My Video of 2016 East Coast Surfski Champs (L2L)
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Lighthouse to Lighthouse: 15 Lengths
After a record-breaking surfski turnout in 2014, the venerable Lighthouse to Lighthouse race was given a fallow year to regenerate. Under the indefatigable stewardship of Gary Williams, however, the field was seeded for a fresh harvest this year. And once again, the L2L would be hosting the East Coast Surfski [...]
Great Stone Dam Classic: Apples and Oranges
Despite being an undeniably flatwater race (I measured) during ocean racing season, the Great Stone Dam Classic has become an essential stop in the New England surfski circuit. Hosted by the Greater Lawrence Community Boating Program, co-chaired by Francisco Urena and Shawn Burke, and staffed largely by an enthusiastic army [...]
2013 L2L- Huge Success, East Coast Surfski Championships by Wesley Echols
HUGE SUCCESS The Lighthouse to Lighthouse Race (L2L) was a great success yesterday on many diffferent fronts. The Surfski Divison had the largest field of approximate 50 surfskis including the seven and 14 mile races. Included in this field was some of the top paddlers in the country and the [...]
2014 Lighthouse to Lighthouse: Fevered Paddling
Two years ago the Lighthouse to Lighthouse race boasted a complement of twenty-some surfskis - a respectable showing for an East Coast race, but nothing to work yourself into a lather over. Jump forward 25 months (we had a long winter) and the L2L is now the largest ski race [...]