The forecast for the 29th Blackburn Challenge was promising, at least for those of us who make their living writing about sudden and unexpected immersion. Winds of 10-12 knots from an atypical summer direction meant that it'd be a perfectly credible (and excusable) exaggeration to claim that the race was [...]
Wesley Echols - 2015 Blackburn Challenge from Chappell iStudio on Vimeo. Wesley Echols of Stellar Surfski and Kayaks completing his 13th Blackburn Challenge. Some video taken at Halibut Point, about 7 miles into the 20 mile race. A few pictures at the finish taken by Tim Hudyncia. Great Race! This [...]
Blackburn Challenge 2015 from Chappell iStudio on Vimeo. Blackburn Challenge, July 25, 2015. Video from Halibut Point State Park, with a 10-15 knot NNE wind creating some 4-6 foot seas. This is an excellent video by Chris showing us the conditions of the race at this point shot at Halibut [...]
Below is my Race Video of the 2015 Canadian Surfski Championship in majestic Squamish, British Columbia. Race was 14 mile long in fjord on Howe Sound. My summary will be later but this captures the race.Eric Costanzo and our families had a wonderful time. Sean Rice won it for the [...]
The Brain Worm Well I can’t remember when the hair-brain scheme for the First ever Canadian Surfski Champs took a hold of me. It was sometime around last October. Somewhere between the Epic Dealer Conference and the Hong Kong Dragon Run. I believe that Daryl Remmler of Think Kayaks used [...]
