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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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‘A River Ran Through It…’ ROTC 2011 – by Mark Ceconi
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‘A River Ran Through It…’ ROTC 2011 – by Mark Ceconi

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‘A River Ran Through It…’ ROTC 2011 – by Mark Ceconi

The Run of the Charles Canoe and Kayak Race Saturday, April 30, 2011 Compromise can be a terrible thing. ‘I’m really not that far out of shape…’ ‘Four Guinnesses can’t be considered excessive; they’re half the calories of an IPA…’ ‘Stopping to search for seaglass on an 8 mile training paddle [...]

2011 ROTC Recap
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2011 ROTC Recap

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2011 ROTC Recap

There are many races that take place within the ROTC, the 6 mile, 9 mile, 19 mile, etc. The 9 and the 19 have [...]

2010 RUN OF THE CHARLES by MARK CECONI
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2010 RUN OF THE CHARLES by MARK CECONI

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2010 RUN OF THE CHARLES by MARK CECONI

Sunday, April 25, 2010 “Great weather,” Steve commented, as he arrived at the crack [...]

Essex River Race, Get it Going!
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Essex River Race, Get it Going!

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Essex River Race, Get it Going!

Just a few short weeks away!! Registration is open. Last year a few surfski paddlers were taking bets on who the windy conditions would favor. Will this year be any different? Regardless of the conditions, this race is a blast. The roughly six mile distance and protected venue accommodates most [...]

Back to The Snow Row – Pontoons & Skegs – by Wayne Lysobey
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Back to The Snow Row – Pontoons & Skegs – by Wayne Lysobey

NE US Surfski Race Reports - 2011

Back to The Snow Row – Pontoons & Skegs – by Wayne Lysobey

Unlike some years, I didn’t see any snow when I arrived at the old Hull Lifesaving Station. “Hi Wayne—you bring the pontoons with you?” said Gary Piantedosi. “Hi Gary, yeah, I got em, don’t leave home without em!” “Getting breezy, be a little rough out there.” “Yeah, well we’ve seen that [...]

SHARK BITE CHALLENGE, DUNEDIN,FL APRIL 15-APRIL 17
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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 [...]