By Kata Dismukes, Alessia Faverio, Lisa Malick, April O’Gorman, and Salli O’Donnell. Edited by Lisa Malick, original art by Sophie Dismukes. Go to a surfski race on the East Coast of the United States and ask the paddlers how they got involved in surfski. Chances are, you will get some [...]
I was pleasantly surprised when Bob Blair, Race Director of the Blackburn Challenge asked the racers to show hands of the first timers. It seemed like half of the crowd eagerly raised their hands. Blackburn Finish I knew a few these folks like Jean Kostelich who I met years ago [...]
Update June 2019. Since my January post about the Zen I have much more bucket time. I even raced the Zen in the June 2019, Ride the Bull Race on a 20 mph day in mixed conditions that included some downwind, quarter beam seas at 25mph, mega big boat chop, [...]
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2019 Ride the Bull Race I had the idea to several years ago that we needed a rough water race that would test our skills without being off shore. Having paddled in Jamestown for many years, there are sections that can be challenging on most days. If the wind is [...]
