Paddle (Stellar SR) 1:02:33 [3] 3.2 mi (19:33 / mi)
ahr:130 max:156
Ocean Paddle with the California Kayak Friends group. They are mostly older people who just paddle out to enjoy the water - not really going for any hard training. It was the perfect group for me to paddle with for my first time on the ocean. I did a practice remount at the Kiddie Beach, and it didn't go quite as I'd hoped. I did get an assist with someone bracing my boat. We went out past the breakers and into the swells. I'm not sure how high they were, but you couldn't see shore when you were in a trough. It was both exciting and a bit scary. I took a hit from the side that sent me in, but I made an easy remount with a brace help. I wore a farmer john wetsuit with long sleeves and was totally comfortable after my two dips in the water. An hour was enough for me today. While I did really well overall, it was mentally exhausting just getting accustomed to being in the swells. Looking forward to slowly building this up. The nice thing is that there's always the harbor channels for paddling if the waves are too big or if I want to paddle alone. Apparently, there's a 5-mile loop in the harbor.
Note: HR was not related to effort - it was elevated due to the thrill/discomfort of being in the open ocean.
