One of the guys in our swim squad who has swam the Rottnest Island Event (and the English Channel too) told me early on to start organising early so 1. your don't miss out, 2. it does not cost you an arm and a leg, and 3. so closer to the time its all about swim preparation not organising the people to support you.
Sound advice and i now have everything in place. a support boat and captain, 3 paddlers, a person who looks after food and drink and Andrew who is coming along for on the fly training and motivation. I was lucky to have a fantastic contact in Perth but even still it took a few months to get all this organised. So my advice having been through it is yep, start organising your support crew and equipment as early as you can.
He has also told me to give every support member two tasks. One primary and one support. It is inevitable that someone is going to get sea sick and if they cannot perform their duties at least the swimmer (me) will know things are covered off.
Sound advice and i now have everything in place. a support boat and captain, 3 paddlers, a person who looks after food and drink and Andrew who is coming along for on the fly training and motivation. I was lucky to have a fantastic contact in Perth but even still it took a few months to get all this organised. So my advice having been through it is yep, start organising your support crew and equipment as early as you can.
He has also told me to give every support member two tasks. One primary and one support. It is inevitable that someone is going to get sea sick and if they cannot perform their duties at least the swimmer (me) will know things are covered off.
