It is no fun to slowly drag yourself with your arms across a large bed of kelp, when you should be gliding swiftly across glassy ocean. A small navigational error put me in the weeds on Saturday at the annual Pier 2 Pier paddleboard race—Santa Cruz to Capitola, 5 miles. But it was still fun, my favorite race of the year, actually. No sign up, no liability form, no entry fee, no boat support, no trophies and no rules. Just show up and go fast and have fun and celebrate on the beach afterward. Fifty-nine minutes put me in 6th place in the unlimited (18' boards) division; 3 minutes slower than last year's time, but still in under an hour. I can live with that.
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