Ride the Bull
Ride the Bull 2023 Summary
Despite questionable weather forecasts, a small but dedicated group of paddlers met this weekend in Jamestown, Rhode Island to compete in the 11th annual Ride the Bull race. As a light rain slackened to a mist and then stopped altogether, co-directors Tim Dwyer and Greg Lesher reviewed the course with the field. The 8.8 mile […]
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Ride the Bull 2022 Summary
Competitors at this year’s Ride the Bull Race didn’t have to contend with conditions as daunting as in some former years, but still had to negotiate a course with vexing tidal currents and confused waves from varied directions. Sixteen paddlers traveled to Jamestown, Rhode Island for the 10th running of this race – founded by […]
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Ride the Bull Race Summary
The regulation Ride the Bull course weaves back and forth at the south end of Conanicut Island, ensuring paddlers get a little bit of everything Narragansett Bay has to offer – ocean swell, refracted waves, heavy boat traffic, and bizarre tidal currents. On race day, however, race coordinator Wesley Echols was forced by fog to […]
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