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)

SurfskiRacing.com Series Winners and Season Recap

SURFSKIRACING.COM series is in its third year sponsored by Stellar Kayaks and Surfskis. This years winner by a large margin was Borys Markin, a former Olympic paddler. The series was the best of 4 races vice 5  since one race was dropped from the series(Jamestown Counter Revolution). Bory's made the [...]

SurfskiRacing.com Series Winners and Season Recap2026-05-14T10:45:14-04:00

Holyoke Race-Mohicans Shine, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th

With my choice of an ocean race or a flat water race, 90% of the time I choose ocean hands down.  However, with my newly purchased Ted Van Dusen Mohican, I could not wait to race the Holyoke 6 mile on the Connecticut River hosted by Mark and Alicia Wendolowski. [...]

Holyoke Race-Mohicans Shine, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th2025-12-28T21:02:55-05:00

Holyoke Flatwater Race, September 29th, 2012: Last year’s 2011 Race Hugh Pritchard Wins Holyoke Going Away!

  Holyoke Rows Holyoke Cup Canoe and Kayak Race’s Saturday September 29, 2012  Registration: $10.00 at Holyoke Rows Boathouse from 12:00 - 1:00 Start: 1:30 PM Sharp Distance: 10K racing, 6K recreational and 1K Youth Race Classes: Recreational and Racing classes for all types of Canoes and Kayaks, Adult, Novice and Youth Course: Loop course [...]

Holyoke Flatwater Race, September 29th, 2012: Last year’s 2011 Race Hugh Pritchard Wins Holyoke Going Away!2025-12-28T09:42:12-05:00

L2L Race: “Go Back! Go Back!” by Mark Ceconi

Too late, we realized our blunder; we had cut inside of the island we were supposed to go ‘round, having fallen prey to the dreaded ‘lighthouse fixation,’ a nautical term used to describe an obsessive infatuation with beacon-bearing towers.  As one lanky, bearded hakham (Yiddish for ‘wise man’) observed after [...]

L2L Race: “Go Back! Go Back!” by Mark Ceconi2025-12-28T09:42:12-05:00

Lighthouse to Lighthouse(L2L) Race September 15, 2012

New Logo 2012 Registration is open for the 2012 Lighthouse To Lighthouse Race! 14 or 7 miles of open water racing for any seaworthy, human powered craft.  The L2L is the second most attended race outside of the Blackburn Challenge. See below link for all the details and [...]

Lighthouse to Lighthouse(L2L) Race September 15, 20122025-12-28T09:42:12-05:00
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