Aedos

We arrived around 9am at Bray Lake. It was a cool Sunday morning but we've raced on colder days this winter so it was a surprise to see the lake covered in a layer of silvery ice.  As we got there one of the motorboats was powering through the ice to break it up, and we could hear it cracking as it broke.

Bray Lake is a fantastic center for water sports located near Windsor.  They also stock a selection of the Aedos natural skincare products, including the lip balm and Sports Range.

We were at Bray Lake to take part in the Stand Up Paddleboarding races that are held there each month.  I went out early for a warm up before the racing started - at least it was a warm up apart from the feet!  I hadn't paddled on icy water before and it was quite strange.  Sometimes the paddle broke the ice, on others it slid across the ice unbalancing me a little.  A dragon boat with an eight man crew was at the lake to train.  I could hear the ice cracking in rhythm to the dragon boat paddles.

As the sun warmed the day the ice was largely melted and we started the races.  There is a good mix of riders racing ranging from sponsored riders from Rogue and Starboard to people that bimble along at the back like me.  The sport is very inclusive which I like a lot.  It doesn't matter what standard you are.  If you want to join in you are welcomed.

This time the racing was a little different as there were two one man outrigger canoes (OC1s) racing.  They were very pointy and quick.  To make it even more fun the eight man dragon boat raced too.  I assumed that the dragon boat would fly past everyone, given the eight man crew.  It was totally awesome to see Paul Simmonds from Starboard out in front and making it look like an easy win.  A really fun day paddleboarding and making new friends.  Huge thanks to Lindsay and Simon from Bray Lake for organising it.