Say what you may about Chris Sherwood, you have to credit his Prospero-like powers to bend tempests to his will. After an impressive inaugural effort in 2014, this year's rollicking Cape Cod Downwind cements him as New England's preeminent Weathermage. With an unseasonable northeast wind (a bit of showing off [...]
The SurfskiRacing.com Series is made up of 12 races starting with the Snow Row, a four mile sprint in frigid conditions in March. It ends with the new (2nd annual) Cape Cod Downwind. Over the years I have added more flat water races so there is an excellent mixture of [...]
Everyone has that friend. The one that tells you that you just have to go to such-and-such a restaurant and try their possum sliders (I'm assuming your friend is from Appalachia). Bob Capellini's not quite that friend (too refined a palette), but he has been tireless in promoting the Great [...]
A “Stellar” Nationals As competitive paddlers, we’re blessed to have many outstanding races throughout this country, and in fact throughout the world. Few, however, can mimic the flavor of the USCA Nationals. Hosted annually, and at a different location each year, this is river racing at its finest. No matter [...]
Nobody can deny that Rhode Island has a proud history worthy of appreciation. Crafting a full-fledged state out of a forgotten parcel small enough to be written off as a surveying error? A real credit to Yankee ingenuity. Let's say on that basis that Rhode Island merits a couple of [...]
