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On Training: Efficiency and Friction
During any long session or race, most of each stroke converts cleanly into forward motion. A small fraction gets diverted into correction, stabilization, and adjustment. Some of that cost comes from outside: the ocean pushes, [...]
On Racing: Finishing Strong
Finishing well has little to do with who is most tired. Everyone is tired. What separates paddlers at the end of a race is not how much they have left, but how clearly they can [...]
On Racing: Expecting the Unexpected
The forecast you checked the night before is completely different when you wake up. The wind has increased, the swell period has changed, and there's a conversation happening near the water's edge about which direction [...]
On Downwinding: Reading Lines
The line appears before the decision to take it is fully formed. A shift in the water texture, maybe forty meters ahead, something about the way a long roller is organizing at an angle to [...]
On Training: Chain of Fools
The stroke catches and the boat runs. There is a feeling to it, a brief firmness in the water that holds long enough for the body to push through, and the boat moves with more [...]
Nationals: Meet the (Blackburn) Challenge
Every local racing community has a structure. You know who the fast paddlers are, roughly how you stack up against them, and what a good day on the water looks like for you. That knowledge [...]
18th Sakonnet River Race 2026
The 18th Sakonnet River Race went off without a hitch with a small group of New England surfski paddlers. Conditions were ideal for the 9.4 mile course. It was not the total grind up to [...]
On Racing: Current, Tide, and Timing
Current is the quiet architect of many races. Unlike wind, it rarely announces itself. There is no sound, no visible force—just the subtle difference between working hard and going nowhere, or moving efficiently with effort [...]
On Downwinding: Decision Scope
Around the ninety-minute mark, a bump builds ahead and gets left alone. Not because of anything physical. The opportunity was real. But a sprint that reads as obvious on a twenty-minute run reads differently when [...]
On Training: Recovery and Adaptation
The main concept behind "training" of any sort is that damage accumulates when work occurs, and adaptation happens during recovery. There's a well-established process at this point for optimizing our adaptation mechanism to quickly achieve [...]

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RePost:Snow Row, Where Rowers Rule, but Surf Skiers……
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RePost:Snow Row, Where Rowers Rule, but Surf Skiers……

NE US Surfski Race Reports - 2014, Race Reports

RePost:Snow Row, Where Rowers Rule, but Surf Skiers……

Today was my 7th Snow Row and like the Race Director said "everyone made it back safely". Those words mean something at the Snow Row. The surf skis and kayaks are mixing it up with some big wooden row boats. So if a collision occurs we will be on the wrong [...]

Repost: 2012 Snow Row is an Exciting Race: Big Boats and Surfskis!
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Repost: 2012 Snow Row is an Exciting Race: Big Boats and Surfskis!

NE US Surfski Race Reports - 2012

Repost: 2012 Snow Row is an Exciting Race: Big Boats and Surfskis!

The Snow Row is an exciting race in many aspects. First of all, the weather is almost always very cold and very windy. There even was a tiny snow squall that went through just before I pulled into the parking lot. How exciting is that? This race marks the beginning of [...]

2015 Sharkbite Race, Be There!
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2015 Sharkbite Race, Be There!

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2015 Sharkbite Race, Be There!

OC6 with Rob Mirlenbrink(steering) and Reid Hyle(4th seat) One of the biggest paddle festivals in Florida is happening. It includes all craft from SUPs, Surfskis, OC1, OC6's, kayaks and more. Race Director Karen Mirlenbrink said they have more surfskis registered this [...]

ChattaJack 31 by Joseph DiChiacchio
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ChattaJack 31 by Joseph DiChiacchio

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ChattaJack 31 by Joseph DiChiacchio

March 13, 2014: “Okay, I think I’m going to do a few kayak races this year.” Rule #1: No races over 5k. . . . . September 12, 2014: Aaaaannd, now I’m signed up for a 31 mile kayak race. Historically, I tend to shy away from long distance events. I’ve [...]

North Shore Cup Photos by Vadim Lishchuk
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North Shore Cup Photos by Vadim Lishchuk

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North Shore Cup Photos by Vadim Lishchuk

Below is a link to the brilliant photos that professional photographer Vadim Lishchuk took of the North Shore Cup Race on November 15, 2014 on Lake Marion in Summerton, South Carolina hosted by Elite Ocean Sports. Vadim Lishchuk of Main Street Photo and Video has traveled all over world taking pictures [...]

Doubleheader by Chris Hipgrave, North Shore Cup and Hunting Island Paddlefest
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Doubleheader by Chris Hipgrave, North Shore Cup and Hunting Island Paddlefest

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Doubleheader by Chris Hipgrave, North Shore Cup and Hunting Island Paddlefest

Copied with Permission from Chris Hipgrave, http://chrishipgrave.com/ Thanks Chris! This past weekend marked the end of the 2014 surfski racing calendar and a rare opportunity to compete in a doubleheader with the 20km Northshore Cup Saturday and the 10km Hunting Island Paddlefest on Sunday. Northshore Cup This years Northshore Cup on Lake [...]