St. Joe Race, South Bend, IN 9.24.16

Old Unlimited Kayak racers don’t retire – they become canoeists.  Or so it appears from the makeup of the gang assaulting the St. Joe River at the St. Joe River Canoe & Kayak races this past Saturday.  With the entire participant roster composed of entries into either canoe or sea kayak classes, we appear to … Continue reading St. Joe Race, South Bend, IN 9.24.16

3 Rivers Festival, Fort Wayne, IN 7.19.16

Festivals are, well, festive – and the Three Rivers Festival was no different.  Although it really didn’t start out that way for the intrepid paddle racers who braved a beautiful but slightly cooler and initially cloudy morning by themselves, enduring the lonely duty of signing up for a canoe & kayak race.  One of the  … Continue reading 3 Rivers Festival, Fort Wayne, IN 7.19.16

USCA Wabash River Race, Lafayette, IN 7.8.16

‘twas another beautiful day for racing on the crystal-clear…no wait – rather opaque, but warm – Wabash River in Lafayette.  Following last year’s confusion about how many times to circle the island, Terry apparently figured just once around the Island was sufficient, and so we ended up with a shorter race than last year.  I … Continue reading USCA Wabash River Race, Lafayette, IN 7.8.16