“Tail end Charlie” was originally a WW2 British expression referring to the tail gunner in a Lancaster bomber. The Germans called theirs the “tail end pig”. I say call it how it is… Reading Mark and Wesley’s race accounts was a thrill for me because even though I was also [...]
The Essex race keeps getting bigger and bigger and better and better. Bigger in terms of more racers and better in the organization of the race by Race Director Bill Klunuski, Donna and Dave Lind and Tom Lawler. I knew it was going to be a huge crowd when Tim, [...]
We had 20 men's unlimited boats, 4 women's unlimited, and 129 overall a course record. (For some perspective, in 2003 there were only 54 boats and 6 skis total - even as recently as 2007, we had only 77 boats and 14 skis). Great representation from the New England ski [...]
The unlimited kayak class lined up for the start so I took a spot that gave me a good line for the hole shot. Although the Essex is a wide tidal creek, the deep water channel at the start/ finish is just a few boats wide and the tight curves [...]
Five and one half miles is what the Essex River race is supposed to be. So why does my stroke coach say over 10k (6.2 miles)? There are more twists and turns in the Essex Race then 10 HOC races. (HOC for Head of the Charles). There are 9 foot [...]
