leong Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Congratulations to fellow NSPN-ers Sid Cohen (2’nd place) and John Stevens (3’rd place) in the Fast Sea Kayak (FSK) class of the Blackburn Challenge. It was the roughest race since 2000 with 4-5 foot seas.Transmission problems prevented my other training partner, Lisa, and myself from competing this year.-Leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shari G Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Sid and John, Congratulations on quite a feat!!!!Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leong Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) I forgot to mention that Captain Bev Bernard and Co-captain Ben Zorfas won the SK doubles class. Congratulations guys. Bev mentioned that it was so rough out there that a double scull broke in half. Bev is another of my training partners.Also, I forgot to mention that Sid Cohen rescued a surf ski and still managed a second place finish.Darn it, I shoulda entered the race, recuperating arm and all. I can’t forget the similar 2000 race that was even rougher. I rescued a surf ski too and then capsized a little later. I rolled up just as Sara Evertaon approached to rescue me. She said it was like being in a washing machine out there.-LeonPSHere's a video of the race. Edited July 27, 2015 by leong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethS Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) It was quite a day, my first Blackburn experience, I'm glad to hear that others were finding it challenging as well. Congratulations to Sid and John, definitely a major accomplishment! Personally I was happy just to finish... It was a lot of fun though, in spite of the endless headwinds. In a couple of weeks I'll probably be thinking about doing it again next year. Edited July 27, 2015 by BethS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhunt Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Congratulations to them all! Those times against stiff headwinds and rough waters are amazing. A First, a Second, and a Third - way to go, guys!Complete results are here.-Lisa (who definitely would have placed first, as there were NO - I mean ZERO - FSK women this year. Ugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhunt Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Nice video showing conditions is here. I see John Stevens at 27:10, and Sid at 23:38. Not sure about Bev or Beth...In a couple of weeks I'll probably be thinking about doing it again next year...Yes, Beth, we need you! There aren't enough women in this race! Congratulations on your first race - you sure picked a doozy... -Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Sylvester Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Nice video. No one is getting any glide into that headwind. They are crawling. Very tough. Would have taken my Explorer over my FSK had I entered.Leon, There was another year around 03 that was rough also. The beam sea got the best of me and I went into Rockport. Finished the race by taxicab... Good times, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudenceb Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Good for you, Beth! Congrats to all!pru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdrayer Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Nice work everyone! It was indeed a tough race Amazed that Sean Brennan pulled a 2:37 on the day -- he must log time on a mechanical bull or something.As an aside, I'd love to see Lisa and Beth jump into surfskis! You would love them, and the women's class for our local series (Tuesdays @ 6:45pm, Lynch Park) would benefit from having you race with us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leong Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 Hi Matt,Congratulations on your fabulous time.You might be interested in my latest post comparing surfskis to kayaks here.Feel free to attack it.Respectfully,-Leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethS Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Thanks for the encouragement everyone, and congrats again to Bev, Ben, Sid, John, and everyone else for their amazing times. Next year I will try to go at least a little faster. You've got me dreaming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdrayer Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Hi Matt,Congratulations on your fabulous time.You might be interested in my latest post comparing surfskis to kayaks here.Feel free to attack it.Respectfully,-LeonHi Leon -- great writeup! No attacking from me, although I did post a response Cheers,Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyork Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Congrats to all INCLUDING NSPN's Jo Wightman and MITA's Erin Quigley, 2nd and 1st place, respectively in SK Women! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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