Lighthouse to Lighthouse Race Results 2003-2008

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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. In 2008, a 7-mile race was added. Sound Kayakers' members are in italics. Contact Michele at email at bottom of page if you have questions about these numbers , or corrections/additions to information. Thanks!

2008 Results - 14 Mile Race (Overall Place, Name, Time, Category, Boat make & model)

  1. Jeff Nelson 1:56:58 Sliding Seat Rowboat - Men
  2. John Ziegler & Erik Werner 1:59:26 OC-2 - Huki v2x
  3. Ken Cooper 1:59:45 Racing Kayak - Epic V10
  4. Joe Shaw 1:59:59 Racing Kayak
  5. Edward Broughton 2:00:35 Racing Kayak - Epic V10 L
  6. Mike Tracy 2:00:40 Racing Kayak - Fenn Mako 6
  7. Timothy Dwyer 2:01:07 Racing Kayak - Epic V10 L
  8. Mike McDonough 2:01:15 Racing Kayak - Huki S1X
  9. Steve Delgaudio 2:03:32 Racing Kayak - Westside EFT
  10. Phil Warner & Marcus DeMuth 2:04:02 Sea Kayak Tandem - Guillemot Wood
  11. Ken Larson 2:04:15 Racing Kayak - Epic V10
  12. James Hoffman 2:05:07 Racing Kayak - Fenn Mako 6
  13. William Stafford 2:05:15 Racing Kayak - Huki
  14. Wesley Echols 2:05:20 Racing Kayak
  15. Mark Ceconi 2:05:40 Racing Kayak - Huki S1R
  16. Wayne Lysobey 2:06:56 Sliding Seat Rowboat - Peinert
  17. Kathy Manizza 2:07:09 Racing Kayak - Woman - Huki S1R
  18. Steve Schaffran 2:08:18 Sliding Seat Rowboat - Maas Aero
  19. Maniuwa Mirage 2:09:56 Six Person Outrigger Canoe
  20. Ian Frenkel & Fagin 2:10:13 Sea Kayak Tandem - Necky
  21. Ray Zuhowski 2:11:02 Racing Kayak
  22. Maniuwa Lightning 2:11:45 Six Person Outrigger Canoe
  23. Scott Sucar 2:12:25 Racing Kayak - Epic
  24. Bill Russell 2:13:59 Sliding Seat Rowboat - Peinert
  25. Ellen Braithwaite 2:14:32 Sliding Seat Rowboat - Maas Flyweight
  26. Richard Begliomini 2:16:35 Sea Kayak - Kayakpro Nemo
  27. Bob Capellini 2:18:45 Sea Kayak
  28. Mikhail Iogman 2:21:59 Sea Kayak - Seda Glider
  29. Roger Crossland 2:22:43 Sea Kayak - Kajaksport Viviane 19' - 60+ (photo)
  30. Sean Milano 2:23:03 Racing Kayak - Mako XT
  31. Beamer & Liquori 2:24:02 Two person Outrigger Canoe
  32. Tom Cassone 2:25:07 Sea Kayak - Kajaksport Vivianne
  33. Biff Wruszek 2:25:38 Sea Kayak - Women - Kayakpro Nemo 17'11.5"x21.5"
  34. Chris Chappell 2:27:32 Racing Kayak - Epic V10 Sport
  35. Mary Ellen Flaherty & Pam Ellet 2:28:44 Double Sliding Seat Rowboat - Little River
  36. Peter Agustak 2:30:38 Sea Kayak
  37. Howard Pierce 2:30:56 Sea Kayak - 60+ Heritage Shearwater 17'4"
  38. Robinson & Struziary 2:31:26 Fixed Seat Double Wherry
  39. Tom Walek 2:32:00 Sea Kayak - Current Designs Extreme
  40. Jim More 2:32:35 Sea Kayak - NDK Explorer 17'
  41. Tom Kerr 2:33:33 Racing Kayak - Mako Pro surfski
  42. Robin Francis 2:36:26 Racing Kayak - Woman - Epic V10 Sport
  43. Philip Lofters 2:36:50 Sea Kayak - Current Designs Solstice GT
  44. Joseph Hotchkiss 2:38:53 Sea Kayak
  45. Justyn Hyder 2:38:56 Sea Kayak - CLC Arctic Hawk - Wood
  46. John Popolow 2:39:08 Sea Kayak - Plastic (Rec class) - Tempest 170
  47. Jay Gazerro 2:39:23 Sea Kayak
  48. Don Sherwood 2:39:33 Sliding Seat Rowboat
  49. Bucky Taylor 2:41:14 Sea Kayak - 60+ - Pygmy Wood
  50. Gary Williams 2:41:35 Sea Kayak - Plastic (Rec class) - Necky Chatham 17'
  51. Kathy Kenley 2:43:56 Sea Kayak - Women - Seda Swift
  52. John Murphy 2:45:36 Sea Kayak - Impex Currituck
  53. Michael Gooch-Breault 2:46:35 Sea Kayak - Seda Glider
  54. Howard Stoller 2:47:31 Kayak (Rec class)
  55. Grace Pisano 2:48:48 Sea Kayak - Women - Impex Force 3
  56. Robert Hutchinson 2:49:44 Sea Kayak - Plastic (Rec class)
  57. Jim Keyes 2:54:10 Sea Kayak - Plastic (Rec class) - Dagger Magellan
  58. Patrick Helbach 2:54:51 Sea Kayak - Plastic (Rec class) - Boreal Fjord (waving in photo)
  59. Michael Purdy 2:57:30 Sea Kayak - Perception Aquaterra 16'x24"
  60. Steve Zatz 2:58:16 Sea Kayak - NDK Romany 16'
  61. Rudi Elert 3:01:57 Sea Kayak - Plastic (Rec class) - Carolina Perception 14.5'
  62. Erica Skirvin 3:02:04 Sea Kayak - Women
  63. Harald Duell 3:07:06 Sea Kayak - Plastic (Rec class) - Dagger Euro X
  64. Mike Maronich 3:08:50 Sea Kayak - Shearwater Bluefin 18' Wood

