EditWho am I?
Susan Williams
- ladyjustice (at) erols (dot) com
- www.facebook.com/ladyjusticesusan
- Click here! This is my "Hope is on the Horizon" speech that I wrote and presented in October 2010 to 140 people at a luncheon. It explains who I am.
EditName Calling
Named "Bulldog" by Scott Stenberg.
Named "The Kayak Hunter" by Jeffrey Pringle.
Named "Alpha Kayak Femme" by Steve Corbett.
Named "Pitbull" by Cliff Roach.
Named "General Susan" by Stephen Petrie.
Named "Paddling Poet Lawyerette" by Jeff Bartges.
Named "The Paddling Machine" by Chris Beckman.
When paddling K-2, named one of the "Satanic Doublemint twins," "Syncopated Satanettes," "Doublemint Devilettes," and "Titian Twin Terrors" by John Pescatore.
Mostly everyone else just calls me crazy.
EditMy Boats
- Crozier V1-Pro C2
- Wenonah J-180 C1
- Hurricane OC1
- Kaiwi Challenger OC1
- West Side Boat Shop Javelin ICF K1
- Kirton Tor ICF K1
- Simon River Sports Delphine ICF K1
- Simon River Sports Laser ICF K1
- CLC PAX20
- Old Town Millennium 174
- Wilderness Systems Sealoution 2
- Old Town Egret
- Old Town Castaway
And yes I do use all of them!! I need a cardboard sign, "Will do legal work for kayaks."
- Canoe or Kayak - See what I have to say about single versus double bladed paddling.
EditMy Pennkayaking Personal Ad (by the way this is meant as a joke!)
I'm Susan, better known as "S," "You're an animal," or "Are you swimming ...again?" I'm a Capricorn, which explains why I keep getting back on my surfski. My turn-ons are guys in black Under Armour and any guy who has something longer than 19' and knows how to use it. I like a guy who can paddle me hard but still be a gentleman and put my boat up on my van when we're finished. If you know how to gel-coat and own a GPS, you just might be the one.
EditMy Quotes
"Now that my barn has burned down, I can see the moon." - Duke Fisher, fellow 70-Miler paddler
"Pain is weakness leaving the body." -Saki
"Hana ka hoe, pa'a ka waha" or, basically, "shut up and paddle."
"I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, you can't prove anything." -Bart Simpson
"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud." -Coco Chanel
"No law ever written has stopped any robber, rapist or killer, like cold blue steel in the hands of their last intended victim." -W. Emerson Wright
"It's great to win, but it's also great fun just to be in the thick of any truly well and hard fought contest against opponents you respect, whatever the outcome." -Jack Nicklaus
EditSusan's ladyjustice Kayak, Canoe, and Surfski Race and Trip Reports
Edit2011
- October 9, 2011 - The Knott Race, DE COMING SOON
- October 8, 2011 - Broadkill River Race, DE COMING SOON
- September 24, 2011 - Muddy Run Race, PA COMING SOON
- September 9-11, 2011 - Adirondacks Canoe Classic, the 90-Miler, NY COMING SOON
- August 14, 2011 - USCA National Canoe and Kayak Championships, MI, Women's Open C-2 COMING SOON
- August 13, 2011 - USCA National Canoe and Kayak Championships, MI, ICF K-1 Marathon COMING SOON
- August 12, 2011 - USCA National Canoe and Kayak Championships, MI, ICF K-2 Marathon COMING SOON
- August 9, 2011 - USCA National Canoe and Kayak Championships, MI, 500 Meter Sprint COMING SOON
- July 16, 2011 - Bricktown Challenge/PA State Championships, PA COMING SOON
