Part I: what a trip... by Joseph DiChiacchio At the start of this year I made the decision to feed my competitive inner child and give Surfski racing a try. So in my signature style I would entrench myself in the experience not unlike a cultural anthropologist in order to get [...]
Re-posted with permission from Oceanpaddler. Make sure you check out their cool site!!! National Champs race 1 Wrap Up The cream of the Australian Ocean Racing elite were on show at Manly Beach in NSW last weekend for the first race of the National Championships, the Belle Property Manly King [...]
I demand the best out of my competitors, and they do not disappoint, beating the snot and tar out of me month after month along the coasts of Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts (I’ve been told there’s something above the Commonwealth, haven’t been there yet). They come in packs, from [...]
The weather for the final race of the season went off-script, ad-libbing uncooperative winds and a light but steady rain. Despite the gloomy day that lacked proper downwind conditions, 25 skis, a rowing shell, and 3 SUPs gathered at Long Sands Beach in Maine for one last grab at fame, [...]
This series is the best of 6 races of 10 for the Northeast paddlers. Since 2012 Borys Markin has dominated the surfski racing scene with little competition except in the bigger races like the Blackburn and the Lighthouse that brings in other top paddlers of Borys' caliber. Many of us [...]
