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)

From There to Here, A Paddling Share by Tim Hudyncia

This is a story of a surf ski ocean kayaker, a beginner (now intermediate or somewhere in between?) on a quest for knowledge and expertise.  It’s my story, and it starts in 1967 but we can skip the first 40 years of me as a dry-lander. The kayak days [...]

From There to Here, A Paddling Share by Tim Hudyncia2025-12-28T09:43:18-05:00

2014 Surf Ski Reviews and Comparison Chart by Wesley Echols, SurfskiRacing.com

This is a comparison and review chart based on 12 years of paddling surf skis with GPS recorded time trials with all the 25 skis listed on the chart over the same four courses since 2002 as explained below. I added 10 new skis to the comparison chart since last time [...]

2014 Surf Ski Reviews and Comparison Chart by Wesley Echols, SurfskiRacing.com2025-12-28T09:43:18-05:00

Video: 2012 US Surf Ski Champs-Sitting on a Skinny Boat in the Bay by Joe Glickman

Below is a link to a fantastic video narrated and written by Joe Glickman made possible by NBC and Jim Hoffman and Chrysler.  Joe takes us from the beginning of surf skis with Oscar to Greg Barton and then takes us on the 2012 US Surf Ski Championship with some [...]

Video: 2012 US Surf Ski Champs-Sitting on a Skinny Boat in the Bay by Joe Glickman2025-12-28T22:39:53-05:00

2014 Northeast Surf Ski Race Schedule and More

2014 Race Schedule I updated  most of the local Northeast races to the 2014 calendar. I put them on the same date as last year. There are some confirmed like US Surfski Champs, L2L, Blackburn Challenge, Essex, Sakonnet, Ride the Bull, Narrow River, Double Beaver, Run of the Charles, Snow [...]

2014 Northeast Surf Ski Race Schedule and More2026-05-18T15:15:29-04:00

Surf Ski Repairs by Sean Horrigan, Portsmouth, RI

This is an update to this post(December 23, 2013). Below is pic of one of my demo carbon skis that had a hair line crack in the seam. I had a piece of tape over it all year that was water tight, but decided to have it fixed in the [...]

Surf Ski Repairs by Sean Horrigan, Portsmouth, RI2025-12-28T19:57:30-05:00
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