- June 26, 2011 - Loyalsock Flatwater Challenge, PA COMING SOON
- June 18, 2011 - Tiadaghton Elm Classic, PA COMING SOON
- June 12, 2011 - Mantua Creek Race, NJ
- June 10, 2011 - Fenn Elite Tandem Surfski Review, PA
- January 1, 2011 - New Years Day, PA
Edit2010
- September 25, 2010 - Muddy Run Race, PA
- September 10-12, 2010 - The Adirondacks Canoe Classic 90-Miler, NY
- August 28, 2010 - Broadkill River Race, DE
- August 10-14, 2010 - USCA National Championships, WI
- July 24-25, 2010 - The AuSable River Canoe Marathon 120-Miler, MI
- July 17, 2010 - Spikes Challenge, MI
- July 10, 2010 - The Curley Memorial Race, MI
- July 4, 2010 - The Contoocook Race, NH
- June 20, 2010 - The Loyalsock Flatwater Challenge - Pennsylvania State Championships, PA
- June 19, 2010 - The Tiadaghton Elm Classic , PA
- June 13, 2010 - Mantua Creek Race, NJ
- June 4-5, 2010 - Medford Lakes 24 Hour Paddleathon, NJ
- May 31, 2010 - The General Clinton 70-Miler, NY
- May 8, 2010 - Ed Wessels Lower 35
- May 2, 2010 - Northbrook Challenge, PA
- May 1, 2010 - Keystone Canoe Club Race, PA
- April 25, 2010 - The Run of The Charles, MA
- April 3, 2010 - Cameron County Race, PA
Edit2009
- October 31, 2009 - Frank Havens Race, DC
- October 25, 2009 - The Knot Race, DE
- Rest in Peace Dad. I miss you. William M. Williams, 1930-2009.
- June 27, 2009 - Rochester Open Water Challenge, NY
- June 21, 2009 - Loyalsock Flatwater Challenge, PA
- June 20, 2009 - Tiadaghton Elm Classic, PA
- May 31, 2009 - Philadelphia Spring Regatta, PA
- May 22-26, 2009 - The General Clinton Canoe Regatta, NY
- May 9, 2009 - Ed Wessel's Lower 35 Race, NY
- May 2, 2009 - Schuylkill River Regatta, PA
- April 26, 2009 - The Run of the Charles Race, MA
- April 4, 2009 - Cameron County Canoe and Kayak Classic Race, PA
- March 28, 2009 - Red Moshannon Downriver Race, PA
- March 21, 2009 - Florida Competition Paddlers Association Manatee Race, FL
Edit2008
- November 2, 2008 - Pennsylvania State Championships Race, PA
- October 26, 2008 - Frank Havens Canoe Race, DC
- October 5, 2008 - Officiating at The Knot Race, DE
- September 5-7, 2008 - "The 90-Miler" The Adirondack Canoe Classic, NY
- August 23, 2008 - Riverfest Rumble Canoe and Kayak Race, PA
- August 3, 2008 - Tuckahoe River Canoe & Kayak Race, NJ
- July 27, 2008 - Endless Mountains Race, PA
- July 13, 2008 - Callicoon Canoe Regatta, NY
- July 12, 2008 - Nanticoke Riverfest, DE
- July 4, 2008 - Downingtown Good Neighbor Day Canoe Race, PA
- June 29, 2008 - Schuylkill Canal Race, PA
- June 21-22, 2008 - Tiadaghton Elm Classic Race, PA
- June 15, 2008 - Loyalsock Flatwater Challenge Race, PA
- May 26, 2008 - The 70 Mile General Clinton Race, NY
- May 10, 2008 - Ed Wessel's Lower 35 Race, NY
- May 3, 2008 - Upper Ashuelot Race, NH
- April 25-27, 2008 - The Run of the Charles Race, MA
- April 18-20, 2008 - Practicing K-2 for the ROTC, MA
- April 5, 2008 - Cameron County Canoe and Kayak Classic Race, PA
- March 20 to April 2, 2008 - Training with Kathy Kenley, FL
- March 17 to 19, 2008 - Training with the USCA, FL
- March 8 to 16, 2008 - Ben Lawry Clinic, FL
- February 25, 2008 - Susan joins the Swim Club
- February 9, 2008 - Bald Eagle Creek, PA
- January 6 to 23, 2008 - Crossing Florida - Part 2
