Ah, mid-summer, when a young man's fancy turns to the Jamestown Double Beaver - the most technically challenging and innuendo-laden course on the New England ski calendar (although the upstart Ride the Bull race admittedly has potential). Mostly named for the out-and-back crossings past Beavertail Light at the southern-most tip [...]
This time last week (Aug 3, Saturday) our crew from New England and one Floridian were going under the San Mateo Bridge in San Francisco Bay for the US Surfski Championship. The previous Wednesday(July 31), Reid Hyle and myself raced the lead up race prior to Saturday's main event from [...]
Over the week leading up to the race, the swells became smaller and smaller and a high pressure area that is usually located over the Azores had moved to Portugal for the week. This meant there was not going to be any wind. You could see the smile on the [...]
Blackburn Challenge: Cooler Heads Prevail I apologize for the delay in posting my Blackburn Challenge race report. I've spent the last week immersed in an ice bath, mainlining chilled Harpoons and listening to the cool, cool vocal stylings of Mr. Lionel Richie. They say that you haven't felt real heat until you've [...]
Quickie Quiz Question: What do the following have in common? a.) habaneros b.) Mount Kilauea c.) the plastic slipcovers on Grandma’s furniture d.) the 2013 Blackburn Challenge Answer: the ability to produce overwhelming, oppressive heat For the 27th running of this infamous east coast event in Gloucester, MA (Say ‘GLAW-stah.’), the [...]
