My East Coast Surfski Championship Video
2017 East Coast Surfski Champs from Wesley Echols on Vimeo.
Great Stone Dam Race
The Great Stone Dam Race in Lawrence, Massachusetts on the Merrimack River in its 8th year is a wonderful race for many reasons. Today it had a record field with the Unlimited Class(surfskis and K1's) leading the way but Sups, kayaks, doubles, etc were in good numbers too. It was [...]
Nahant Bay Cup: Socked In
With a couple of Rhode Island races shifted into July to avoid the hustle and bustle of kraken season (and, sure, the boat-chomping too), the Nahant Bay Cup remained as the only August race in New England. Despite retiring from competitive paddling back in the mid-teens, Mike McDonough was on [...]
Fast and Furious-Nahant 2017
Due to fog, course was shortened to a loop course with plenty of turns. It was Fast and Furious! Shortest ski race I have done but fun! Nahant Race 2017 from Wesley Echols on Vimeo.
2017 Blackburn Challenge
Six months ago my son Tyler let us know that he and Jen would be getting married in the summer. The date had not been set so I naturally give my Fatherly input. I let them know that the Blackburn Challenge is July 22 and asked if they could pick [...]