One of these years, we're going to have to schedule this race for early February if we want to get the rough seas of Howard Blackburn's infamous adventure. The local weather is usually benign in July and August, and this year's course conditions were pretty much like the last 3 [...]
While the majority of the paddling and rowing community in New England made their way to the venerable and justifiably popular Lighthouse To Lighthouse race on 9/10, a handful of the commuter-phobic went instead to Devereaux Beach in Marblehead for the 1st or 2nd or 3rd attempt by the Rotarians [...]
The cold spring continued, but at least the wind was nowhere near last year's game changing 30 mph. Race Director Bill Kuklinski Crosses Finish Line Once again, HPK was the single largest class in the event - 28 boats total, 27 men, 1 woman. Similar to reports from the front [...]
The major thought I have about this year's event is the remarkable level of participant support and assistance exhibited throughout the race. I personally saw Bill Baker, an FSK entry and a SK entry (regrettably I don't know their names or remember their numbers) helping a surf ski paddler to [...]
We had 20 men's unlimited boats, 4 women's unlimited, and 129 overall a course record. (For some perspective, in 2003 there were only 54 boats and 6 skis total - even as recently as 2007, we had only 77 boats and 14 skis). Great representation from the New England ski [...]
