"Long Live Open Water: Tales of Open Water Rowing, Food, Family, and Life" Most of us know Wayne as the long time Race Director of the super fun 13 mile, Light House to Lighthouse Race in Westport, CT, USA. Anybody who reads my site also knows Wayne for the [...]
A record group of 25 skis, a kayak, and an OC-1 converged on Fisherman's Beach in Swampscott for the Nahant Bay Cup this past Saturday. Race Director Mike McDonough greeted us warmly as we trickled in on the cool, overcast morning. The ocean conditions were mild, to say the least. [...]
This will be a fun and exciting flat water race. It lines up perfectly in the race schedule being 5 days before the Lighthouse to Lighthouse race the following weekend. Francisco Urena and Shawn Burke are the Race directors so the race is expertly organized and fun for all ages!! [...]
While most of us wanted conditions, any kind of conditions, the other few who like flat water, got their wish at Nahant. Their was barely a ripple in the bay, on the 9.41 course and that is no exaggeration. Despite the flat conditions, we all had a great time. 27 paddlers [...]
This article originally appeared in The Competitive Paddler ********* `Nice? It's the ONLY thing,' said the Water Rat solemnly, as he leant forward for his stroke. `Believe me, my young friend, there is NOTHING--absolute nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. ‘The Wind in the Willows’ [...]
