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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
