Essex River: Terror on the Low Seas The Essex River Race holds a special place in my heart. At the 2004 race, I stood on the shores and watched the most fascinating collection of watercraft I had ever seen. A month later, we bought a house 5 minutes down the [...]
Run of the Charles: Bridges! Warmth! Pulled Pork! With the addition of the 6 mile version of the Run of the Charles added to the SurfskiRacing.com point series, I expected to see a robust turn-out for this early season flat-water race. A beautiful spring day may have also helped coax [...]
Reprinted with permission from Greg's Blog: Full Tilt Snow Row: Now with Cryptosporidiosis! The Snow Row, sponsored by the Hull Lifesaving Museum, is traditionally the first race of the New England season. I had always assumed that the Snow Row was thus named because people were rowing and it was [...]
The 26th Blackburn Challenge promises to be a particularly exciting race for the New England surfski community. There's a huge pre-registered field of 44 single HPKs and 7 double HPKs, nearly all of which are skis. This will almost certainly be the largest collection of surfskis ever in New England, [...]
A few months ago, Wesley suggested that I write an article describing my recent transition from sea kayak to surfski - the rationale for my decision, the learning process, and any other observations that might be useful for kayakers [...]
