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)

Winter Hours – by Mark Ceconi

Winter is a clarifying time. Greenery gone, the short, gray hours invite reflection. On this bleak February day, encased in drysuit and neoprene, I launch from the Saugatuck boat ramp under the clatter of I95, and paddle out the river's mouth at Longshore. Arcing left around Compo Beach, the bow [...]

Winter Hours – by Mark Ceconi2026-05-14T11:03:06-04:00

2010 Salem Sound Double Header – by Greg Lesher

Greg Lesher               Every Tuesday evening during paddling season, a group of North Shore surfskiers get together at Lynch Park in Beverly to race in the Salem Sound SurfSki League. Under the direction of Ed Duggan, founder of the Kayak Learning Center, [...]

2010 Salem Sound Double Header – by Greg Lesher2013-02-10T16:57:25-05:00

The Crash Bs: The Return of ‘The Soggy Bottom Boys’

>Sean went out like a rockstar, spinning the flywheel up to speed with a flurry of short, quick strokes that reminded me of my poodle furiously pawing at the front door to go outside…< ‘Charles River All Star Has-Beens’ is the official acronym for the C.R.A.S.H-Bs. ‘Crash and [...]

The Crash Bs: The Return of ‘The Soggy Bottom Boys’2025-12-28T21:19:41-05:00
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