This series is the best of 6 races of 10 for the Northeast paddlers. Since 2012 Borys Markin has dominated the surfski racing scene with little competition except in the bigger races like the Blackburn and the Lighthouse that brings in other top paddlers of Borys' caliber. Many of us [...]
I’ve heard it said that “the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.” For most of 2014, I have looked forward to and planned to line up for the Tybee Island race in Georgia. Unfortunately, events conspired to thwart my attendance. All dressed up and nowhere to [...]
1st Annual Canadian Surfski Champs – August 23, 2014 from Deep Cove Canoe & Kayak Centre on Vimeo.
On August 25th I received a Facebook message from Ken Cooper: "Dana. Going to Lighthouse race ?? I'll do the V8 14 mile if you do too." In fact I had just booked a steamship reservation that morning for passage off Martha's Vineyard on Sept. 5th, with Lighthouse-to-Lighthouse as the [...]
A few years I met oceanographer, Chris Sherwood who was then paddling a red Eddy Line sea kayak. Chris came over to my place to demo a few skis and see what all the excitement was in paddling a ski. After that day Chris was hooked. Fast forward a few [...]
