One of these years, we're going to have to schedule this race for early February if we want to get the rough seas of Howard Blackburn's infamous adventure. The local weather is usually benign in July and August, and this year's course conditions were pretty much like the last 3 [...]
The Blackburn Challenge is enormously popular event for the paddling and rowing community. For many years it has grown to be the benchmark race here in the Northeast. It is different in many ways from our other races. First of all it is the longest race at almost 20 miles [...]
Below are the unofficial results of the High Performance Class which includes Surskis and Unlimited Boats. Dorian Walters, Reid Hyle, and Boris Markin broke the singles record. Dorian and Reid average just over 8mph over 19.40 miles. Dorian 1st, 2:24.36, Reid Hyle, 2:25.28, Boris Markin, 2:30:16. Tim Dwyer and Eric [...]
The 26th Blackburn Challenge promises to be a particularly exciting race for the New England surfski community. There's a huge pre-registered field of 44 single HPKs and 7 double HPKs, nearly all of which are skis. This will almost certainly be the largest collection of surfskis ever in New England, [...]
The Blackburn is the premier ocean race on the East Coast due to a host of factors. First of all, it has a great history, from its inception back in 1987. It encourages all human-powered vessels, namely rowing craft of all kinds, sea kayaks, paddle boards, and yes, surfskis. Second, [...]
