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 [...]
I’ve heard it said that “the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.” For most of 2014, I have looked forward to and planned to line up for the Tybee Island race in Georgia. Unfortunately, events conspired to thwart my attendance. All dressed up and nowhere to [...]
1st Annual Canadian Surfski Champs – August 23, 2014 from Deep Cove Canoe & Kayak Centre on Vimeo.
The inaugural Cape Cod Downwind race (the name of which has been something of a moving target, starting with "Buzzard Bay Race", briefly passing through "Sherwood's Fun Time Paddle Paddle Paddle Jamboree" before settling on - in my mind at least - the final moniker). We'd be paddling from Stony [...]
