Richard contacted me several months ago when he was having problems trying to secure a ski for this 4th Molokai. I knew at that time Stellar was supplying skis to a number of other paddlers doing the race including Tim Altman(10th) and Matt O'garey(16th), so I put Dave Thomas of [...]
Sunny day in Essex, Massachusetts with a record turnout for the race. The race committee(Donna,Rich,Bill,Chris,Dave, and many more did a wonderful job of putting on this event again so thanks to them from all us who did not thank them in person. The High Performance division which includes K1's, [...]
May 20th is the Molokai World Championships. Below are the registered paddlers. I also posted the profiles and links of two of the Stellar sponsored paddlers from Australia, Richard Germain from Canada, and Tim Burke from Maryland, USA. This will be Richard's 4th Molokai! Richard is every mid packers hero. [...]
Yesterday was Demo Day for the Kayak Centre in Wickford, Rhode Island. I thought it would be a good idea as part of the Demo Day to get a race in two weeks before Essex and one week after the ROTC. This course is one of my favorites; 8 miles, [...]
Sandbagging (a.k.a. ‘cherry picking’): knowingly entering a given class utilizing the unfair advantage of age, boat and/or fitness, often resulting in under the breath grumbling and well-chosen expletives regarding one’s character from fellow competitors. The 30th Annual Run of the Charles Race, or ‘ROTC’ for those in the know, took [...]
