"Long Live Open Water: Tales of Open Water Rowing, Food, Family, and Life" Most of us know Wayne as the long time Race Director of the super fun 13 mile, Light House to Lighthouse Race in Westport, CT, USA. Anybody who reads my site also knows Wayne for the [...]
This article originally appeared in The Competitive Paddler ********* `Nice? It's the ONLY thing,' said the Water Rat solemnly, as he leant forward for his stroke. `Believe me, my young friend, there is NOTHING--absolute nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. ‘The Wind in the Willows’ [...]
Tim Dwyer and I were talking post race, and he teased me about being an oceanographer and overthinking the whole thing. In my defense, here is what I was thinking about during the race. Chris Sherwood after completing his first "Double Beaver" At the start, lots of people lined up [...]
I have lived in the same neighborhood for twenty years paddling from McCorrie Point for most of that. 99.9% of the time, I load my boats up and drive down to the beach which takes about 2 minutes. Year's ago I tried a paddle cart with my sea kayak walking [...]
SOUTH DAKOTA KAYAK CHALLENGE: More than 150 race in 2012 South Dakota Kayak Challenge; winner sets course time in less than 9 hours. June 13, 2012 YANKTON, S.D. – One hundred fifty-six racers took part in the May 26-27, 2012 South Dakota Kayak Challenge, with more than [...]
