On Downwinding: You’re Not Surfing
Most paddlers learn to think about downwind paddling in terms of waves. You catch a wave, you ride the wave, and you look for the next wave. Wash, rinse, repeat. That model works well enough [...]
On Training: Stress and Adaptation
Nothing in training happens without stress. In the absence of a stressor, our system remains exactly as it is. But stress alone is not improvement, and in an ocean environment, misunderstanding that difference is one [...]
On Racing: Starting Right
Most races are decided long before the first buoy or the first run. They begin in the final minutes before the start, when paddlers are already spending physical, mental, and emotional energy, whether they realize [...]
Blackburn Challenge to host 2026 National Championships
The American Canoe Association has selected the Cape Ann Rowing Club's Blackburn Challenge as the host venue for the 2026 USA Canoe Ocean Racing National Championships, placing one of America’s most iconic open-water races at [...]
USA Surfski Paddlers @ 2025 ICF COR World Championships
The 2025 ICF Canoe Ocean Racing (COR) World Championships were held in Durban, South Africa this past October. Worlds is the pinnacle international competition for surfski paddlers all over the world, in addition to World Cups [...]
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Run of the Charles: Power Vacuum
With King Borys and Queen Beata having moved on to a better place, the Northeast surfski thrones sit vacant for the first time in many harvests. With no heirs apparent, the upcoming season promises to be filled with deft strategic maneuvering, ferocious duels to the finish, and the occasional poisoning. Fasten [...]
SharkBite Race Summaries
"Oxygen Tank if Needed" by Reid Hyle I never thought I’d see the day when a paddling race in Florida would be limited by a 250 participant insurance limit but that is what the Sharkbite Challenge has become. Rob and Karen being the grand ambassadors of the paddling have managed to [...]
Battle of the Bayou
Battle of the Bayou by Joseph Di Chiacchio Winter--- a time to slow down, rest, recover, and rejuvenate for the upcoming year. It’s also about eleven weeks too long. I’ve been counting the days before the arrival of warmer weather, mentally logging indicators that serve as evidence of cold’s withdrawal.I targeted The [...]
Snow Row: Trial by Ice
The Snow Row inaugurates the New England racing season - a frigid baptism of sorts. Originally scheduled for two weeks earlier, the event had been rescheduled due to a profound shortage of sled dogs in the Boston area. A cold snap (colloquially known as "winter") had rendered the waters of Boston [...]
Snow Row-Season Kicks Off!
This year's Snow Row was rescheduled three weeks later due to the harsh winter we had in New England. Driving past Hingham Harbor most of us were wondering if the course would be open and free of ice. Thankfully it was, with only some residual ice blocks to navigate. Although it [...]
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