I met Dean Gardiner in Chicago in 1994. It was my second year of paddling and we were in Chicago at the start a month-long stage race from Chicago to New York. He’d recently won Molokai and the forecast for 20 knot winds for our 33 mile crossing of Lake [...]
My personal experience (from the middle of the pack) of the 2009 US Surf Ski Champs was definitely positive. It was the biggest Surf Ski race I have ever been in, maybe the biggest in the US? I had been concerned about the start as we all had to get [...]
Why do you want to surfski? There are a number of reasons, some more important than others, depending on the person. On a surfski, you go fast, real fast. I believe they are the fastest all-around human powered water craft in the world, equally at home in dead calm conditions [...]
The Nahant Bay Race took place yesterday in ocean conditions slightly milder than normal for this time of year. A southeast wind blowing 10 kts and a long-period, almost imperceptible 2' swell from Hurricane Bill were not enough to create good rides across the open water section, but a solid [...]
Despite the predictive poor weather from the storm “Bill”, the weather was fantastic, sunny and flat. Mike McDonough(Race Director did a super job with his organization of the race providing chase boat, setting turn buoys, providing laminated charts of the course, big race numbers, and had expert help from his wife, [...]
