You may remember the cliffhanger finish to last year's thrilling episode of the Blackburn Challenge, in which we were all left wondering whether our heroes would ever be paddling around Cape Ann again. With several boats literally falling apart mid-race, a third of the field DNFing, and many other racers [...]
This is half of the race. My Garmin Virbs ran out of juice as I almost did in the first 8 miles in the flattest section. I wanted the footage from the just prior to Dog Bar that would have captured my 2 mile interval finish with Peter Kahn who [...]
At the Captains Meeting Rich K., the Race Director, went down the line asking the 300 plus paddlers: " Who is here for the first time?" hands raised and cheering ensued. " Who has done this 5 times", 10 times, 15, 20, 28 times. I raised my hand on 15. [...]
The forecast for the 29th Blackburn Challenge was promising, at least for those of us who make their living writing about sudden and unexpected immersion. Winds of 10-12 knots from an atypical summer direction meant that it'd be a perfectly credible (and excusable) exaggeration to claim that the race was [...]
Wesley Echols - 2015 Blackburn Challenge from Chappell iStudio on Vimeo. Wesley Echols of Stellar Surfski and Kayaks completing his 13th Blackburn Challenge. Some video taken at Halibut Point, about 7 miles into the 20 mile race. A few pictures at the finish taken by Tim Hudyncia. Great Race! This [...]
