Consider having the following on board to help keep your paddling safer. Being unprepared can place yourself or your paddling buddies at risk. It's helpful to have a PFD w/ a large pocket for the most critical items (cell phone, small polypro hat and gel) and a rear deck bag [...]
I positioned myself (EFT) behind Wesley(V12) at the start, just to give myself perspective on how the rest of the race would go for me. Chris Chappell in his brilliant orange Mohican was off to my right and Jim Hoffman(Mako Elite) was to my left. Wesley Echols shot off like [...]
It was a dark and stormy . . . race. The strong N winds whipped, the rain dashed and the currents streamed but the boats just crawled along at just over 6 kts over this twisty, semi-flatwater race of 10 miles. Tom Kerr, Wesley Echols, Chris Chappell and Ken Cooper [...]
Twelve to fifteen knots, NNW winds and enough chill in the air to feel the bite made for typical Snow Row conditions. This short, 3+ mile race is a perennial indicator that winter won't long be with us and the race season is nearing. A record 81 boats of all [...]
After a week of steady rain and a forecast calling for showers and fog, August 16 dawned sunny and clear at Nahant Bay. Eighteen paddlers disregarded the weather predictions and turned up at Fisherman's Beach in Swampscott to compete in light wind and moderate seas. The 10kt southwest breeze and [...]