- January 6 to 23, 2008 - Crossing Florida - Part 1
Edit2007
- November 18, 2007 - D&R Canal Race, NJ
- October 31, 2007 - Spooky Schuylkill Halloween, PA
- October 12-14, 2007 - Elk Neck, MD
- October 7, 2007 - Nayaug Race, CT
- October 6, 2007 - Holyoke Cup Race, MA
- September 28-29, 2007 - Men in Surfskis, MD
- September 14-16, 2007 - Cape Henlopen Atlantic Ocean, Wye Island Regatta, Misspillion River, MD & DE
- September 7-9, 2007 - "The 90-Miler" The Adirondack Canoe Classic, NY
- September 2, 2007 - Breakfast at Conowingo Lake, PA
- September 1, 2007 - Kent Islant Outrigger Cup Relay Race, MD
- August 26, 2007 - WIPP 2x2, MD
- August 18-23, 2007 - Squam Lake, NH
- August 12, 2007 - USCA National Women's K-1 Master's ICF Championships, PA
- August 11, 2007 - USCA National Women's K-2 Unlimited Championships, PA
- August 10, 2007 - USCA National Women's K-1 Master's Unlimited Championships, PA
- August 9, 2007 - USCA National Sprint Championships, PA
- August 5, 2007 - Pennsylvania State Championships, PA
- July 29, 2007 - Endless Mountains Race, PA
- July 21, 2007 - Saranac Flatwater Challenge, NY
- July 14, 2007 - Nanticoke Riverfest, DE
- July 8, 2007 - Callicoon Canoe Regatta, NY
- July 7, 2007 - Armond Bassett Memorial Race, NYMCRA New York State Championships, NY
- July 4, 2007 - Potomac River, MD, Putting the "F" in Fourth of July
- June 29, 2007 - Marley Creek, MD, the search for Bald Eagles
- June 25, 2007 - Cape Henlopen, DE, the Search for Dolphin in the Atlantic
- June 18, 2007 - Delaware Bay Crossing, Lewes, DE, to Wildwood, NJ
- June 17, 2007 - Tiadaghton Elm Classic Race, PA
- June 10, 2007 - Loyalsock Flatwater Challenge Race, PA
- June 3, 2007 - Wye Island Practice Paddle, MD
- May 28, 2007 - The 70 Mile General Clinton Race, NY
- May 12, 2007 - Ed Wessel's Lower 35 Race, NY
- May 6, 2007 - Northbrook Canoe Challenge, PA
- May 5, 2007 - Schuylkill River Regatta, PA
- April 28-29, 2007 - SK102, VA
- April 26-27, 2007 - Holm Schmidt Race Clinic, VA
- April 21, 2007 - Upper Susquehanna Paddlers Race, NY
- April 7, 2007 - Cameron County Canoe and Kayak Classic Race, PA
- March 31, 2007 - Red Moshannon Downriver Race, PA
- January 27, 2007 - Castaway on the frozen Mullica River, NJ
- January 6, 2007 - Outrigger on Marsh Creek Lake, PA
- January 5, 2007 - Fog on the Schuylkill River, PA
- January 1, 2007 - Paddle on the flooded Brandywine, PA
Edit2006
- November 4, 2006 - Meeting Ben Lawry
- October 21, 2006 - Kent Island, MD
- October 8,2006 - Barnegat Bay Challenge Race, NJ
- September 30, 2006 - Toms River Race, NJ
- September 22, 2006 - 35 mile Kent Island Circumnavigation, MD
- September 16, 2006 - Wye Island Regatta Race, MD
- August 26, 2006 - Broadkill River Race, Milton, DE
- August 20, 2006 - Kent Island, MD, Training Paddle #4
- August 19, 2006 - Nanjamoy, Potomac & Tobacco Rivers, MD
- August 18, 2006 - Broadkill River, DE
- August 12, 2006 - Manhattan Circumnavigation, NYC
- August 6, 2006 - 25th Annual Tuckahoe River, NJ Canoe & Kayak Race
- August 5, 2006 - Little Egg Harbor/Barnegat Bay, NJ
- June 30, 2006 - Kent Island, MD, Training Paddle #3
- July 22, 2006 - Blackburn Challenge, The Premiere U.S. Open Water Race, MA
- July 20, 2006 - 6th Annual Sundowner Canoe and Kayak Race, ME
