Danny Boy O Danny boy, the waves the waves are calling From crest to crest, down the waves we slide The summer’s gone and all the races falling ‘Tis you, ‘tis you must go out with the tide The JCR, Jamestown Counter Revolution was supposed to take place down in [...]
For a solid 10 years while developing my paddles and boats I supported myself by repairing high end sailboards, racing yachts and all kinds of paddle craft. Many times my shop looked like a tradeshow except the boats were not all glossed up. I have repaired lots of boats that [...]
I met Dean Gardiner in Chicago in 1994. It was my second year of paddling and we were in Chicago at the start a month-long stage race from Chicago to New York. He’d recently won Molokai and the forecast for 20 knot winds for our 33 mile crossing of Lake [...]
My personal experience (from the middle of the pack) of the 2009 US Surf Ski Champs was definitely positive. It was the biggest Surf Ski race I have ever been in, maybe the biggest in the US? I had been concerned about the start as we all had to get [...]
Why do you want to surfski? There are a number of reasons, some more important than others, depending on the person. On a surfski, you go fast, real fast. I believe they are the fastest all-around human powered water craft in the world, equally at home in dead calm conditions [...]
