The last six weeks had jammed packed with paddling. I paddled in three races in April alone: Narrow River, Sharkbite, and ROTC. Yesterday I was on the mighty Sakonnet in the high winds, storm surge and some mixed conditions you don't usually get in the Sakonnet. All great training. This [...]
14th Place-Fun Getting There. This years race had the largest turnout of surfskis ever for the 6 mile race(32). A few years ago I added it to the SurfskiRacing.com Race Series that increased attendance along with the fact many of us that previously did the 19 mile, 6 portage race, [...]
Fun in the Sun: Sharkbite, Family Vacation For a few years I had wanted to attend the Sharkbite Challenge in Dunedin, Florida. Many of my New England paddling friends had done it and had a wonderful time. So last year, 2016, I made the trek down as part of the [...]
Although the Snow Row is technically the first race of the New England season, it's more of a novelty act than a true race - the juggling pig of the surfski world. The real action would start with the Narrow River Race, co-chaired by Wesley and Tim. After being pushed [...]
You can't legitimately call yourself a misguided idiot unless you've participated in at least one open-water winter surfski race. And for those of us in New England, the Snow Row checks all of the necessary boxes. Winter. Open-water. Jam-packed with people with little or no sense of self-preservation. Sponsored by [...]
