The Hayling Island Paddle Board Race was held at the Hayling Island Sailing Club on 2nd April 2010…

At the race briefing in the morning the weather looked anything but good in fact with force 7 push force 8 winds it was far from ideal and I could tell some of the racers were thinking long and hard to themselves..

The Race start was pushed back from 12 midday to 1.15pm … well what can I say someone must have had a crystal ball because as the race started the sun came out and the wind started to drop.. well at least to a force 6. The race fleet was in the region of 30+ paddlers which made this event one of the biggest in the UK…

The event overall was well organised and a fantastic venue and I for one truly hope to see more events like this over the course of 2010… well done to all of you that took part everyone made it a truly great event.