Category for NE US Surfski Race Reports for 2012
Essex River: Terror on the Low Seas The Essex River Race holds a special place in my heart. At the 2004 race, I stood on the shores and watched the most fascinating collection of watercraft I had ever seen. A month later, we bought a house 5 minutes down the [...]
The Essex River Race draws an excellent crowd of New England paddlers from rowers, sea kayakers, surf skiers, Sup and and more, due to its short distance, protected flat waters and expert organization. It also is a great place to catch up with some paddling friends. I met fellow paddler, [...]
Run of the Charles: Bridges! Warmth! Pulled Pork! With the addition of the 6 mile version of the Run of the Charles added to the SurfskiRacing.com point series, I expected to see a robust turn-out for this early season flat-water race. A beautiful spring day may have also helped coax [...]
Spring finally has arrived in New England, at least it felt like it at the this year's ROTC. Racing on the Charles River in 60 degree weather and sunny skies felt terrific. We had 12 surf skis line up for this flat water race of 6.14 miles and one new [...]
We had a great turnout of 16 paddlers and several others on the water taking pictures(Tim H), video(Dave Grainger). Others paddled but did not race opting to enjoy the paddle and enjoy the event. The coarse has a lot to offer due to its length of almost 10 miles, some [...]
