Damnit, still cannot play ultima online. Stupid screwed up port.

Sea training today!

Canoeing for dragonboat training. Super fun. I got to use my brasca IV!

Stuff is kinda different now from the time we took our one star course. Back then, it was actually something that I managed to move faster than the rest of the guys. Now its like... chey, he's on the canoeing team, if he doesn't finish the sets first then somethings wrong. Pressure sucks, but I managed to forget all about this crap and enjoy my time in the t1.

We did sets of 500metres, managed to come in first all the time.

First set, direction was utterly fantastic, went straight all the way, finished first, Jonny a couple boat lengths behind. Jonny's not bad. He's canoed before for ocs. Captain of our team, hates to lose, yeap, I can count on him for a good set every time.

Second set, Hrm... direction off... managed to get on course with sweeping.

Sixth set, Coach Ben canoed with us. Damnit, got direction thrown off left and right and I was desperately telemarking then doing starting bursts again. What a waste of energy. And dunno how the heck he just went straight all the way. Either the waters nearer the beach has less currents, or my bursts were unbalanced. Anyway, managed to finish about the same time he did.

The waters in kallang are beyond my comprehension. I can be doing sweeping strokes over and over to try and move left, and I still end up turning right. It MUST be the damned current, I'm sure of it. Stupid gay current.

Saw the juniors rowing the big boat in the distance during one of the sets and I managed to gain about 100 metres distance on them and finished at the same time as them. Yuck... my T1 went faster than the dragonboat. Guys... need to buck up and check your stroke, yeah?

Then a whole bunch of juniors and seniors went to kallang market to eat. Fabulous, everyone eating seconds and talking kok and about rowing and stuff. Daryl's got a very charmismatic way of speaking. He's a national sailor, btw, yet another one of the interesting intakes this year. Daryl and Josh seem very interested in the sport. They're already talking about and "worrying" about selections for the coming race. Something odd strikes me about Willy, though.... I can't put my finger on it exactly...

Anyway these guys are really interesting. I hope the other seniors make a bigger effort to try and mould them into our team as soon as possible.

Just finished weights to end off a good training day.

Damnit.. still can't play UO!!!

*sigh*
Might as well do something "constructive"