Every ocean race is a unique experience. This is the excitement of ocean racing; there are so many unpredictable factors to take into account. The usual weather conditions; wind, current, tide, water/air temperature, fog and surf, if applicable. This day’s race forecast was initially for a small craft warning with [...]
The Blackburn Challenge has been on my “to do” list of races since I began racing in a sea kayak with the Mid Atlantic Paddler’s Association in Virginia back in 2002. But even with all the racing and travelling I’ve done since then I’d not yet made the trip up [...]
Nobody finishes the Blackburn Challenge or the Essex River Race and says aloud "Man, was that fun!" That was the universal refrain after the inaugural Ride the Bull race, however. Actually, one of the paddlers did tell me mid-race that he "wanted to go home", but since said home is in New [...]
This winter I thought there should be another race before the Blackburn Challenge and after the Sakonnet River Race since there was a seven week gap. So I came up with the Ride the Bull Race, conferred with Tim about the course off and on during our winter paddles. So [...]
