Another Year, Another "Good Blackburn" The racing goal for the past 16 years has been to have a "Good Blackburn". The Blackburn is a different kind of race than the other races we do in New England. First of all, it is long: 19.5 miles give or take a few [...]
2018 USCA National Championships 9-12 August 2018 Onondaga Lake Park, Liverpool NY From 9-12 of August all roads for racing paddlers in the Northeast lead to Onondaga Lake Park just north of Syracuse, New York. In 2016 the United States Canoe Association (USCA) held its annual championships on the Connecticut [...]
Get Registered! by Mark Ceconi Come one, come all on Saturday, September 15th, 2018, to one of the most iconic races on the Northeast circuit, the venerable Lighthouse to Lighthouse Race (or “L2L,” as it’s known to the cool kids on the block), in Norwalk, CT. Proceeds benefit the Achilles [...]
This ten mile race was directed John Ryan and Dan Gorriaran by the Narragansett Boat Club(rowing) located on the Seekonk River on the East Side of Providence. I have known these guys for years since they put on the Around the Island (Jamestown) and the Counter Revolution Race(1st East Coast [...]
Like many New England paddlers, I awoke this past Saturday with an inexorable compulsion. A mysterious beckoning against which there could be no resistance. In a trance-like state of compliance, Mary Beth and I loaded a couple of skis on the car and started our migration south. Navigating by the [...]
