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, [...]
Blackburn Challenge July 14, 2012 We are all looking forward to the Blackburn Challenge. We will have 2 of the top paddlers on the East Coast Reid Hyle and Borys Markin in a Rematch of last years East Coast Surfski Championship where Borys edged out Reid by a mere 5 [...]
When I received the confirmation for the 2012 Molokai, I wondered if I really wanted to go back and take on the task of training again for that challenge. I knew I would be sick with envy and regret when the day of the race would come if I [...]
Greg Lesher at Finish As the Sakonnet River Race approached (and surely I'm not the first to wonder how exactly this long ocean bay qualifies as a "river"), I was excited to find that Wesley had decided on an alternate course that would take us from 3rd [...]
