Race Reports

My First Blackburn by Barend Spies

This was my first Blackburn and I really looked forward to the race. I worked in Danvers for 9 months about 3 years ago, so I did a bit of paddling on the Salem Sound and just absolutely love the area. It was probably one of the most scenic races [...]

My First Blackburn by Barend Spies2025-12-28T21:56:10-05:00

RePost of 2011Double Beaver, Twice as Hard as Blackburn!!

Mike Tracy(3rd), Joe Glickman(1st), Wesley Echols(2nd) We had an excellent turn out for the Double Beaver Race held in Jamestown, RI, hosted by Tim and Alyse Dwyer.  4 of the top 10 Blackburn finishers were there, including myself, Joe Glickman, Chris Chappell and Eric McNett.  The weather cooperated [...]

RePost of 2011Double Beaver, Twice as Hard as Blackburn!!2025-12-28T09:40:52-05:00

Sakonnet River Race 2011 – by Mark Ceconi

>If a boat could have body English, the slow turn away from the cove they thought was the finish, communicated two four letter expletives and a crushing sense of disappointment.< It was the exact opposite of last year’s weather conditions, replete with monsoons and violent thunderstorms on the way up, [...]

Sakonnet River Race 2011 – by Mark Ceconi2025-12-28T20:17:32-05:00

Festirame – July 2nd, Quebec – by Richard Germain

FESTIRAME If you look at a map of Québec, you will notice a large lake in the middle. This is Lac St-Jean, a huge fresh water inland sea, remnant of the Champlain Sea and the last ice age. The town of Alma has, for the last 37 years, organized the [...]

Festirame – July 2nd, Quebec – by Richard Germain2025-12-28T21:02:55-05:00
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