Thursday, January 05, 2006
@11:45 AM
Pre blog Ramunia 2006 - 2nd 4Star Kayaking Refresher
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This yr 7,8,9 Jan 06, is my 2nd 4 Star Kayaking Refresher Course. Last yr 2005 was my 1st Refresher course, we went around feb. Due to USA had super bad storm, cause our SE Asia hot weather and even no wind. (No wind no wave)
But before our refresher 1 week, it was the 4star kayaking course, due to the wave too strong and high. Most of them was not be able to surf and even perform well, lot of them got scared by the wave. but most of them got they're 4star and this yr some of them is going with us. =)
Last year. before we went there, we checked the wave forecast frm NEA. It was a flat water appeared at the screen. We tok the NEA was mistake, coz is a NE monsoon (Usaully the wind is very strong over the South China Sea)
When we went there, majority of us wasn't wanted to kayak. Coz it was no waves. The Surf Beach over there is like even flater then Changi Beach, the water is like a mirror, no wind and very hot!
Wat i do there, kept prayed for waves. When I lost hoped on the sea, I was moved around distrubed those junior! I wanted picked those small crab put on them, but wasn't succeed. Coz the small crab were too difficult to captured them, They ran away before i reached them.
The senior trainer, brought us to the 5star kayaking courses rock garden. When thats wave the rock ganden is super rough, and when flat water the rock garden is an lsland. Lots of nature animal species there. And we 1st time saw very big Hourse shell crab, some big unknown fishes and big sand skipper appeared on the shore.
ok! i stop here, hope this yr have some acceptable wave to let us surf! I predicting my moral might be low there, so those who read my blog pls pray for me. My dearest friend i need ur encouragement and support
ok.. sure i will look things on the brightside! I guess time really changed me a different person!
Will blog when back frm ramunia on 9 jan! Take care! =)
Frm: Bernard Aka Potential
(Frm: Dancer)
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7 jan 2006 (sat) (1st day of advanture)
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Reached there at abt afternoon with a excited feeling, coz the wave is high and wind strong .. The wave is abt nearly 1m.
After we setted our stuff, we took the truck to the long beach. After we place our kayak and paddle on the individual surfing lane. We recap on our safety awareness surfing and hand signal.
Our 1st dish of the day, we doing the kayak to swimmer rescue and followed by swimmer to kayak rescue. I was rescue my partner in while the surf brought us in. After that we went our to did a Left and rite roll, then we capsize drill to let the wave surf our kayak back with retention of our kayak.
After we did the stuff, we went back to our own grp. I and my partner we took term to went out for bongo slide (Side surfing), we tested up the paddle blade place frm the front and the back. the kayak react differently frm the surf like.
I was accidentally surf in, got warn by the trainer. Coz he did mention to us that not surfing for that moment.
After we done the bongo silde, we start our surfing. After our surfing, we back to resorts. And we took dinner. After dinner we having refresher for those bandage. abt 2130 hrs we having our own time.
At abt 2330 hrs, i went to the resort beach. The wave was even higher then the afternoon.
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8 jan 2006 (Sun) (2nd day of advanture)
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Morn woke up at 0700 hrs. After our breakfast, we arranged our own kayak to the beach, according to lanes.
At the morning the wave was abt 1.5m, I got trush by the 1st wave, my kayak was reverse surf in. Most of us got the same prob, coz of the wave break very strong.
Our trainer stop our activitiy, asked we all gathered. And he shear with us how to find window to charge on (The most lower of the wave break)
Finally i managed to charge out, I got my very 1st surf on 2m waves. The feeling is like scary and exciting =) My kayak stern lifted up, follow by i did a forward pull and body lean back to trim the kayak into the waves with stern rudder! My kayak was speed up and surf towards the beach.
Abt 11+ the wave suddenly picked back to 2m, and the storm approched heavy rain also. After our lunch we rested until the storm over. It colded and very heavy rain, we rested abt 3 hrs!
After the storm, the wave still at 2m. Our trainer give us optional going to surf or rest. I choose to surf, coz i wanna to tested how great is the 2 m waves. Its was really powerful until i cant punch out and my kayak keep falled back!
Our trainer read the wave is picked up very fast, then he ask us to stop. After that we rested until dinner!
Today rain and wind very strong! but it make me really experienced the nature of power!
Respecting the nature man!
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9 Jan 2006 (Mon) (Final day of Advanture)
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Morning wake up at 0730, after breakfast we travel to long beach with the truck. I reached long beach 1st and picked sea shell while waited the rest on arrived.
The wave wall was steep and lots of dumping waves, we cant surf on the top of the wave but on the soap. The wave is very mass and quite hard to surf straight to shore. Lots of us some of them keep surfing side ways and got dum by the wave break!
Abt 2 hrs later, the storm approched again. We stopped the activities and rested at the long beach. While the truck arrived we loaded up the equipment and went back to the resort.
Abt 1.30 we left the place, we arrived the jetty abt 2.30pm, back to singapore changi jetty abt 4pm.
Home sweet home! =)
This yr compared to my yr 2004, is much more quieter and the wave is much more higher then our year. Got gain and lost, at least i got a chance to surf and saw how is 2m wave like =)
Great Experience!
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