Richard Germain

Festirame – July 2nd, Quebec – by Richard Germain

FESTIRAME If you look at a map of Québec, you will notice a large lake in the middle. This is Lac St-Jean, a huge fresh water inland sea, remnant of the Champlain Sea and the last ice age. The town of Alma has, for the last 37 years, organized the [...]

Festirame – July 2nd, Quebec – by Richard Germain2025-12-28T21:02:55-05:00

Irrational Obsession – Molokai 2010 – by Richard Germain

Last year at the finish line at Koko Head Marina, after I completed my first Molokai, I received the warmest congratulations from Joe Glickman. He told me “Way to go! You did it buddy! Too bad you got flat conditions. You’re going to have to come back to experience the REAL [...]

Irrational Obsession – Molokai 2010 – by Richard Germain2026-05-14T11:04:24-04:00

The Long Road to Molokai – by Richard Germain

1996 I was a sea kayak enthusiast looking for a new challenge. So on a hot summer day I heard an ad on the radio for a kayak race in north-eastern Québec, 7 hours away from my home. The race was La Grande Traversée, a 55km crossing of the St-Lawrence [...]

The Long Road to Molokai – by Richard Germain2026-05-14T11:04:29-04:00
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