Search for the perfect ski. I needed a website to launch the first ever surfski DVD. I can remember walking on the beach after the Lighthouse to Lighthouse Race with Chris who I had recently met at my house when I sold him a used Onno paddle and [...]
Paddle South Portugal: Fun for the Entire Family, October 2018 For years I have been trying to combine family vacation with paddling, though sadly with little success. My most recent suggestion for a multi-day canoe trip on the Connecticut River did not resonate either, despite my efforts of emphasizing the [...]
Paddling 31 miles down the Tennessee River isn't everyone's dream, but veterans of the Chattajack 31 are relentless in trying to convince you that it should be. The camaraderie of shared suffering! The pre-dawn muster! The fully-trained medical staff! How could I resist their rabid proselytizing? I registered in early [...]
Congratulations to Greg Lesher, Chris Quinn, and Chris Chappell for their season performances and taking the podium places in the series. This is Greg's third time to win as he did in 2016, 2017 and now 2018. I started the series in 2010 and Greg only did 2 races then [...]
The inexorable march of time has once again made fools of us all, drawing another New England paddling season to a close despite our frequent mid-race assertions that "This duck-slapping debacle is never going to end!" Fortunately, Wesley had negotiated a one-week extension by dusting off an unused standby course [...]
