For as long I can remember the Nahant Race hosted by Mike and Carol McDonough has been flat. Long Beach is a beautiful beach and as you look back, you can see the skyline of Boston. Today, however, the winds were up and Mike changed the course to take advantage [...]
Beaver Times Two: What’s a Little Weather Amongst Friends? Jamestown, RI, August 2, 2014 The Double Beaver Race… Despite a name that none of us can repeat in public without, at the very least, a downward cast of the eyes and slight blush, the mention of this out and back [...]
Normally I save the "thank you's" for the last paragraph but with so much support for yesterday's race I thought the recognition should be stated first. So thanks to the Dwyer Family; Alyce,Tim,Finn, and Gaelyn for hosting the race. They provided the post race gathering in their home, the chase [...]
Blackburn Challenge 2014: Racing, Records, and Reflections July 19, 2014, Gloucester, MA It escapes me how many Blackburn notches I’ve accrued in my belt to date…eight? Nine? This strikes me as somewhat ironic, given the fact that as the years progress, I’m rapidly running out of notches in my actual [...]
I wasn't sure about the protocol for writing a race summary when you technically didn't paddle in the race. So I consulted the handbook. And as stated clearly in the Surfski Blogger Union (Local 214) Bylaws, Section 5, Subsection B, Paragraph 6: "Members may only write about races in which [...]
