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National Series Notebook: A Red-Hot October
The USA Surfski leaderboard grew to 203 paddlers this week, with seven new names added in five days. Kieffer now sits just ahead of Wilson Reavley (A26), whose 1,959 points represent a full season of [...]
On Downwinding: Crosswind and Mixed Days
From the parking lot the water looks like nothing worth the drive. Wind chop runs in from the southwest, a leftover groundswell rolls in from the southeast, and where the two meet the surface has [...]
2026 Great Stone Dam Race
By Wesley Echols I really enjoyed myself today at the Great Stone Dam Classic, an 8.14 mile race in Lawrence, MA hosted by Shawn Burke, and Francisco. It was a perfect day New England day [...]
On Training: Decision and Commitment
A runner lifts behind you, and for half a second you know exactly what to do. Then the half second passes, and you're still thinking about it. The gap between the boat and the swell [...]
On Training: Orientation and Pattern Recognition
Your nemesis is two kilometers of confused water where the swell from the south meets a cross-chop off the eastern point of land. You've paddled it dozens of times. For most of those sessions it's [...]
On Downwinding: Leveraging Energy
The difference between flatwater paddling and downwinding isn't subtle. Grinding a flat stretch is the opposite: all work and no rest, every foot of distance earned stroke by stroke with nothing free about it. Catching [...]
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 [...]

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Richard Germain Completes His 4th Molokai!!
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Richard Germain Completes His 4th Molokai!!

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Richard Germain Completes His 4th Molokai!!

Richard contacted me several months ago when he was having problems trying to secure a ski for this 4th Molokai. I knew at that time Stellar was supplying skis to a number of other paddlers doing the race including Tim Altman(10th) and Matt O'garey(16th), so I put Dave Thomas of Stellar [...]

Essex Record Turnout-Course Record Shattered!
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Essex Record Turnout-Course Record Shattered!

NE US Surfski Race Reports - 2012

Essex Record Turnout-Course Record Shattered!

Sunny day in Essex, Massachusetts with a record turnout for the race. The race committee(Donna,Rich,Bill,Chris,Dave, and many more did a wonderful job of putting on this event again so thanks to them from all us who did not thank them in person. The High Performance division which includes K1's, Unlimited [...]

Plum Island Beach Lighthouse Race-Great Training!
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Plum Island Beach Lighthouse Race-Great Training!

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Plum Island Beach Lighthouse Race-Great Training!

Yesterday was Demo Day for the Kayak Centre in Wickford, Rhode Island. I thought it would be a good idea as part of the Demo Day to get a race in two weeks before Essex and one week after the ROTC. This course is one of my favorites; 8 miles, scenic, [...]

The ROTC 19: My Race – By Mark Ceconi
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The ROTC 19: My Race – By Mark Ceconi

NE US Flat Water Race Reports

The ROTC 19: My Race – By Mark Ceconi

Sandbagging (a.k.a. ‘cherry picking’): knowingly entering a given class utilizing the unfair advantage of age, boat and/or fitness, often resulting in under the breath grumbling and well-chosen expletives regarding one’s character from fellow competitors. The 30th Annual Run of the Charles Race, or ‘ROTC’ for those in the know, took place [...]

6 Mile Race – Run of The Charles 2012 – by The Webmaster
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6 Mile Race – Run of The Charles 2012 – by The Webmaster

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6 Mile Race – Run of The Charles 2012 – by The Webmaster

In each of my 4 years racing kayaks, I anxiously look forward to the ROTC (Run of the Charles). Its a great event - many different races, categories and spectators all coming together at Herter Park in Cambridge - the finish line of the world famous "Head of the Charles" Rowing [...]

19 Mile Run of the Charles(ROTC) 2012
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19 Mile Run of the Charles(ROTC) 2012

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19 Mile Run of the Charles(ROTC) 2012

The Run of the Charles is one of the largest kayak races in the United States. Living near Boston has it's perks: flat water, ocean, World Champions :New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, Celtics, the storied Boston Marathon, and all the happenings and diversity a big city has to offer and [...]