This race, sponsored by Bluerush Board Sports, started at the San Francisco Yacht Club, which is located in Belvedere. It started inside the protected harbor, but at least half of the race was - frighteningly - in Raccoon Straights. It was choppy and there were lots of boats. Even the racing veterans said it was a really challenging day. People were falling in all over the place! There was a man who did the paddle all the way around Angel Island who fell in eight times. Good thing it was sunny.
I stopped after the last buoy to take some photos of the Golden Gate Bridge and Belvedere.
Not the best pace ever but pretty good considering how hairy the water was! The over fifties ladies crushed us but Hilary and I came up with first and second in our age group. (Yes, we were the only ones!)
