I positioned myself (EFT) behind Wesley(V12) at the start, just to give myself perspective on how the rest of the race would go for me. Chris Chappell in his brilliant orange Mohican was off to my right and Jim Hoffman(Mako Elite) was to my left. Wesley Echols shot off like [...]
The start of the 19 miler in Dedham has the same flavor year after year: find a parking spot along the road next to the park, dump boats and gear onto the grass, grab your whistle and button to be traded for the race t shirt, then catch up with [...]
Today’s training race looked like a carbon copy of last year’s: cold, windy, raw, and overcast. Tom Kerr and Mark Ceconi traveled from Connecticut while Ken Cooper, Cory Lancaster, Chris Chappell make the trek from the Boston area. Razz Bregenhoj, Tim Dwyer, and I represented the local paddlers; a small [...]
It was a dark and stormy . . . race. The strong N winds whipped, the rain dashed and the currents streamed but the boats just crawled along at just over 6 kts over this twisty, semi-flatwater race of 10 miles. Tom Kerr, Wesley Echols, Chris Chappell and Ken Cooper [...]
Twelve to fifteen knots, NNW winds and enough chill in the air to feel the bite made for typical Snow Row conditions. This short, 3+ mile race is a perennial indicator that winter won't long be with us and the race season is nearing. A record 81 boats of all [...]
