Blackburn

fuzerider

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

Jibofo

Can't resist, was that set by the canoe or the paddler?

#1 Tue, 05/05/2009 - 12:40pm

koacanoe

Just how long will it take me to drive from Greenfield, MA to the race start?

#2 Tue, 05/05/2009 - 4:23pm

mulus

Id go, but it would take me about 2 days. 5,174 km. from the west coast.

#3 Tue, 05/05/2009 - 6:56pm

goto

mulus,
You are a fast driver.
Love, goto

#4 Tue, 05/05/2009 - 8:22pm

jpi92109

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

koacanoe

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

onnopaddle

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

mulus

map quest speed

#8 Tue, 05/05/2009 - 9:07pm

fuzerider

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 dont worry , Its not so bad getting beat by Fuzerider.

#9 Wed, 05/06/2009 - 3:22am

hybridpaddle

Hey Fuzerider,
Are you planning on any demo in the NYC/Long Island area this year?

#10 Wed, 05/06/2009 - 9:32am

fuzerider

PM me for info on demos and such.

   ><(((">

#11 Wed, 05/06/2009 - 9:53am

koacanoe

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

Jim

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

fuzerider

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