My thoughts on the New Stellar SR 2015 2015 has been a good year for me to build strength and continue improving my stroke technique on flat water. As I bumped up the speed work in April I started to see the fruits in May at the Essex River race. [...]
https://youtu.be/2qfQf95ATy0 https://youtu.be/3ri7VocZOE4 I hit the major points on remounting in the video but here are the steps: 1. Must have leash, leg,paddle, body. I prefer paddle leash. 2. Pfd that fits. Mine in video is too loose. 3. Point ski upwind if you can. 4.Line up Left arm [...]
As the first open water competition of the year, the Sakonnet River race always attracts an enthusiastic group of paddlers anxious to frolic once again in the salt spray. Twenty-some skis and assorted accoutrement festooned the beach at McCorrie Point, adding some color to the overcast and breezy morning. This [...]
Great Turnout and Fun! As the host of the Sakonnet River Race, I was checking the forecast daily. On Thursday it was forecasted to blowing 15-20 with gust to 30, Friday's forecast slightly less, and Saturday morning a small craft warning. I have changed the course many times over the [...]
The start of the Essex River Race is 2.74 miles from our front door - close enough that the acrid stench of a defeat there would prevent us from opening any windows for the next month. So it was with an increasing sense of panic that I surveyed the formidable [...]
