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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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SHARK BITE CHALLENGE, DUNEDIN,FL APRIL 15-APRIL 17

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SHARK BITE CHALLENGE, DUNEDIN,FL APRIL 15-APRIL 17

Aloha! My name is Karen Mirlenbrink, and I am the event organizer for the Shark Bite Challenge, held at Honeymoon Island State Park on April 16-17, 2011 (in conjunction with the Island Earth Days Festival). The Shark Bite Challenge features 2-days of paddling and racing. Saturday's races include 6-person Hawaiian Outrigger [...]

‘Row, Row, Row Your Boat…Paddle in Between…’ Snow Row 2011 by Mark Ceconi
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‘Row, Row, Row Your Boat…Paddle in Between…’ Snow Row 2011 by Mark Ceconi

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‘Row, Row, Row Your Boat…Paddle in Between…’ Snow Row 2011 by Mark Ceconi

Snow Row 2011, March 12, 2011, Hull, MA > Rounding the island’s sandy spit, all the massive wooden boats seemingly converged at once, churning up the wind-driven fetch into a foamy latte-like frothing. I was faced with a choice: thread the proverbial needle between two six-person Whitehall gigs, or be a [...]

Surfski Championships, View from the Rear by Tim Dwyer
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Surfski Championships, View from the Rear by Tim Dwyer

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Surfski Championships, View from the Rear by Tim Dwyer

A Race of a life time! I had the longest and most consistent runs of my life and the most violent launch/capsize ever off of Angel Island. Moments of fear alternated with all out effort and exhilaration. I've never been so pumped on a ski. Yet as a race, nobody could [...]

Snow Row 2011- Saturday March 12
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Snow Row 2011- Saturday March 12

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Snow Row 2011- Saturday March 12

Get ready for the 2011 Snow Row!!!! This is the first race in the SurfskiRacing.com Series. Get your points! The weather is always unpredictable as is the start but this year should be different. I talked to Ed McCabe, [...]

Narrow River Race April 2, 10am
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Narrow River Race April 2, 10am

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Narrow River Race April 2, 10am

The Narrow River Race is Saturday,April 2 at 10am. This race is a great tune up race for the ROTC. If you want to get in a good 2 hour paddle at race or tempo pace then come and join us. The course is perfect for Mohicans, Surfskis, and K1's. [...]

2010 Salem Sound Double Header – by Greg Lesher

Greg Lesher Every Tuesday evening during paddling season, a group of North Shore surfskiers get together at Lynch Park in Beverly to race in the Salem Sound SurfSki League. Under the direction of Ed Duggan, founder of the Kayak Learning Center, the [...]