2008 Results - 7 Mile Race (Overall Place, Name, Time, Category)

  1. David Grainger 1:01:08 Racing Kayak - Fenn Mako 6
  2. Greg Lirot 1:06:13 Racing Kayak - Epic 18X
  3. Daniel Lacey 1:08:28 Sliding Seat Rowboat - Wintech Explorer 24
  4. Robert Agustynowicz 1:11:06 Sea Kayak - Current Designs Stratus 18'
  5. Paul Banks 1:12:02 Racing Kayak - Huki S1A
  6. Bradley Foster 1:16:34 Racing Kayak - Findelsen UX Surfski
  7. James Ferguson 1:18:21 Racing Kayak - Mako XT - plastic
  8. Keith Mackenzie1:18:39 Sea Kayak - Boreal Ellesmere 17'
  9. Steve Niezgorski 1:23:04 Sea Kayak - NDK Explorer
  10. Michele Sorensen 1:26:12 Sea Kayak under 16' (Rec class) - Current Designs Willow 15'6"
  11. Nicholas Clarke 1:28:07 Sea Kayak - 60+ - Boreal Ellesmere 17'
  12. Rolf Obin 1:28:12 Sea Kayak - Wilderness CapeHorn 17'
  13. Sally Roberts 2:02:08 Sea Kayak - Women - Valley Anas Acuta

Photo shows Sound Kayaker's 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 - Necky
  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 - Guillemot Fast Double 25'6"x21"- Wood
  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 - Shearwater Eider 18'6"x26" - Wood
  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 - Impex Outer Island 18'
  31. Grace Pisano 2:56:20 Sea Kayak - Women - Impex Force 3 - 17'
  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 - Prijon Kodiak 17'
  39. Mike Santella 3:13:50 Touring Kayak - Men
  40. George Knight 3:19:08 Plastic Kayak - Men - WS Tempest 16.5'
  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 - WS Tempest 16.5' Pro
  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 - Current Designs Gulfstream
  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

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 (Place, Name, Time, Category)

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 Iogman 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 - Valley Pintail 17'

