Logistics nightmare

Each race is a logistics nightmare. Coz we not only have our own paddles to take care of, there's also the butt-pads, life jackets, medicine balls, water coolers, glucose containers, water, bread, bananas and sometimes packet lunches. Oh and not to mention our personal belongings. If that's not troublesome enough, imagine bringing all that overseas. Packing our paddles with bubble wrap for cargo when we went to Penang in 2005 itself was a big challenge. Thank goodness, things were made much easier in 2006 with the introduction of large paddle bags which could store up to 12 paddles each with ease.

With so much going on at the race site, it's amazing that over the years, nothing major has been lost.