Category for Northeast Surfski Races, 2011
Double Beaver Race Video – By Mike Tracy
Check out Mike Tracy's Video from the 2011 Jamestown Double Beaver!!
Records at the Blackburn
Records Abound at 2011 Blackburn This was the 25th year of the Blackburn and it ushered in many records in attendance, course, and personal. The first record broken was for the overall course record in a single powered boat. Dan Gorririan who has come close many times , chose to [...]
Forward Strokes, Ischemic Strokes, and No Backstrokes by Rich Carter
Photo Credit to David Cox, Good Morning Gloucester Once again I find myself at Gloucester High School, home of the Fighting Fishermen,bearing up beneath dark storm clouds and a gale of calendar pages. I’m staring down the barrel of my 56th birthday and Father Time’s itchy finger grows heavy on the [...]
Blood, Sweat and Beers – Blackburn 2011 – By Mark Ceconi
Driving up from Connecticut was a relief. At home, my central air was malfunctioning and the prospect of four hours in an air-conditioned car was a welcome one. The outside temperature readout hopscotched back and forth in the triple digit range…103, 105, and for one brief instant, 107… When we [...]
25th Blackburn by Wayne Lysobey
The Start The sky had changed. “This guy at the boat ramp told me there’s a squall in Boston and it’s headed our way!” said Bill as we stood looking at the ominous sky.The weather had changed in the short time we were inside for the captains meeting. Bill, me [...]