A record group of 25 skis, a kayak, and an OC-1 converged on Fisherman's Beach in Swampscott for the Nahant Bay Cup this past Saturday. Race Director Mike McDonough greeted us warmly as we trickled in on the cool, overcast morning. The ocean conditions were mild, to say the least. [...]
This will be a fun and exciting flat water race. It lines up perfectly in the race schedule being 5 days before the Lighthouse to Lighthouse race the following weekend. Francisco Urena and Shawn Burke are the Race directors so the race is expertly organized and fun for all ages!! [...]
While most of us wanted conditions, any kind of conditions, the other few who like flat water, got their wish at Nahant. Their was barely a ripple in the bay, on the 9.41 course and that is no exaggeration. Despite the flat conditions, we all had a great time. 27 paddlers [...]
The pictures I took last week from the shore of the Double Beaver Race definitely did not give a good representation of the "real conditions". Fortunately Alyce Dwyer was able to take some great shots from the Dwyer's boat. Still many more to come, plus a video, but [...]
Tim Dwyer and I were talking post race, and he teased me about being an oceanographer and overthinking the whole thing. In my defense, here is what I was thinking about during the race. Chris Sherwood after completing his first "Double Beaver" At the start, lots of people lined up [...]
