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Fun Times at the 2023 Blackburn Challenge
Pretty much on a whim, Tim and decided to race a double surf ski for this year's 2023 Blackburn Challenge. While I have raced 17 Blackburn, never in a double. Tim has raced both in his 20 years at Blackburn. Four weeks out, Tim and I did a training paddle in [...]
2023 Double Beaver, Double the Fun in a Double.
Last week Tim ask me if I wanted to paddle as he got ready for the race he hosted, the 10-mile Double Beaver Race that starts at Bay Voyage Inn, passes the House on the Rocks, to the Beaver Tail Lighthouse navigational can that sits a half mile off the coast [...]
Ride The Bull, Stormless Weather by Greg Lesher
The Ride the Bull race in Jamestown, Rhode Island is the high point of the season for many paddlers. And not just because it's the only course in New England in which misjudging the confused surf might leave you stranded 10 feet up a cliff face. It's a beautiful course with [...]
Narrow Race 2023 Recap- New England Surfski
https://newenglandsurfski.com/2023/04/09/narrow-river-2023-summary/
2023, Crash B’s, Indoor Rowing Championship
Today was my 17th or 18th Crash B, Indoor Rowing Championship held at the New Balance Track in Boston. Up until a few years ago, this race held in Boston was the World Indoor Rowing Championship. Now they move the World's around to different cities every year. Just last week the [...]
Nahant Bay Race 2022 Summary
After a two-year hiatus, Mike McDonough revived his popular Nahant Bay Race for 2022. With a 7-10 mph north wind forecast to swing to the northeast during the race, Mike decided to reuse a course he plotted for the 2014 race. From Fisherman’s Beach in Swampscott, MA, paddlers would exit [...]
Surfski Reviews
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Think Evo Fiberglass Review – by Wesley Echols
My first paddling experience with my Evo was a 37 mile circumnavigation of Aquidneck Island with my partner in crime, Tim Dwyer. I had purchased the glass Evo the previous day and was excited to try out my latest acquisition. Tim paddled my Huki S1R. So, in comparable boats, we [...]
2015 Surfski Comparison Report
Over the next several months, I will be adding the Think Ion, Think Evo 2 Ultimate, Fenn Elite, Fenn Spark, Stellar SR (2nd Generation), Stellar SES(2nd Generation) (Review Pending) to my Surf Ski Comparison chart and my Surf ski Reviews. I have reviewed all but the new SES so I [...]
Think Legend Review – by Wesley Echols
What sets the Legend apart from the other High Performance Skis(HPS) is its drastically different planing hull design with its hard chines and very flat bottom. I was very curious to how it compared to the other HPS in speed and stability. What struck me immediately was the cockpit fit [...]
Ted Van Dusen’s Mohican, My Thoughts
Ted and Graeme. Credit Donna Lind Ted Van Dusen, famous Olympic Kayak and Rowing Shell designer living in Concord, Massachusetts, wanted a flat water boat that was comfortable, safe, stable and fast to suit his paddling needs. Ted came up with the Mohican in 2006 that fit the [...]
Think Evo II Surfski Review by Wesley Echols
Over the years with so many different boats paddled, the Evo and now the Evo 2 are on my favorite ski list so lets get that out of the way first. They have not gotten as much press or photo time as my other skis since I rarely race intermediate [...]