My 2015 MR340 I set out on 1 January 2015 to win the MR340. That was my plan anyway. I knew if I set my standards for the stars and only reached the moon I would be happy with my performance as long as I gave it all I had. [...]
Jamestown 9 Miler with Wesley Echols of Stellar Surfskis and SurfskiRacing.com from Wesley Echols on Vimeo. Good turn out yesterday for the modified Double Beaver Course. Yesterday, however would have been a good day for the Double Beaver course with light northeast winds. Jesse Lishchuk made the drive up from [...]
The forecast for the 29th Blackburn Challenge was promising, at least for those of us who make their living writing about sudden and unexpected immersion. Winds of 10-12 knots from an atypical summer direction meant that it'd be a perfectly credible (and excusable) exaggeration to claim that the race was [...]
Wesley Echols - 2015 Blackburn Challenge from Chappell iStudio on Vimeo. Wesley Echols of Stellar Surfski and Kayaks completing his 13th Blackburn Challenge. Some video taken at Halibut Point, about 7 miles into the 20 mile race. A few pictures at the finish taken by Tim Hudyncia. Great Race! This [...]
Blackburn Challenge 2015 from Chappell iStudio on Vimeo. Blackburn Challenge, July 25, 2015. Video from Halibut Point State Park, with a 10-15 knot NNE wind creating some 4-6 foot seas. This is an excellent video by Chris showing us the conditions of the race at this point shot at Halibut [...]
