Sakonnet Surfski Race

Race Report

Sakonnet Surfski Race 2022 Summary

June 5, 2022
Sakonnet Surfski Race

Twenty-one paddlers gathered at Island Park Beach in Rhode Island on Saturday for the 15th running of Wesley Echol’s Sakonnet Surfski Race. The 9.4 mile out-and-back course had competitors starting just off the beach, heading south 4.7 miles to a red can, and then returning to the start. With an extremely light wind from the […]

Race Report

Sakonnet Surfski Race Summary

June 7, 2021
Sakonnet Surfski Race

As the first open water race of the season, the Sakonnet Surfski Race always draws a good field from New England and beyond. The “beyond” part was particularly well represented this year, with more than a third of the field coming from NY, NJ, or PA. Among those making the long trip from New Jersey […]