Hot day and flat conditions. It doesn’t get any better than this! Okay, maybe not for the pure enjoyment of surfski racing(catching waves) but those conditions suit me and I look forward to them. When the weather forecast for the Blackburn Challenge was calling for hot and flat, I was pretty stoked. Craig Impens [...]
It is axiomatic that in almost any race, the lighter you are the faster you go. At about 8.3 pounds per gallon, a small amount of water can be deceptive. Twelve gallons in your boat becomes a hundred pounds of slippery, shifting payload. Not only have you acquired a load [...]
A Rower's Perspective - by Wayne Lysobey Whaleboats were floundering in the wind. At least the one with kids was having difficulty getting pointed in the right direction after they rounded the island. Fixed seat workboats were having trouble making headway. Stable Echo rowing shells flipped over. A Little River [...]
First thing I want to say here ... Attempting this on a < 2mm thick edge is probably not worth the trouble 'cause its not gonna last beyond the first bump on the sand or hull. Below IS good to restore a nice perimeter on an older paddle or to [...]
I recently made the switch from the older KayakPro Speedstroke Classic to KayakPro's newer model called the Speedstroke GYM. The GYM is the second major kayak ergometer introduced by KayakPro, owned by ex-Olympian and World Champion Grayson Bourne. The older Speedstroke Classic was first offered in 2001 and the Speedstroke GYM in [...]
