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)Attention. Ready. Row.
A few weeks ago Greg(6.30.3), Mary Beth(8.21.9) and myself (7:49.7) had full weekend of racing. February 27 marked the Snow Row, a 4 mile sprint in our surfskis amongst the rowers. The following day we did the World Indoor Rowing Championships in Boston, Massachusetts along with a few other paddlers [...]
Surf Ski Record Broken at Snow Row 2016
This year's Snow Row was scheduled early this year and fell on the same weekend as the World Indoor Rowing Championships(Crash B's). So Saturday Greg Lesher, Mary Beth, and myself towed the line for both. As you can see from my video, towing the line for the Snow Row is [...]
Crash B’s, The Excitement Builds!
2015 CRASH BWhat do rowers do when the river is frozen? Posted by Rowing Magazine on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Sunday is the 2016 Crash B's, World Indoor Rowing Championships. I will be there for the 13th time!
It takes a Village to create a SurfSki by Ken Katz
Introduction Over the last few years Ken and I have emailed back and forth about surfskis, he on the West Coast(Salt Springs Island, BC) and me on the East Coast although I had never met Ken and his wife LouAnne until the 2015 Canadian Surfski Champs. As it turns out, [...]




