Frag Out! Magazine
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Day 1 wet, cold and dark Briefing took place on the 3rd of June exactly at 17:00 in KSI shooting range „Podwórze Koguta" (Rooster's Courtyard) located in Zieleniewo. 21:00 and Lekka formula already star- ted competition by canoe task. Team had to paddle through Reda River to Orle Lake and conduct reconnaissance op and move further to the end of the raft trip at marina "Wiosło". There were three things to recon: three person, vehicle used (brand, model, color and plate numbers); weapons – Glock 17 pistol. Unfortunately, we, as organizers, did not take into consi- deration one very important thing. It was Friday evening, beautiful weather and moderate temperature – paradise for fishermen. That's because there were so many cars and people it was very easy to make mistakes, what's more – thick fog did not make everything easier and the- re were situations where a couple of teams were circling around the lake for a couple of quarters looking for the right branch they were supposed to paddle into. We de- cided to make it a little easier by marking the right way with roman candles. When the contestants approach, we stand properly so they can read everything and keep cano- eing. We were at the lake for about two hours. At 23;00 I drove with one other person to the marina and Borys took the other person that joined us later at the end of our time at the lake. If somebody did not make it in time, they did not complete the task. Moving competitors from the ma- rina to the next starting point for the next morning was finished at 04:30. Cold to the bone and tired after a whole night of paddling and marching, competitors had a chance to sit by the campfire and they were doing everything to warm up and take some sleep. At this stage two teams were done – both submerged their canoes with gear at the river threshold wetting their whole gear and themselves. Sudden drop of morale caused both teams to resign from competing this time. www.fragoutmag.com