Fluid Dynamics

Downriver Race #3 in WA Wildwater Series.

The race was held on the Upper Swan between Amiens Corner and Barret Street Footbridge. The race route had to be modified 2 days before the event due to no rain. The river is still too low to do the normal Ti Tree race which runs from Bollands Elbow (below Bells) to Amiens Corner.

The race was a 6km DR format race with 33 paddlers starting at 1minute intervals.

The 1st 500m was very tight with some tricky bends to negotiate before a long slog to the finish – heaps of shallow sandbanks to get the heart rate up – normally just when you were getting a nice rythm going.

Race time varied from about 35minutes to 45minutes.

All in all a good race and a good wake up for the big one on the 7th Aug…bring it on

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