I recently made the switch from the older KayakPro Speedstroke Classic to KayakPro's newer model called the Speedstroke GYM. The GYM is the second major kayak ergometer introduced by KayakPro, owned by ex-Olympian and World Champion Grayson Bourne. The older Speedstroke Classic was first offered in 2001 and the Speedstroke GYM in [...]
The second of Erik's training articles. A follow-up to "Surfski Training"
The Great Potato Race on the Connecticut River NO it is not surfskiracing at it’s best, no 2-3 foot waves, no 10-20 mph winds, just a beautiful day to be on the water in any craft. Today just happened to be the last race of the season, a flat water [...]
Something Different! The Salem Sound Double Header offered two slightly different twists than our usual races this summer. Race Director Ed Duggan of Beverly intentionally kept the multitude of potential race courses close to his vest until that morning increasing the tension leading up to the race. Salem Sound is [...]
Two days after the Mayor’s Cup it is a beautiful day here in Rhode Island, brilliant sunshine, 6 knots of wind. Today it was easy for me to decide which ski to take off the rack: the UNO. The forecast of small craft/gale for Sunday’s race caused me to bring my [...]
