Ride the Wave Regatta 2012 I have to admit I’ve been dragging my feet on writing up this Race/Recap but I figure better late than never and didn’t want to miss the opportunity to write and help promote a great race that I believe has lots of potential to grow into a big paddling event. […]
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TC Waterman 2012: Traverse City’s First Ever Surfski Race
TC Waterman 2012 – A Raging Success It all started with a voicemail from TC Waterman race director Todd Mackey last Sunday afternoon. Todd heard the news that the surfski paddlers had become innocent victims of Chicago politics when the City of Chicago shut down the entire beach front for the weekend and effectively canceled […]
Chicago Shoreline Surfski Race: The Race that Wasn’t
Chicago Shoreline Surfski Race: Getting Psyched Up or Out, I’m Not Quite Sure In order to really write about the Chicago Shoreline Marathon for 2012, I need to start with the full week leading up to the race. I started obsessively checking weather/wind forecasts at least a week before the race. By mid week it was […]
Kensington Metro Park Kayak Race: An Intense Battle
Kensington Metro Park Kayak Race A few weeks ago I was reading the Midwest Performance Paddlers Yahoo News Group e-mail and noticed a 2nd annual race that was being organized in Milford (Detroit Metro area) at Kensington Metro Park. I immediately thought this would be a great opportunity to go do a race and start […]
Back on Black Paddle Odyssey: A Very Well Planned Inaugural Race
Back on Black Paddle Odyssey 2012 It is always fun and exciting to participate in a first annual race. The Back to Black race on Father’s Day June 17th proved this once again. The weekend weather forecast was a bit sketchy and we had some pretty strong storms moving through Saturday evening and through the […]
