Coast Raid/Éco EnduranceAventure 2008
Day 2: A sunny but windy day...
Louis Blouin / 22.08.2008
The kayak sections around the islands near St-Paul River were harder than usual because of the windy conditions. The race was very tight at the beginning of the day between the leading teams. The competitors had to do trekking sections during the day on islands near the shore. After a 15 m rope section, the XTREME SOUTH AFRICA TEAM, who was in first place, lost precious time when they decided to transport their bikes through some bush instead of taking the road. The French team ARVERN OUTDOOR seized this opportunity to take the lead.
After, the adventure swimming section with floating equipment was the hardest of the day for the athletes. The wind made the teams drift and they had to work hard to complete the distance of 800 meters. Some competitors had problems after their air mattresses slowly deflated. The temperature of the water is between 10 and 15 degrees. Many locals came to see this section near a fish plant east of St-Paul. Finally, the athletes had to do a last section of bike to get back to the village.
The first team arrived shortly after 4 p.m. The team ARVERN OUTDOOR (Fred Parzych and Stéphane Dumortier) from France finished first with a comfortable lead. The second team to arrive was XTREME SOUTH AFRICA ( Philippe Jean van der Leeuw and Jeremy Green).
SPORT 2000 LAFUMA (Hervé Simon and Guillaume Peyronnet) also from France was the third team to cross the finish line. In the mixed category, the American team YOGASLACKERS (Jason Magness, Daniel Staudigel, Lina Augaitis and Mark Latanzi) arrived first for a second day in a row.
Tonight, the athletes will taste some of local seafood offered by residents of St-Paul River. The start will be at 7 a.m tomorrow. The race will take place near Middle Bay.
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