
Past Journeys
The Big Trips
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Coast of Maine 2019
Unsupported and camping only on islands, Leigh & Dameon thru-rowed the Maine Island Trail on a 260-mile route from Kittery to Lubec in 2018.
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Race to Alaska 2019
Leigh & Dameon rowed the 750-mile Race to Alaska as Team Backwards AF, the only team without a sail to complete the race that year.
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Race to Alaska 2022
Leigh and her sister Clare become the first all-female human-powered team to complete the 750-mile Race to Alaska, competing as Team Don’t Tell Mom.
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Race to Alaska 2023
Dameon built a boat and rowed it solo all 750 miles to Ketchikan in the Race to Alaska, competing as Team of One.
Other Rowing Escapades
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World Pilot Gig Championships 2018
Leigh & Dameon compete in the Women & Men’s Open Classes in this annual championship at the home of the sport of Cornish Pilot Gig racing.
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Seventy48 2022
Dameon and Andrew Carpenter row 70 miles in 8 hours, 4 minutes, competing admirably against sleeker racing shells in our sturdy expedition boat.
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World Pilot Gig Championships 2024
Leigh competes again in the world championships of this little-known sport. Her team of six women finished 21st of 132 teams.
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Blackburn Challenge 2024
Leigh & Dameon round up some friends and baptize the expedition Savo quad in its first race, completing the 20-mile challenge in under 3 hours.