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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Come Join Us at the Lighthouse to Lighthouse Race(East Coast Surfski Championship)
If you have not already registered here is a quick reminder: This years event is on Saturday Sept 6th 2014 at Shady Beach, Norwalk, CT. Race day check-in opens at 7:00 am, racing starts at 9:00 am. Registration is open. There is no 'day of race' registration and online registration closes [...]
2014 US Surf Ski Championship, A Trip to Remember by Beata Cseke
This year my main focus was the US Surfski Champs in San Francisco so I started my preparation last November. After endless paddling, running and weight training I was very determined to come to California and race. Not just race, I wanted to race well. Last year, I was a little [...]
US Surfski Championships: Westward Whoa!
Each time I told land-based friends or family members that I was heading out to the US Surfski Championships, I allowed myself several seconds to enjoy the grudging admiration they expressed at finding that I was competing at the national level (while ignoring the raised eyebrows of obvious surprise). I then [...]
Nahant Race: Course Change=Fun.
For as long I can remember the Nahant Race hosted by Mike and Carol McDonough has been flat. Long Beach is a beautiful beach and as you look back, you can see the skyline of Boston. Today, however, the winds were up and Mike changed the course to take advantage of [...]
Beaver Times Two by Mark Ceconi
Beaver Times Two: What’s a Little Weather Amongst Friends? Jamestown, RI, August 2, 2014 The Double Beaver Race… Despite a name that none of us can repeat in public without, at the very least, a downward cast of the eyes and slight blush, the mention of this out and back surfski [...]
Rose Island Lighthouse Battle of The Bay
Saturday, August 9th Newport, RI Fort Adams State Park, 60 Fort Adams Dr, Newport, RI 02840 This amazing race & fundraiser for the Rose Island Lighthouse will include sup, kayak, surfski and rowers. It will begin near the beach in Fort Adams State Park. The short (2 mile) and long (6 [...]
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