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Month: December 2015
More on Wye Island 2011
From the “Epic Guy’s” perspective. Race description
Wye Island Regatta Kayak Challenge, 2011
September rolled around and it was time for the annual Wye Island Regatta in Maryland. I had been working out … More
Vendor and boat selection
That summer of 2011 I stalked a lot of boats online and eventually picked up the phone and called Doug Bushnell at … More
A summer of change
The summer of 2011 brought a significant change to my life. For most of my adult life I had ridden … More
Kum-ba-yah Race on the James River, 2011
A little less than a month after the Rivanna River Race in May, 2011, I entered the Camp Kumbayah Downriver … More
Running with the Big Dogs but coming up short
The week following the Tye River race in 2011 I decided to try to paddle my Cobra Viper kayak down … More
Starting to put the pieces together
I paddled as much as I could throughout the Fall and Winter of 2010 and into the Spring of 2011. … More
Enter: The Wing Paddle
Shortly after the Wye Island Regatta kayak race in Sept. 2010 I purchased a wing paddle. Wing paddles came into … More
My first fast kayak
I began my search for a fast, racing-style kayak after that Rivanna River Race in 2010. I spent many hours … More