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)

Around the Vineyard by Kayak-In One Day, 55 Miles by Dana Gaines

AS I PULLED UP to Braleys Way Landing on Edgartown's Eel Pond in pitch black darkness at 4:30 AM on Sept. 22nd, I did not like what my headlights revealed. The wind, which had blown like stink out of the northeast the day before, had indeed shifted due north as [...]

Around the Vineyard by Kayak-In One Day, 55 Miles by Dana Gaines2025-12-28T22:41:57-05:00

Vaikobi Sponsors SurfskiRacing.com Race Series

I am excited to announce Vaikobi as our  2014 SurfskiRacing.com Race Series sponsor this year. Vaikobi is designed specifically for Performance Paddling. Vaikobiʼs PaddleSport range has been developed by some of the worlds fastest paddlers.  http://www.vaikobi.com/ Tim Jacobs                   [...]

Vaikobi Sponsors SurfskiRacing.com Race Series2025-12-28T09:43:41-05:00

Surf Ski Paddles, The New Jantex Gamma Rio by Wesley Echols, SurfskiRacing.com

Nothing excites me more than a new paddle other than a new ski.  My new Jantex Gamma Rio arrived in the mail from Elite Ocean Sports.  For the past two months I have almost exclusively used the Rio in both a short race of four miles, the Snow Row, and [...]

Surf Ski Paddles, The New Jantex Gamma Rio by Wesley Echols, SurfskiRacing.com2025-12-28T23:55:49-05:00

Greg Paquin and Wesley Echols, Two Paddlers, Two Paths, All Paddling!

I bought my very first sea kayak in 1998, a 55 pound, plastic P & H Capella, from Sakonnet Boat House.  I remember one of the first paddles with my neighbor, Ed Burkhardt who had purchased his sea kayak just weeks before. We launched at McCorrie Beach, just minutes from [...]

Greg Paquin and Wesley Echols, Two Paddlers, Two Paths, All Paddling!2025-12-28T22:42:19-05:00
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