Wesley

About Wesley Echols

2009 SurfskiRacing.com Website originated; 2009,1st person to produce Surf Ski informational DVD; 2009,1st person to produce comprehensive Surf ski Comparison Chart; 2009/2011, Top 10 finisher Blackburn Challenge(20 miles open ocean race); 2002-2018, 16 consecutive Blackburn Finishes 2009-2015 Marketing Director(Weekends)Stellar Kayaks and Surfskis; Launched Stellar Surfskis, 2005, BCU/ACA Certified Level 3 w/4star training, Open Ocean(both expired); 2004-2018 Participated in World Indoor Rowing Championships(Crash B's); 1998 Boston Marathon Finisher; 1997 Baystate Marathon, qualified for Boston Marathon; 1997 Vermont City Marathon; 1996 Newport Marathon; 1983-1991 U.S. Navy - 1st place in Squadron and Command Physical Fitness Test(sit-ups, pushups, run)

Epic V10 Sport Performance Review – by Wesley Echols

The Epic V10S( Sport) is one of a group of more stable surfskis along with the Think Evo, Mako XT, and Huki S1R. The Sport, along with the other Epic skis, is offered in several different layups. I have personally owned the Ultra(24 lbs) and the Performance (32lbs). Like all [...]

Epic V10 Sport Performance Review – by Wesley Echols2025-12-28T22:01:28-05:00

2009 Crash B’s Recap: To the Wall and Beyond

“GO! GO! Dig for it! Only five hundred meters left! I think you can do it!” Kirsten, my personal Harvard Rowing Team coxswain, was screaming in my ear. ‘You think I can do it?’ I thought to myself feebly, feeling like ‘The Little Engine That Was Under the Impression He [...]

2009 Crash B’s Recap: To the Wall and Beyond2026-05-14T11:01:20-04:00

2008 Lighthouse to Lighthouse Race Summary – by Wesley Echols

After the horn sounded, the lead pack made up of Ken Cooper and Joe Shaw were sizing each other up like heavy weight fighters within the 1st mile. Many other paddlers were also trying to decide who to draft off of since the day was more like a K1 race [...]

2008 Lighthouse to Lighthouse Race Summary – by Wesley Echols2011-02-20T20:53:21-05:00

2008 Milford East Cost OC-1 and Surfski Summary – by Mark Ceconi

‘Wela ka hao,’ roughly translated from the Hawaiian, means: ‘Strike while the iron is hot.’ Hot it certainly was…humid too, on this oppressively muggy morning on the beach at Gulf Cove in Milford, CT for the ECORA/Hurricane OC-1 Championships and Surfski Race, put on by Blake Conant. The water appeared [...]

2008 Milford East Cost OC-1 and Surfski Summary – by Mark Ceconi2011-02-20T20:53:48-05:00

2008 Jamestown Double Beaver Race Summary – by Mark Ceconi

Conanicut to Beavertail and Back: Tales from the Cockpit by Mark Ceconi     Blue skies and sunlight flooded into the guest suite at Hacienda de la Dwyer in historic Jamestown, RI, two blocks from the docks at the Conanicut Yacht Club where the Jamestown Race was due to begin [...]

2008 Jamestown Double Beaver Race Summary – by Mark Ceconi2025-12-28T20:19:12-05:00
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