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   JungleJim
   Member

   Always wanted to do this race.  Anyone know how I can rent/borrow a fast boat in the Boston area?

   http://www.blackburnchallenge.com/BBC_Race_Info.html

   Posted 5 years ago #
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   ZippyChick
   Member

   Hi JungleJim,

   Oh, can't wait to see you at Blackburn! We'll be there (ZippyChick and SeaHare). Carl Ladd is the owner of Osprey Sea Kayaks: http://ospreyseakayak.com/. They're in Westport, Mass--not super close to Blackburn, but not too far away, either.

   You could easily fly into either Providence or Logan, rent an SUV, and pick up a boat from him.

   There's a shoutout to Osprey in this blog post http://windagainstcurrent.com/2012/05/28/where-the-wild-rocks-are-rock-gardening-in-rhode-island/

   Good luck, and let us know how you fare!

   Posted 5 years ago #
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   Scareman
   Member

   JJ, what vessel do you desire?

   Posted 5 years ago #
4. 

   SeaDawg
   Member

   Another Watertriber doing the Blackburn! Excellent! This'll be my fourth year doing that race. What craft do you intend on racing with?

   Posted 5 years ago #
5. 

   ZippyChick
   Member

   @SeaDawg, not sure if that question was fo rus or JJ, but I'll answer :-). This'll be year five for us. SeaHare races his trusty Feathercraft (yes, really) and I'll be in my Tiderace Xplore-S. I've done it twice in a Valley Avocet, but the Tiderace is faster...There is a woman who races a wooden boat who's like the wind, though. She always beats me.

   May be a Watertriber, in fact!

   Posted 5 years ago #
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   BeastOarman
   Member

   Seems like more of us do the Blackburn than we may have realized.  I've rowed it probably 4 times or more, and kayaked last year.  LeatherLungs and CliffJumps have also done it.

   Posted 5 years ago #
7. 

   JungleJim
   Member

   Scareman, I may have found someone to bring my boat up North, but if that falls through I’m looking for something long and skinny.  I currently paddle an Epic 18. 

   Posted 5 years ago #

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