14th Place-Fun Getting There. This years race had the largest turnout of surfskis ever for the 6 mile race(32). A few years ago I added it to the SurfskiRacing.com Race Series that increased attendance along with the fact many of us that previously did the 19 mile, 6 portage race, [...]
Fun in the Sun: Sharkbite, Family Vacation For a few years I had wanted to attend the Sharkbite Challenge in Dunedin, Florida. Many of my New England paddling friends had done it and had a wonderful time. So last year, 2016, I made the trek down as part of the [...]
I first reviewed PFD's or Life Jackets back in 2012 on this site. Like surfskis, paddles, pogies, drysuits, GPS watches, I have much experience with many different types and brands. Through this experimentation, I have refined my requirements as to what I like. While Pfd's have not changed as much [...]
The Crash B's or the World Indoor Rowing Championship took place today and is winding down as I write this post. This was a little different for me. Typically Chris Chappell coach/cox who sits directly behind to spur me on. However this year Tyler, my son did the honors. As [...]
The video by Chris Chappell, above, is me demoing the Think Uno 1G on the Charles River in 2009. I bought that boat knowing I could only paddle it on flat water or calm ocean conditions. Although I paddled it once on part of the Ride the Bull Course, one [...]
