I’ve been pondering a new race on my local river for a few years now and have made the first steps toward making it a reality. First, I asked East Coast paddlers […]
New river race in Central Virginia?
Rivanna River Race 2018
The Rivanna River Race has been held every year since 2006 and until this year I’ve raced in every once, except the first year when I did not know about it. In […]
Youghness Monster 25, 2018
Friday afternoon I drove up to Pennsylvania to paddle in the inaugural running of the Youghness Monster 25, a 25-mile paddle race on the Youghiogheny River between Connellsville and West Newton, PA. […]
Charlottesville Area Paddling Gets Some Love
A new local magazine named Unbound hit the local newsstands today and I was happy to see our area’s paddling scene highlighted in such a wonderful way. Not only did the editors […]
Preparing for kayak racing season
It has been a late Spring in Central Virginia. I’ve only paddled ~40 actual water miles so far this year so my on-water training is behind where I’d like it to be. […]
The end of the James River Rundown
We just found out this week that the James River Association is no longer going to host the annual James River Rundown, which was becoming a popular ultra-marathon kayaking event on the […]
Two Old School Kayaks
I just found this photo in the archives and it is one of my favorite photos. Two old school boats, the Phoenix Match II and the Perception Wavehopper, taking first and second […]