2004 Results (Place, Name, Time, Category)

1. Gaines & Holland 1:54:18 Sliding Seat Racing, Double, Men
2. Eku Hai, 2:10:05 OC 6, Women
3. Mike Tracy 2:12:00 Racing Kayak, Men
4. Rich Klajnscek 2:14:16 Sliding Seat Racing, Men - REC Racer 2
5. Mark Weber 2:21:20 Touring Kayak, Men - Nelo Razor
6. Mark Ceconi 2:21:31 Touring Kayak, Men - QCC 700
7. Dietrich & Iogman 2:22:23 Tandem Kayak
8. James Hoffman 2:29:59 Touring Kayak, Men
9. Greg Lirot 2:31:29 Touring Kayak, Men - Epic Touring 18'
10. Lokahi 2:32:47 OC 6, Mixed
11. Bob Capellini 2:35:11 Touring Kayak - QCC 700
12. Wayne Lysobey 2:35:21 Sliding Seat Racing, Men
13. Howard Pierce 2:36:32 Touring Kayak, Men - Heritage Shearwater 17'
14. Gil Morong 2:38:00 Sliding Seat Racing, Men
15. Mark LeClair 2:39:40 OC 1, Single, Men
16. Larson & Sauer 2:39:41 Sliding Seat Racing, Double, Men
17. Steven Delgaudio 2:39:50 Touring Kayak, Men - Wilderness Systems Tempest 17'
18. Ray Fusco 2:39:53 Touring Kayak, Men - Eddyline Falcon 18'
19. Roger Crossland 2:40:27 Touring Kayak, Men - Kayak Sport Viviane 19'1"
20. Paul Furniss 2:41:21 Touring Kayak, Men - QCC 600
21. Paul Neil 2:51:18 Fixed Seat Touring, Men
22. Bill Russell 2:52:54 Sliding Seat Touring, Men
23. Enrique Garcia 2:53:26 Recreational Kayak - Impex Mystic 14'
24. Sean Milano 2:53:49 Touring Kayak, Men - Impex Currituck
25. John Saresky Touring Kayak, Men
26. Team Jensen 2:57:03 Tandem Kayak
27. Linda Buffa 2:59:33 Touring Kayak, Women - Kirton Inuk
28. Michael Cushing 3:01:38 Fixed Seat Touring, Men - Adirondack Guide Boat
29. Antonio Gruttadauria 3:09:40 Touring Kayak - Boreal Saguenay FG
30. Team Barrett 3:11:51 Fixed Seat Racing Double, Men
31. Todd Delgaudio 3:12:03 Touring Kayak, Men
32. Craig Robinson Fixed Seat Touring, Men - Whine Glass Wherry
33. Milton Beamer 3:16:03 OC 1, Men
34. Flaherty & Woolak 3:20:14 Sliding Seat Toruing, Double, Women
35. Justin Hyder 3:20:50 Touring Kayak, Men - CLC Superior Kayaks Arctic Hawk
36. Tammy Kiernan 3:26:29 Touring Kayak, Women - WS Tempest 165
37. Mike Santella 3:26:55 Touring Kayak, Men - Current Designs Solstice GT
38. Michele Sorensen 3:27:09 Touring Kayak, Women - Valley Pintail 17'
39. Tara Collins 3:33:30 Touring Kayak, Women - Prijon Seayak
40. Laura Pennock 3:33:31 Touring Kayak, Women - Perception Sea Lion
41. Alan Shirley 3:35:20 Touring Kayak, Men - Necky Chatham 16'
42. Nicholas Clarke 3:39:50 Touring Kayak, Men - Current Designs Gulf Stream 16'10"
43. Bill Armitage 3:39:52 Fixed Seat Touring, Men
44. Bliss & Oberholtzer 3:43:55 Sliding Seat Touring, Double, Women - Alden Appledore
45. Francis Timko 3:44:49 Fixed Seat Touring, Men
46. Ed Perrault 3:46:24 Touring Kayak, Men - Boreal Nanook
47. Ed Farrell 3:49:45 Touring Kayak, Men - Valley Skerry RM

Four rowing boats and one outrigger canoe did not finish due to sea conditions.


