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Carolina Cup 2019
Racing Alone, Not Really. by Lisa Malick The simplicity of the name alone suggests the elite nature of the event, which draws top competitors from around the world. According to their event page on Paddle Guru, the race became the largest and most competitive SUP races in the world. Even though [...]
Narrow River: Sweet Release of Depth
As all locals are aware, Rhode Island is the epicenter of surfski racing in New England. As inexorable as gravity, the wee state draws in paddlers from hundreds of miles away. Mary Beth and I took advantage of this mysterious attractive force to grab a couple of extra hours of sleep [...]
2 Events, 2 weeks, 2 much Rowing Fun!
This February I was able to compete in two indoor rowing events; a team relay( 10,000 meters) with my son, Tyler and daughter in law Jen, along with Greg Lesher and "erged on" by Mary Beth. A week later, I competed in my 17th Crash B's (Indoor Rowing Championship) 2000 meters. [...]
Chattajack 31: Living by the Sword
Paddling 31 miles down the Tennessee River isn't everyone's dream, but veterans of the Chattajack 31 are relentless in trying to convince you that it should be. The camaraderie of shared suffering! The pre-dawn muster! The fully-trained medical staff! How could I resist their rabid proselytizing? I registered in early May, [...]
2018 SurfskiRacing.com Series Winners
Congratulations to Greg Lesher, Chris Quinn, and Chris Chappell for their season performances and taking the podium places in the series. This is Greg's third time to win as he did in 2016, 2017 and now 2018. I started the series in 2010 and Greg only did 2 races then scoring [...]
Plum Beach Lighthouse Race: End Days
The inexorable march of time has once again made fools of us all, drawing another New England paddling season to a close despite our frequent mid-race assertions that "This duck-slapping debacle is never going to end!" Fortunately, Wesley had negotiated a one-week extension by dusting off an unused standby course in [...]
Surfski Reviews
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Mako XT Review – by Wesley Echols
The Mako XT was my 1st surfski I got a number of years ago. It was affordable, had adjustable foot pedals, and most of all, it was stable. Back then there were not too many choices within the stable class of skis. Within a few weeks I was comfortable on [...]
Epic V12 2G Surfski Review
My Epic V12 story started in 2009 when I got the first V12 1g on the East Coast. I paddled it for 3 months, reviewed it and sold it to my training partner Tim who paddled it for years. The 1G had a distinctive roll but once you got used [...]
New and Updated 2016 Surf Ski Comparison Charts.
Click on the link below for all the charts and tables or go to Wesley's Surfski Chart Reviews on the Home page. https://surfskiracing.org/surfski-reviews-updated-march-2012/
Fenn Spark Elite Review by Bill Lecomte
A Review of the Fenn Spark, As Compared to the Stellar SES Sept 2014 by Bill LeComte I have had the Fenn Spark/Carbon-Hybrid for about 3 weeks now. I'll start right off by saying I am very impressed with the boat. Note: I have no connection to any surfski manufacturer/seller. [...]
2014 Surf Ski Reviews and Comparison Chart by Wesley Echols, SurfskiRacing.com
This is a comparison and review chart based on 12 years of paddling surf skis with GPS recorded time trials with all the 25 skis listed on the chart over the same four courses since 2002 as explained below. I added 10 new skis to the comparison chart since last time [...]