Almost 300 paddlers (298) in various water craft made the trek around Cape Ann for the 2014 Blackburn Challenge. The combined surfski classes were the biggest overall class with 60 that included the singles, doubles, and the plus 20 class. No complaining this year about the temperature. It was a [...]
As you may recall, last year's inaugural Casco Bay Challenge was more like a chapter from the Odyssey than a ski race. We wandered aimlessly through a boundless oblivion, arriving an eternity later on the other side of the bay, astounded to find that only a few hours had passed [...]
Last year's inaugural Ride the Bull race was a great success, combining challenging conditions with just the right level of tom foolery (Jan's playful attempts at drowning, Borys' random wanderings, Tim H's exuberant/deranged appearances on every outcropping along the course, etc.). Leading up to this year's race, it looked like [...]
Last year around this time I was relishing in the afterglow of my world class spectatorship at the inaugural Ride the Bull race in Jamestown, Rhode Island. I was yanked from the starting line-up in 2013 because the race organizers decided that death by “Bull” would be a too kind [...]
Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound were humming with water activity of all kinds yesterday including not only our race but a sail boat regatta, scores of divers at every point, fisherman, pleasure craft of all sorts and more. So if you were one of the 21 paddlers who showed [...]
