The Ride the Bull Race and the Double Beaver Race both held in Jamestown, Rhode Island are tough rough water courses by New England standards. Today was a typical day on Narragansett Bay, light winds but building, opposing tide and current, swells, refractory waves from all that water being pushed [...]
Sean's Workshop, Newport, RI PaddleLife has planned a whole weekend of surfski fun with Sean Rice and we really hope that you will join us! So, block off July 29th and 30th 2017 in your diaries and don't miss out! The schedule for the weekend is going to [...]
I couldn't wait another 2 days for the truck to deliver the boats, so I borrowed a trailer and drove to the depot in peak traffic to unpack the crate and bring them home. At first sight I could see the effort put into the preparation of the craft and [...]
Each year since 2008 I have held the Sakonnet River Race. We typically average 20-25 highly motivated paddlers and this year was no different. We did have some first timers spread thoughout the pack: Tim Hackett who has joined Tim Dwyer and I on our training paddles since Tim lives [...]
Back in 2013, Wesley and Tim took advantage of Rhode Island's generous tax incentive program to bring the Ride the Bull race to New England's 6th largest state ("Small in Stature. Big in Hea... Hey, give me back my lunch money!"). Situated in the tempestuous waters off the southern coast [...]
