2013

Just to tease you a little bit, 2013 was the year that everything changed for me. I discovered Vinnie Tortorich … More

Thunderbolt-X, Open water, and The Wye Island Regatta 2012

The last race of the 2012 season was the Wye Island Regatta. I decided to race with my Thunderbolt-X kayak … More

Shortly thereafter I decided to buy a Nordic Track ski machine and turn it into a kayak ergometer so I … More

One month after the Camp Kum-ba-yah race I found myself on vacation, visiting family in Erie, PA. I checked out … More

On June 16, 2012 I once again raced on the James River starting from Lynchburg, VA in the Camp Kum-Ba-Yah … More

The week between the first and second Saturdays of May, 2012 seemed to drag slowly. I was hoping for rain … More

Somewhere around 2010 I also decided to expand my horizons and take up whitewater kayaking. A little bit late in … More

The first Saturday in May came and I was once again back racing a kayak on the Tye River in … More

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all from Dave The Kayaker! I’ve spotted Santa Claus in my neighborhood in Central … More

From the “Epic Guy’s” perspective. Race description

September rolled around and it was time for the annual Wye Island Regatta in Maryland. I had been working out … More

That summer of 2011 I stalked a lot of boats online and eventually picked up the phone and called Doug Bushnell at … More

The summer of 2011 brought a significant change to my life. For most of my adult life I had ridden … More

A little less than a month after the Rivanna River Race in May, 2011, I entered the Camp Kumbayah Downriver … More

The week following the Tye River race in 2011 I decided to try to paddle my Cobra Viper kayak down … More