A group of hard core Northern Michigan paddlers decided to organize for a “Virtual Chattajack” this year. I was fortunate enough to get the blow by blow details from a great friend and fellow paddler Billy Bellinger. Below is his story, broken down into 4 parts. I wanted to share this not only because it […]
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2018 Cheboygan Open Water Challenge Race Recap
A Long Overdue Michigan Surfski Race Recap It has been far too long since I’ve sat down to write up a race report. So I’ll chalk this up to being one of the benefits of being sidelined with a broken hip. Over the past few years, we’ve struggled to get good traction with open […]
A Whirlwind Five Days: 2017 Gorge Downwind Champs
Experience it to Believe It! It was an amazing whirlwind five days out in Hood River at the Gorge Downwind Champs. When I thought about how to organize my recap, the simplest approach seemed to be just giving a day by day breakdown. So here goes: Tuesday Arrival: I caught a 6:00 AM flight out […]
Racing the US SURFSKI Champs in SF: As Told By a Golden Master
62 Going on 18 I was trading e-mails with a good friend and fellow surfski paddler Billy Bellinger last week. When I mentioned my Ultimate Challenge he of course offered to share every bit if wisdom he had on racing the US SURFSKI Champs in San Francisco. As I read through Billy’s story it […]
Race TC: The Best Kept Secret in Northern Michigan
A True Trifecta of Summer Paddle Races I didn’t get the chance this summer to blog much on some of the great races I had the opportunity to participate in, so now that I have a little more time, I’d like to give a shout out to Dan Novak and Race TC for continuing another […]
