Category for Northeast Surfski Races, 2009
Many thanks to all the paddlers, rowers, US, Coast Guard, City of Portland, Maine, USCA and volunteers who made this day so pleasant even though the weather wasn`t. Special thanks to timer, Diane Fournier of the Mt. Ararat High School Track and Cross Country teams. Dr. Dwight Blease for pitching [...]
The weather was perfect for the race, downwind at 10 knots with an outgoing tide for the 1st six mile leg. We had 23 paddlers from all over New England and as far away as Canada. We had a rolling start off McCorrie Point with Cory Lancaster leading from the start. I [...]
Road trip. Love the sound of it. Even better if it involves traveling somewhere to race my ski, and better yet if Big Jim, Steve Del, and Dubai Tom are involved, as you're sure to have fun in the process. This day it would be Jim, Steve, and me; Tom [...]
“Tail end Charlie” was originally a WW2 British expression referring to the tail gunner in a Lancaster bomber. The Germans called theirs the “tail end pig”. I say call it how it is… Reading Mark and Wesley’s race accounts was a thrill for me because even though I was also [...]
The Essex race keeps getting bigger and bigger and better and better. Bigger in terms of more racers and better in the organization of the race by Race Director Bill Klunuski, Donna and Dave Lind and Tom Lawler. I knew it was going to be a huge crowd when Tim, [...]
