Round Hong Kong Island Boat Race!

Well done to Leam Murphy for completing this "Iron-Man" Event boat-race on Sunday 21st November, 2010. The distance is 44km (nearly 30 miles), and the race is organised by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. Each boat has 10 paddlers: 3 jump in the water and 3 others pull themselves into the boat at each of the 4 changes. Leam paddled in seat 1 for 2 legs in a row which was about 14kms. He can be seen in the photos, front of the boat at seat 1. For those of you who know Hong Kong, this leg of the race on the pictures, is from Causeway Bay going east then south towards Shek O and Big Wave Bay.

The RHKYC hosted a huge party and BBQ after the race. Battered and bruised, Leam was forced to work from home on Monday!

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