The Blackburn Challenge

Local Interest:

• Schooner Adventure - Provides a lot of support for the Blackburn Challenge.
• Essex National Heritage Area
• Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center
• Cape Ann Chamber of Commerce
• Essex Shipbuilding Museum
• Essex Yoga Coop - A good way to prepare for and recover from the race
• internationaldories.com - Gloucester International Dory Racing

Other Races:

• JamestownCounterRevolution.com - New Race in 2009!!!
• Mayors Cup - NYC
• New England Canoe and Kayak Racing Association
• Run of the Charles
• International Recreational and Open Water Rowing Association (IROW)
• North East Surfski Racing
• l2l.soundkeeper.org - Lighthouse to Lighthouse Race in Connecticut

Other

• www.surfski.info - Coverage of worldwide surf ski happenings
• Guillemot Kayaks - Beautiful wood strip and stitch & glue boats, many of which you'll see in the races.
• EastCoastOutrigger.com - East Coast Outrigger Racing Association (ECORA)
• openwaterracing.com - North American Open Water Rowing Championship (NAOWRC)
• irow.org - Open Water and Recreational Rowing
• rowforhope.com - Paul Ridley's solo trans-Atlantic row to cure cancer
• surfskiracing.com - US Surfski Racing