Category for Northeast Surfski Races, 2011
This was my first Blackburn and I really looked forward to the race. I worked in Danvers for 9 months about 3 years ago, so I did a bit of paddling on the Salem Sound and just absolutely love the area. It was probably one of the most scenic races [...]
Mike Tracy(3rd), Joe Glickman(1st), Wesley Echols(2nd) We had an excellent turn out for the Double Beaver Race held in Jamestown, RI, hosted by Tim and Alyse Dwyer. 4 of the top 10 Blackburn finishers were there, including myself, Joe Glickman, Chris Chappell and Eric McNett. The weather cooperated [...]
>If a boat could have body English, the slow turn away from the cove they thought was the finish, communicated two four letter expletives and a crushing sense of disappointment.< It was the exact opposite of last year’s weather conditions, replete with monsoons and violent thunderstorms on the way up, [...]
Below are the results. [...]
The cold spring continued, but at least the wind was nowhere near last year's game changing 30 mph. Race Director Bill Kuklinski Crosses Finish Line Once again, HPK was the single largest class in the event - 28 boats total, 27 men, 1 woman. Similar to reports from the front [...]
