6:15 pm, Friday, June 1st update. Due to small craft advisory for tomorrow, we will do the same course we did 2 years ago in similar conditions. We will Start at McCorrie Beach, head South 2.8 miles to 1st blue/white mooring buoy off large dock, turn counterclockwise and head [...]
Richard contacted me several months ago when he was having problems trying to secure a ski for this 4th Molokai. I knew at that time Stellar was supplying skis to a number of other paddlers doing the race including Tim Altman(10th) and Matt O'garey(16th), so I put Dave Thomas of [...]
Sunny day in Essex, Massachusetts with a record turnout for the race. The race committee(Donna,Rich,Bill,Chris,Dave, and many more did a wonderful job of putting on this event again so thanks to them from all us who did not thank them in person. The High Performance division which includes K1's, [...]
Yesterday was Demo Day for the Kayak Centre in Wickford, Rhode Island. I thought it would be a good idea as part of the Demo Day to get a race in two weeks before Essex and one week after the ROTC. This course is one of my favorites; 8 miles, [...]
Sandbagging (a.k.a. ‘cherry picking’): knowingly entering a given class utilizing the unfair advantage of age, boat and/or fitness, often resulting in under the breath grumbling and well-chosen expletives regarding one’s character from fellow competitors. The 30th Annual Run of the Charles Race, or ‘ROTC’ for those in the know, took [...]
