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Downwind Delight — Jamestown Double Beaver 2011 – By Tim Dwyer
In complete contrast to the silky smooth, records to be broken conditions of this year's Blackburn, the 2011 Double Beaver offered unruly, chaotic waves and the season’s best downwind runs. This was surfski heaven and the course did not disappoint. My weather predictions made a liar out of me. The night [...]
Narrow River Race 2022
The post-Covid 2022 New England race season got off to a blazing start with 24 entries, 16 eager surfski paddlers, and two K1 starters. We had paddlers from NJ, MA, CT, NY, and of course Rhode Island. Rhode Island native Mike Florio put the hammer down from the start and [...]
Essex River (Replacement) Race: Meandering
The Essex River Race was an early casualty of pandemic restrictions in 2020, and was originally rescheduled this year from its traditional spring date to early October. When the Cape Ann Rowing Club subsequently decided to cancel the race, I had no choice but to step up and volunteer Bill Kuklinski [...]
Essex River Replacement Race Registration
See Paddleguru for information on this Oct 2, 2021 Race. https://paddleguru.com/races/EssexRiverReplacementRace
Great Stone Dam Classic: Startled by a Turkey
When they named the Great Stone Dam Classic 10+ years ago, co-chairs Francisco Urena and Shawn Burke were taking a risk on the initial and final words. Great and Classic. OK, it's named after the Great Stone Dam on the Merrimack River. And, yeah, "classic" is sometimes used as a synonym for "race". [...]
2021 Blackburn Challenge Goes On.
Despite Covid 19 restrictions, a scaled-down version of one of the most popular races on the East Coast went off albeit at your leisure. With advertised no timing, just a safety check, the time you got on the water at the dock, and the time you got off the water, many [...]
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Update by Reid Hyle, New 2015 Stellar SES 2G Surf Ski Review
October 14, 2015, Reid Hyle's Thoughts on the New SES 2G Definitely put the new SES on your short list if you are a medium sized paddler looking for a new ride. There isn’t much need to go over a lot of detail about what has been changed from the [...]
Mako XT Review – by Wesley Echols
The Mako XT was my 1st surfski I got a number of years ago. It was affordable, had adjustable foot pedals, and most of all, it was stable. Back then there were not too many choices within the stable class of skis. Within a few weeks I was comfortable on [...]
Think 6 in 6 Seconds
https://youtu.be/66VS_hmoi5Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMtzltHRJqk Chris and I taking pics and messing around with our cameras.
Huki S1X Special Surfski Review, Big FUN!
If you have paddled the second generation Huki's that came out in April 2012, no doubt, they have left an impression on you. Just a few days ago, another Huki paddler told me the Huki's paddled so well in downwind conditions that they have "Soul". That phrase resonated with me. [...]
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 [...]