In complete contrast to the silky smooth, records to be broken conditions of this year's Blackburn, the 2011 Double Beaver offered unruly, chaotic waves and the season’s best downwind runs. This was surfski heaven and the course did not disappoint. My weather predictions made a liar out of me. The [...]
Training Basics 1. Time in the boat, time in the boat, time in the boat - or time on a kayak erg. There is no substitute for paddling if you want to be a better or faster paddler. 2. Spend time going into the wind, downwind, beam to the wind [...]
Vadim Lishchuk from Keystone Kayaks and owner of Main Street Photo and Video has produced another awesome video - The Blackburn Challenge 2012. Be sure to check out Vadim's other videos... Make sure you maximize and watch in full screen by clicking the graphic between "HD" and "Vimeo". Thanks Vadim for [...]
Tim Dwyer and I were talking post race, and he teased me about being an oceanographer and overthinking the whole thing. In my defense, here is what I was thinking about during the race. Chris Sherwood after completing his first "Double Beaver" At the start, lots of people lined up [...]
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 [...]
