Blackburn Challenge, the east coasts biggest and best race for ocean canoes and surfskis is coming up again .
I`m hoping all of you people will come out east and do some racing .
Race info here:
http://www.blackburnchallenge.com/
Course record for outrigger canoes is 2 hours 47 minutes and 10 seconds. ,, not too shabby !!
Submitted by fuzerider on Tue, 05/05/2009 - 12:13pm
Can't resist, was that set by the canoe or the paddler?
#1 Tue, 05/05/2009 - 12:40pm
Just how long will it take me to drive from Greenfield, MA to the race start?
#2 Tue, 05/05/2009 - 4:23pm
Id go, but it would take me about 2 days. 5,174 km. from the west coast.
#3 Tue, 05/05/2009 - 6:56pm
mulus,
You are a fast driver.
Love, goto
#4 Tue, 05/05/2009 - 8:22pm
Watch, after the conditions for the solo and the relay, Blackburn will end up having cranking wind and surf and well never hear the end of it from Fuze!
#5 Tue, 05/05/2009 - 8:31pm
Just might be able to swing it, for Mapquest says it is about 125 miles by car and about 2 1/2 hours drive. Any recommendations for a good outrigger canoe livery in Gloucester?
#6 Tue, 05/05/2009 - 8:44pm
LOL jpi ... perfect storm with Fuzerider commentating.
Koa, I hope you can make it up there, Fuzerider really IS a good guy. Check in with him for boats.
aloha,
pog
#7 Tue, 05/05/2009 - 8:49pm
map quest speed
#8 Tue, 05/05/2009 - 9:07pm
Of course , I can`t speak for the other east coast dealers of outrigger canoes but, usually I have a canoe or two for people from out of the area to use.
Blake is generous with boats every year too , so , come on out and race.
And don
t worry , Its not so bad getting beat by Fuzerider.#9 Wed, 05/06/2009 - 3:22am
Hey Fuzerider,
Are you planning on any demo in the NYC/Long Island area this year?
#10 Wed, 05/06/2009 - 9:32am
PM me for info on demos and such.
#11 Wed, 05/06/2009 - 9:53am
Now that's good news, just don't want to end up in one of those dorys going backwards...................Mahalo.
#12 Thu, 05/07/2009 - 4:14am
Wouldn't that be the "realest" way of completing the Blackburn, given the race's origins? There's a link to that story somewhere...gnarly.
#13 Thu, 05/07/2009 - 5:25am
Yeah , thats right Jim . Theres a book called " Lone Voyager"
by Joseph E. Garland . The book has the whole Howard Blackburn story.
Easy to find at Barnes and Noble or Amazon.
#14 Thu, 05/07/2009 - 6:45am