rectangle shape with a tight chicane on the back stretch. The steering was limited in movement due to arms that were a little too short on the damper� since the water was supposed to calmer here, we decided to remove the damper to get more steering control through the chicane on this track. But the weather and water picked up good and didn�t let the calm water this place was known for show. The way the waves and wind were going it was still rougher than anything we�d ever been in before, even worse than the Marathon. But we learned lots from the Marathon and adjusted the setup. We jacked up the motor to 50mm and decided to try our 16� prop again as we knew it wouldn�t have any cavitation issues. Once this was all sorted the water picked up more and we decided to save our bodies still recovering from surf and skip practice today and do the morning practice on Friday. Also we began to second guess removing the damper since it was so rough and put it back on.

Day 10, Friday Oct 11th � Up early again. On the beach with the boat at 7:30 AM. However the event staff had a rough night of protests and appeals from surf racing so it was a late start. Practice got started at about 10am. The water was again very rough, getting close to surfable! We put on the 16� and did some laps. It worked ok, not near the top end potential but bit the water well so we went with it. The water had waves coming towards shore a few feet tall and a swell also a couple feet high running across the course. It was certainly going to be a beating� in surf cross, you had a break/rest across the back and across the front of the course� this was 1.8km lap (1.1 miles) for 10 laps of pure pounding.

Heat 1 � Graham before the first lap was over! He was yelling over every bump. Andrew thought he broke a rib on the nose of the boat and told him to move back a foot. He said he hurt his back. We plodded along and tried to make it as smooth as possible. Graham was screaming over every wave now. After a couple straightaways he didn�t let up so Andrew asked if he want to go in? He said no, sucked it up some and they carried on. The waves were so erratic that you couldn�t get a rhythm going. Every wave was different and really hit on you. We were in 7th place ahead of team #4 Ahmad Tea who was having issues also. We just kept pace to stay ahead of them.

Once back to shore Graham went to the medic and got checked out and handed some pain killers. He stretched his back out a bit and things improved for him greatly. The water settled just slightly during the break between races and a protest was filed which gave us about a 1.5 hour break. A good time for Graham to rest and relax.

Heat #2 � Again getting use to the bumps and bangs we were doing better. We got up to 5th, but then were passed by a couple boats and back to 7th or so. Some good battling action. We only got lapped by the two lead boats. An improvement and more fun than the first heat.

The event had hoped to finish everything today as bad weather was expected the next day. (Seriously? This was pretty bad, haha) But with all the delays and protests we only completed two heats.

Day 11, Sat Oct 12th � As they promised the water was nasty today!! Windy and rough. The way the tide was working the waves were crashing about 3-4� tall right onto the beach. It was intense trying to hold your boat as the bottom also dropped off very quickly. We were allowed two helpers to try and cope with conditions. Only two races left for us and we were done. We would be very glad to be done. We were beat up and exhausted. Every muscle was fatigued and wore out. Our brains were tired even. Your starting grid spot was always based on the results of your last race. We finished well the day before after some infractions were announced so we were 4th or 5th on the grid. We decided this was our chance. We had to come out strong and give it everything we had even if we just idled around the next heat. Suck the pain up and hold on for life, haha.

Heat 3 � We fired on first pull and were off. We blasted through the rough and were 3rd or 4th to the first turn and right in the mix with everyone (finally figuring out this pull start and in water starts). Down the back stretch through the chicane battling with two other boats. This went on for a lap and one got past us. In the next lap another got past us, but we were still pushing hard and having fun, doing well. In 6th or so now, #8 broke down moving us up to 5th and we were in a several lap battle with #69. #8 quickly got going again and on the last lap they got past us. Only the lead boat #22 lapped us and we took 6th spot and we lapped #4. Our best race by far in Circuit.

In between races, all racers we expected to help hold other boats� you never got a rest. The water was intense� we were helping hold the Russian boat and waves were crashing right over us. It didn�t help that they didn�t speak any English. It was all finger pointing� �look out, big wave!!� The boat beside us from Norway, even with its crew in the boat, got lifted in the air and flipped landing directly on the beach upside down. Then being washed around from the surf we scrambled to help the crew and save the boat. No success. Once fully on shore we lifted the engine cowl off and it had 3� of sand in it. A sad sight. They were done. The officials reviewed things and decided to do off shore starts for the rest of the races. THANK YOU! Haha. Still a challenge to leave shore, but at least it wasn�t race starting pressure.

