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• Jon Aborn
  • Jon has participated in almost all the events, winning his division many times.
• Phil Bolger
  • Phil is a local well-known boat designer and the person who came up with the original idea for the Blackburn Challenge back in 1966
• Doug Bushnell
  • Doug is a well-known kayak designer and long time participant
• Mike Dreher
  • Mike was the fastest single person over the first 25 years (rowing single, 1996 - 2:30:37)
• Sarah Evertson
  • Sarah is a long time participant in kayaks, having won many times
• Joe Glickman
  • Joe has been the top performing surfski paddler in the history of the Blackburn, competing in 17 races, winning in 2000 and 2004.
• Al Peirce
  • Al was a long time member of our committee. He has completed all but 4 Blackburns, having done his first in 1991. He knows more about Howard Blackburn then anyone we know. He has paddled in Newfoundland were Blackburn landed in a small fishing village after 5 days in a terrible snow storm.
• Henry Szostek
  • Henry, past president, member for the whole life of the club and the only person who has done all of the events (26 so far).
• Jimmy Tarantino
  • Jimmy is a Gloucester local who has been rowing banks dories for a very long time. He was also on the Survivor Show a few years ago.