What a turnout today for the Essex River Race!!! The most entrants ever according to Bill K., race director, and company. They did a fantastic job, organizing the race again this year. So thanks to Bill and everyone who helped put on the race. Also thanks to Andrew Binks who [...]
The Narrow River Race typically serves as a gentle introduction to the New England racing season - a controlled opportunity for us to get our feet wet. Indeed, the winding tidal estuary is so shallow that it'd be impossible to get any other part of your body wet without lying [...]
I've had enough. I'm tired of constantly explaining that the Sakonnet River Race takes place in the ocean. One year I had T-shirts printed up that said "The Sakonnet River Isn't", but this might have been too subtle - people kept spinning me around by my shoulders to read the [...]
I have been paddling on the Sakonnet River launching from McCorrie Point since I first started paddling my P&H plastic Capella over 20 years ago. The Sakonnet with its small bay conditions is a perfect training grounds for all things paddling. Its complexity of waves increases slowly over six miles [...]
A few weeks, on September 12, 2020, 129 paddlers completed the long and short courses which were held in Hilton Head, SC on Scull Creek. This is primarily a SUP race but like so many races over the last few years, these SUP races will have a surf ski class. [...]
