The Mississippi River Water Trail Association hosts the Firecracker Race as a fundraiser for their organization. I had paddled this race before when it was just laps around Ellis Bay and didn’t care for it. This year, they switched to a downriver paddle that I was excited about. Add that to the fact that Danelle … Continue reading “Firecracker Race – 9/16/2023”
Since I’m planning to use my Epic V7 in the MR340 this year, I figured it was time to make sure it was up to the task. I’ll be making more updates and documenting them here. Today’s job was to put a more robust hatch cover on to help keep water out. I went to … Continue reading “Emergency Repair On My Epic V7 – 2/4/2023”
I’ve been wanting to take my Epic V7 out for some more adventurous paddling. Today, I decided to put in near the Melvin Price Lock and Dam and go upstream in Alton. I started in the Alton Slough where I found that the water is extremely shallow. I had a hard time going out and … Continue reading “Alton Paddle – 6/7/2021”
There was an upcoming kayak race, The Gritty on the Kansas River. Its a late season race and I was excited to see how I did in my new Epic V7. I called my dad to see if he could facilitate driving me out to the start and leaving a car for the finish since … Continue reading “Kansas City Weekend – 9/5/2020”
I’ve been participating in the Creve Coeur Lake 5K race that is every Tuesday in the summer. I’ve paddled several different boats in that event and enjoyed myself. In order to level up my experience,I’ve taken my unicycle and ridden a lap or two around the lake before then paddling around the lake. Today, I … Continue reading “CCL 5K – 8/25/2020”
I purchased an Epic V7 surfski. I’ve been wanting to paddle a fast boat for a long time. My race times are getting faster, but the next big step is a faster boat. I found one online and made an offer. Eventually, my offer was accepted and I drove 4 hours round trip to pick … Continue reading “V7 Paddle – 6/16/2020”