Paddling 31 miles down the Tennessee River isn't everyone's dream, but veterans of the Chattajack 31 are relentless in trying to convince you that it should be. The camaraderie of shared suffering! The pre-dawn muster! The fully-trained medical staff! How could I resist their rabid proselytizing? I registered in early [...]
Congratulations to Greg Lesher, Chris Quinn, and Chris Chappell for their season performances and taking the podium places in the series. This is Greg's third time to win as he did in 2016, 2017 and now 2018. I started the series in 2010 and Greg only did 2 races then [...]
The inexorable march of time has once again made fools of us all, drawing another New England paddling season to a close despite our frequent mid-race assertions that "This duck-slapping debacle is never going to end!" Fortunately, Wesley had negotiated a one-week extension by dusting off an unused standby course [...]
There was some speculation if this year's race was going to happen. Most of us who are in the paddling community have full time jobs outside of paddling. Gary Williams, Race Director is no different. Trying to juggle family, work, and being the race director for this major event is [...]
