After months of intensive lobbying of race director Tim Dwyer, I managed to have last year's Narrow River Race expunged from the records. Delayed from April to October by COVID and subsequently capped at only 10 paddlers, one can hardly tolerate such an illegitimate farce disgracing the official annals. I [...]
We had an excellent turnout for yesterday's race comprised of surf skis, kayak(Jim), tandem canoe( Gus and Jerry), and OC1 (Carol) on a beautiful day. In this mix of paddlers was a convert from sea kayak to surfski (Jeff), a top-notch triathlete( Loukia), and new racer Josko, first time Narrow [...]
Due to Covid 19, we delayed the what is typically the first race of the New England Season in April until October with a Rhode Island limit of 15 persons for an outdoor event. We had a full roster of paddlers with some registants showing good sportsmanship and relinquishing their [...]
Last week I got to try the pint-size Think Jet. It comes in at 17ft by 19 inches and accommodates 80 lbs to 165 lbs. While I am clearly over the weight limit, I took it for a 30-minute paddle yesterday to get a feel for it. It is designed [...]
Another Blackburn is in the books. It’s such a fun race and supportive community, I’m always excited to sign up. Then, come the 2/3 or 3/4 mark, I’m even more excited to be done with it. I came in “first place,” which honestly is not much of a feat considering [...]
