The Essex River introduced me to kayak racing in 2004, guided me through some tough times when Mary Beth and I were having trouble (deciding on cat names, mostly), and will serve as the executor of my estate once I meet my inevitable doom chainsawing an ice sculpture. After so [...]
Yesterday I gave a brief safety lesson to a group of Stellar Dealers and paddlers in Virginia Beach, Va covering the remount and the benefits of a paddle leash over a leg leash when demonstrating a remount. I will use a recent real example that I had three weeks ago [...]
The Run of the Charles may primarily be a punishing battle for those who want to test their mettle against 19 miles of portages, rudder-tearing shallows, and the endless meanderings of the river, but don't tell that to the 27 paddlers who instead opted for a painless 6.1 mile surfski [...]
No Surfskis in Florida, Bah!!! What New England paddler does not want to go to Florida in April. Over the years, I have vacationed in Florida. One of my best trips ever was to Siesta Keys, love that beach. Another time we visited Busch Gardens where Tyler(my son) and I [...]
In its 8 years of existence, the Narrow River Race has grown from a thinly-attended ragtag affair to Rhode Islands' preeminent shallow-water surfski competition. Jointly hosted by Wesley Echols and Tim Dwyer, hardly a paddler in New England doesn't have a hair-raising tale of adventure on this treacherous river. I [...]
