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"faster" boat
By:Jay Babina
Date: 10/29/2001, 8:15 am
In Response To: Advice? - Got the racing bug, need fast kayak (Bevlynn)

In Atlantic Coastal Kayaker magazine they always publish the winners of the Blackburn challange. 22 mile around Cape Ann, MA.
The interesting thing is all the various boats that are used. Everything you could imagine with no sense what-so-ever to the race results other than, if you're fit and strong and determined, you'll do well.
In the pro class however, it always dedicated racing machines, X-Par missels, Wave XL's etc. 19" wide x 20' type of kayaks, powered by ATHLETES! 0 stability.

Messages In This Thread

Advice? - Got the racing bug, need fast kayak
Bevlynn -- 10/28/2001, 4:52 pm
Re: Advice? - Got the racing bug, need fast kayak *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- 10/30/2001, 6:53 am
Re: Advice? - Got the racing bug, need fast kayak
Pete Rudie -- 11/5/2001, 12:30 am
Outer Iskand / Shooting Star
Ken Katz -- 10/29/2001, 9:25 pm
Re: Outer Iskand / Shooting Star
John Monfoe -- 10/31/2001, 4:54 am
Bite the bullet and start building :)
Ken Sutherland -- 10/31/2001, 5:31 am
Re: Bite the bullet and start building :) *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 11/1/2001, 6:24 am
Re: Bite the bullet and start building :) *Pic*
Ken Sutherland -- 11/1/2001, 7:55 am
Thanks for the picture Ken. Keep them comming. *NM*
John Monfoe -- 11/2/2001, 6:40 am
Re: Naming convention
Ross Sieber -- 10/29/2001, 4:35 pm
Re: Naming convention (ever farther OT)
Craig -- 10/30/2001, 7:29 am
What distance are you racing?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/29/2001, 9:18 am
Re: What distance are you racing?
LeeG -- 10/29/2001, 5:11 pm
"faster" boat
Jay Babina -- 10/29/2001, 8:15 am
Shooting Star
John Monfoe -- 10/29/2001, 6:00 am
Re: Advice? - Got the racing bug, need fast kayak
KenB -- 10/28/2001, 7:52 pm
Re: Advice? - Got the racing bug, need fast kayak
Mike Scarborough -- 10/28/2001, 7:48 pm