**Andrew 4CE** · 10-31-2013, 10:54 AM

The Final � last race of the Worlds. Still pumped from Heat 3 result, the water settled just slightly as the wind dropped a little. Crews could now move back just a bit in the boat and get over some of the rough stuff at speed without a fear of blowing over so easily. This helped us with our 16� prop. The flag start with pace boat also helped us as we didn�t have to worry about starting the engine. So we manoeuvered to our grid spot and lined up idling along. Off went the pace boat and we all went. Again right in the mix we battled hard again. Andrew was totally wore out though from the last one and holding the other boats in the water. The only way he could steer was with two hands. This meant he wasn�t holding on to the boat! Made it a little tricky at times and he often flew in the air just hanging on to the tilting tiller arm and one foot stuck in a foot strap. We fought for 4th-5th spots but once we got passed the adrenaline vanished and we dropped off fast just to survive and complete the race. The conditions let us go faster though and we didn�t get lapped this race. Our first time in surf or circuit we didn�t. We came in 7th spot lapping #69 and #4. It felt great!

Overall we got 6th place in Circuit. We were glad to be done. We�d never wanted to get out and away from a race boat so bad in our life. Haha. (It didn�t take long to start to think about it again though, haha.)

Surf Cross was definitely the highlight of the trip. We loved that racing. Flying through the air was terrific. Seeing the huge waves was amazing and crashing through them or going over them was fun and scary, a challenge for sure. This made the trip for us even though it broke us. Haha.

To help the Teams to get away early, they moved the final awards party from Sunday to Saturday night. This was great for us as we could leave Sunday then and ensure we didn�t miss our early flight on Monday and got to see some more sights. Overall in the event of 9 entries in Stock class we took 5th place. A terrific accomplishment in our eyes. If we�d scored any points in the Surf race our engine didn�t start in or if we scored points in the race we skipped because of my back, we might have got 4th or who knows, on the podium. It was very close racing as at some point everyone had problems. We�d never even been in salt water before, never mind the rough water and surf. We swallowed enough salt water to feel the salt lump in your stomach at the end of the day, haha. Many people were very impressed with the way we were involved and how we did. We made lots of great friends and many good connections. Team Canada really made an impression and we were mentioned several times at various presentations. Even in the winners victory speeches a couple people went out of their way to mention Team Canada. We made a great impression on people. Sweden gave us an open invite to their big marathon race with equipment supplied (156 km through islands and waterways that you have to navigate through� sounded like the 1000 Islands of Ontario). So who�s knows what we�ll be up to next.

Everyone was great. A new family to add to our North American boat racing family. Sounds like the next worlds will be in South Africa in early 2015. I highly suggest another team from Canada and/or USA makes an effort to go and add to the presence at the World level. It�s a trip/race of a lifetime you will never forget. It should be on your bucket list to even go and watch. We will share lots of info and contacts, and we�ll be the first in line to sponsor you.

No one was seriously injured in the whole event. I'd guess about a dozen teams ended up upside down over the event. And many broke down. Most teams were able to get back on the water at future heats. It doesn�t really matter if you are fast or slow, or have no experience even. The ocean is a great equalizer. One thing I never thought I would say is, 8 days of on water action/ racing is too much, haha. We were beat up and the last race or two were very demanding just to prep for... physical and mental stamina is definitely a huge part of doing well. But that is all part of it, combined it�s also a type of endurance race at the same time. It was great fun and very glad we went. And it didn�t take long to start dreaming of the next one. Haha.

A huge shout out to the people who pulled this event off. It was a thankless job I�m sure and they put up with a lot! Thank you and there are many more: Fiona Pascoe, James Tapp, Nikki Gray, Jeni Jeff. Thanks to everyone who personally helped us especially Nigel Gower, Steve Curtis, Marc Newton, Martin Pullen, Grant Harrison and again Fiona Pascoe and James Tapp. Thanks to all our sponsors, supporters, friends and family who have been with us all season. Without your words and contributors it would not have been possible!
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**Andrew 4CE** · 10-31-2013, 10:58 AM

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