Lighthouse to Lighthouse Race Results

What to Wear & Bring

Membership Application

   Safety Checklist

Sound Kayakers' Home

Newsletter

Calendar

Sound Kayakers have participated in the Soundkeeper's Lighthouse to Lighthouse Race from Compo Beach in Westport, Connecticut since our founding in 2004. The race is open to all manually propelled craft. These results are from the official time sheets, as checked by Wayne Lysobey, the race coordinator. Sound Kayakers' members are in italics.

Photo shows club leader Michele Sorensen standing in foreground, George Knight next to the Wilderness Systems Tempest 165, Tim Clarke alongside his Prijon Kodiak (bronze, men's plastic kayaks), Grace Pisano chatting with a spectator next to the Impex Force 3 (gold, women's sea kayaks), and Rich Keith at the cockpit of his Impex Outer Island (bronze, men's sea kayaks).

2007 Results (Place, Name, Time, Category)

  1. Rick Klajnscek 2:04:42 Sliding Seat Rowboat - Men
  2. Mike Tracy 2:08:00 Racing Kayak - Men
  3. Tim Willsallen 2:08:15 Sliding Seat Rowboat - Men
  4. Timothy Dwyer 2:11:21 Racing Kayak - Men
  5. Glenn Jabkowski 2:13:28 Racing Kayak - Men
  6. Steve DelGaudio 2:14:49 Touring Kayak - Men
  7. Mark Ceconi 2:14:59 Racing Kayak - Men
  8. Ken Larson 2:17:51 Racing Kayak - Men
  9. Manu'iwa 2:18:03 Outrigger Canoe 6- Men
  10. Kathy Manizza 2:21:06 Racing Kayak - Women
  11. Gary Piantedosi/Jim Gorman 2:22:11 Double SS Rowboat - Men
  12. Jim Hoffman 2:22:46 Racing Kayak - Men
  13. Mikhail Iogman/Lou Carrier 2:24:26 - Tandem Kayak
  14. Eric Seymour 2:25:04 Touring Kayak - Men
  15. Tom Kerr 2:34:18 Racing Kayak - Men
  16. John Ziegler 2:35:16 Outrigger Canoe Solo - Men
  17. Kate Powers/Philip Warner 2:38:51 Tandem Kayak
  18. Bill Bergeron 2:39:06 Sea Kayak - Men
  19. Dave McAdoo 2:39:08 Touring Kayak - Men
  20. Tom Cassone 2:42:34 Sea Kayak - Men
  21. Wayne Lysobey 2:43:12 Sliding Seat Rowboat - Men
  22. Michele Sorensen/Howard Pierce 2:47:39 Tandem Kayak
  23. Philip Lofters 2:48:32 Plastic Kayak - Men
  24. Bernie Stringer 2:49:15 Rec Kayak (Swift Caspian 15'2")
  25. Maniu'wa 2:49:26 Outrigger Canoe 6 - Women
  26. Bill Russell 2:51:58 Sliding Seat Rowboat - Men
  27. Bill Armitage/Phil Bekney 2:53:51 Fixed Seat Double Rowboat - Men
  28. Robin Francis 2:53:53 Racing Kayak - Women
  29. Mary Ellen/Pam Ellet 2:54:03 Sliding Seat Double Rowboat - Women
  30. Richard Keith 2:54:24 Sea Kayak - Men
  31. Grace Pisano 2:56:20 Sea Kayak - Women
  32. Dave Dietrich 2:58:03 Sea Kayak - Men
  33. Jay Gazerro 2:59:00 Sea Kayak - Men
  34. John McCarthy 2:59:10 Plastic Kayak - Men
  35. Carol Zamcheck/Yee Lau 3:00:33 Sliding Seat Double Rowboat - Women
  36. Kathy Kenley 3:04:16 Sea Kayak - Women
  37. Orlova Chaze 3:11:44 Touring Kayak - Women
  38. Tim Clarke 3:12:35 Plastic Kayak - Men
  39. Mike Santella 3:13:50 Touring Kayak - Men
  40. George Knight 3:19:08 Plastic Kayak - Men
  41. Sean Milano 3:20:00 Touring Kayak - Men
  42. Justyn Hyder 3:20:55 Sea Kayak - Men
  43. Rob Gurliacci 3:26:16 Plastic Kayak - Men
  44. Cindy Clark 3:28:33 Sea Kayak - Women
  45. Robert hutchinson 3:28:35 Sea Kayak - Men
  46. Michael Cushing 3:31:14 Single Guide Boat
  47. Rick Eliot 3:35:25 Skin on Frame Kayak
  48. Jim Grossman 3:36:37 Rec Kayak
  49. Nick Clarke 3:59:00 Sea Kayak - Men
  50. Francis Timko 5:28:00 Skin on Frame Kayak
  51. Joe Beckerman 5:31:00 Rec Kayak
  52. Anh Minh Nguyen 6:15:00 Skin on Frame Kayak