2003 Results (Place, Name, Time, Category)

  1. Don Loomis & others 1:53:19 Eight Person Rowing Shell
  2. Maniuwa Mixed 2:02:32 Six Person Outrigger Canoe
  3. Carol & Yam Zamcheck 2:07:15 Two Person Sliding Seat Rowboat
  4. Newport OCC 2:09:16 Six Person Outrigger Canoe
  5. Liquori, Beemer & others 2:10:26 Six Person Outrigger Canoe - Mixed
  6. Wissler, Choi & others 2:11:47 Six Person Outrigger Canoe - Mixed
  7. Wayne Lysobey 2:15:14 Sliding Seat Rowboat
  8. Dan Nemeth 2:18:45 Kayak - Touring
  9. New York OCC 2:19:11 Six Person Outrigger Canoe
  10. Mark Webber 2:19:44 Kayak - Touring
  11. Dave McAdoc 2:25:38 Kayak - Touring
  12. Dimitrios Karamanlidis 2:26:15 Sliding Seat Rowboat
  13. Maniuwa 1 2:28:11 Six Person Outrigger Canoe
  14. Beverly Lysobey & Barbara Faurot 2:31:00 Sliding Seat Double Rowboat
  15. Gil Morong 2:32:19 Sliding Seat Rowboat
  16. Bob Capellini 2:32:20 Kayak - Touring
  17. Roger Crossland 2:33:00 Kayak - Touring - Kajaksport Viviane 19'
  18. Jon Simard 2:35:12 Kayak - Touring
  19. Robert Flanagan 2:36:17 Kayak - Touring
  20. Howard Pierce 2:36:25 Kayak - Touring - Heritage Shearwater 17'4"
  21. Glen Bousquet 2:37:30 One person Outrigger Canoe
  22. Kenneth Wallis 2:38:53 One person Outrigger Canoe
  23. Peter Freed 2:40:17 Kayak - Touring
  24. Gary Piantedosi 2:41:02 Sliding Seat Rowboat
  25. Mark Ceconi 2:41:21 Kayak - Touring
  26. Gerard Sava 2:43:39 Sliding Seat Rowboat
  27. Jim Gorman 2:44:15 Sliding Seat Rowboat
  28. Michael Cushing 2:48:30 Fixed Seat Rowboat
  29. Philip Behney & Russell Smith 2:48:53 Fixed Seat Double Rowboat
  30. Monika Dorman 2:49:56 Sliding Seat Rowboat
  31. Sean Milano 2:50:35 Kayak - Touring
  32. Michael Thedodoseau 2:51:31 Kayak - Touring
  33. John Saresky 2:54:47 Kayak - Touring
  34. Deanne Brandstetter 2:56:01 Kayak - Touring - Women
  35. Bill Russell 2:57:33 Sliding Seat Rowboat
  36. Wendy Russell 2:57:38 Sliding Seat Rowboat
  37. Tony Urbano 2:57:56 Kayak - Touring
  38. James Geiger 2:58:16 Kayak - Touring - Heritage Expedition 17' (plastic)
  39. Linda Buffa 3:01:57 Kayak - Racing - Women
  40. Michele Sorensen 3:08:27 Kayak - Touring - Women - Wilderness Systems Tempest 165 (plastic)
  41. Peggy Bliss 3:11:03 Sliding Seat Rowboat
  42. Bill Ozanne 3:18:32 Kayak - Touring
  43. Ted Davis 3:20:00 Kayak -Touring
  44. Michael Angeletti & Jon Jensen 3:21:22 Sliding Seat Double Rowboat
  45. Curran Behney 3:22:32 Fixed Seat Rowboat
  46. Ken Adams 3:25:54 Kayak - Touring
  47. Kimberly Long 3:34:06 Kayak - Touring
  48. Edward Farrell 3:41:02 Kayak- Touring
  49. Courtney Farrell 3:41:56 Kayak - Touring
  50. Annie Levy & Kris Hahuth 3:47:16 Kayak - Touring - Double - Mixed
  51. Justin & Brad Simpkins 4:00:00 Kayak - Touring - Double