"Can Do" Franciso Urena (Francisco, 2nd from right) I first met Francisco about a year ago at the Blackburn Challenge when he was checking out all the boats on the beach as we all finished. Francisco, characteristically of his [...]
https://picasaweb.google.com/Surfski14/StellarSRSurfski# (Disclaimer: I am the Northeast Surfski Rep for Stellar). The best way to decide on any ski is to gather as much information as possible from paddlers, manufacturers, websites, then paddle all the skis [...]
Unlike some years, I didn’t see any snow when I arrived at the old Hull Lifesaving Station. “Hi Wayne—you bring the pontoons with you?” said Gary Piantedosi. “Hi Gary, yeah, I got em, don’t leave home without em!” “Getting breezy, be a little rough out there.” “Yeah, well we’ve seen [...]
Aloha! My name is Karen Mirlenbrink, and I am the event organizer for the Shark Bite Challenge, held at Honeymoon Island State Park on April 16-17, 2011 (in conjunction with the Island Earth Days Festival). The Shark Bite Challenge features 2-days of paddling and racing. Saturday's races include 6-person Hawaiian [...]
Snow Row 2011, March 12, 2011, Hull, MA > Rounding the island’s sandy spit, all the massive wooden boats seemingly converged at once, churning up the wind-driven fetch into a foamy latte-like frothing. I was faced with a choice: thread the proverbial needle between two six-person Whitehall gigs, or be [...]