Photo, center, Sound Kayakers' gold winner in women's sea kayak, Grace Pisano, stands next to the Impex Force 3. Below, right, Cindy Clark pulls into Compo Beach in her Tempest 165 Pro. Below, left, Jean Trapani, race official, greets the club's last finisher, Francis Timko, after a painful 5.5 hour trip in his skin-on-frame kayak.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In 2006, the race was called off by the Marine Police due to wind and waves which made it difficult for them to patrol the area.

2005 Race Results

1. Rich Klajnscek 1:57:16 SS Racing Rowboat
2. Dorian Wolter 1:58:49 Racing Kayak
3. Ben Lawry 2:01:00 Touring Kayak
4. Wayne Lysobey 2:06:38 SS Racing Rowboat
5. Manuiwa 2:07:01 OC-6 Men (Sound Kayaker Roger Crossland)
6. Scott Belfield 2:10:20 SS Racing Rowboat
7. Mark Webber 2:13:07 Racing Kayak
8. Dave Grainger 2:14:04 Touring Kayak
9. Bill Russell 2:14:33 SS Racing Rowboat
10. Jim Hoffman 2:14:38 Touring Kayak
11. Gary Piantedosi/Jim Gorman 2:14:50 Double SS Racing Rowboat
12. Mark Ceconi 2:15:14 Touring Kayak
13. Steve DelGaudio 2:15:32 Touring Kayak
14. Manuiwa 2:19:58 OC-6 Women
15.Tom Kerr 2:20:00 Racing Kayak
16. Gil Morong 2:23:18 SS Racing Rowboat
17. Tom Cassone/Mikhail Logman 2:23:55 Tandem Touring Kayak
18. Bob Capellini 2:24:18 Touring Kayak
19.Carol Zamcheck/Yee Lau 2:25:24 Double SS Racing Rowboat
20. Jay Gazerro 2:27:56 Touring Kayak
21.Kenneth Walls 2:28:30 OC-1
22. Todd McLarty 2:28:44 SS Touring Rowboat
23. Dave Dietrich 2:29:00 Racing Kayak
24.Jim Bingham 2:30:50 Touring Kayak
25.Doug Dahl 2:33:43 SS Racing Rowboat
26. Mary Scheerer 2:35:08 Racing Kayak - Women
27. Shari Hymes 2:35:09 Racing Kayak - Women
28. Arthur Kuckes 2:40:14 Forward Row Canoe
29. Richard Keith 2:41:08 Touring Kayak
30. Justin Hyder 2:45:00 Touring Kayak
31. Chris Murphy 2:48:15 Touring Kayak
32. Nicholas Clarke 2:49:50 Touring Kayak
33. John Saresky 2:50:39 Touring Kayak
34.Francis Timko 2:53:18 Touring Kayak
35. Mike Santella 2:54:20 Touring Kayak
36. Simon Maybaum 2:58:10 Touring Kayak
37. Michele Sorensen 3:03:30 Touring Kayak - Women