- July 18, 2006 - Garden State Kayak Championships Race, NJ
- July 15, 2006 - Nanticoke Riverfest Race, Seaford, DE
- July 8, 2006 - Millville/Maurice River Race, NJ
- June 26, 2006 - The Flooded Perkiomen, PA
- June 22, 2006 - Lightning on the Schuylkill, PA
- June 16, 2006 - Kent Island, MD, Training Paddle #2
- June 11, 2006 - Loyalsock Flatwater Challenge & The American Canoe Association Pennsylvania State Kayak Championships, PA
- May 6, 2006 - Schuylkill River Regatta Race, PA
- April 15, 2006 - Kent Island, MD, Training Paddle #1
- February 6, 2006 - Bogey and Bacall Races, Key Largo, FL
Edit2005
- November 6, 2005 - Staten Island Grave Yard of Ships, NY
- October 24, 2005 - Capital Waterways Challenge Race, Washington, DC
- October 2, 2005 - Toms River Race, NJ
- September 18, 2005 - Wye Island Regatta Race, MD
- September 11, 2005 - Misspillion River Poker Run, DE
- September 2, 2005 - Lost Around Wye Island, MD
- August 27, 2005 - Broadkill River Race, Milton, DE
- August 6&7, 2005 - Rainbow Challenge Kayak Race, Somers Point, NJ & the 24th Annual Tuckahoe River, NJ Canoe & Kayak Race
- August 16, 2005 - Barnegat Bay Challenge, NJ
- August 16, 2005 - Slaughter Beach to Cape Henlopen, DE
- July 19, 2005 - Meeting Greg Barton
- July 16, 2005 - Peapatch Island, DE
- July 13, 2005 - Garden State Kayak Championships Race, NJ
- July 11, 2005 - Barnegat Bay, NJ
- July 10, 2005 - Nanticoke Riverfest Race, DE
- July 5, 2005 - Washington, DC, Fireworks Paddle
- June 27, 2005 - Greenland Paddling, VA
- June 12, 2005 - Swim Support, MD
- October, 2002 - The transition between dragonboating and kayaking
EditSusan's ladyjustice Dragonboat Race Reports
- Kathy Kenley Kathy is not only my best friend and kayak coach, but way back in the beginning she was my dragonboat coach. She took me, and our team, from being a bunch of women who didn't know which end of the paddle went in the water all the way to our world gold and silver medals in Rome, Italy. We never ever would have made it without her patience, coaching skills, encouragement, humor, and definitely her determination!
- 2002 Delaware Law Weekly article by Darrell W. Cole
- 2002 World Dragonboat Championships, Rome, Italy
- 2002 U.S. National Dragonboat Championships, Oakland, California
- 2002 Yichang Dragon Boat Races on the Yangtze River, China
- 2002 Philadelphia Inquirer article by Lucia Hernden
- 2002 Washington, D.C. Races
- 2002 Training Camp, Melbourne, FL
- 2002 Hope Afloat invited to the World Championships
- 2002 Welcome to Hope Afloat
- 2001 Hope Afloat
- 2001 Rhode Island Dragonboat Festival, RI
- 2001 Toronto International Dragonboat Festival, Canada
EditSusan's ladyjustice miscellaneous ramblings and reports
EditSusan's ladyjustice 70 mile General Clinton Race Reports
My reports:
Other reports:
EditSusan's ladyjustice Resume
EditSusan's ladyjustice Favorite Links
- Kathy's latest book Kathy's newest book, "Quiet Water New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania, AMC's Canoe and Kayak Guide to the Best Ponds, Lakes, and Easy Rivers" (AMC Quiet Water Series)
- Kathy Kenley's book My friend, my mentor, my coach, my inspiration. Kathy Kenley's book, "Quiet Water New Jersey, 2nd: Canoe and Kayak Guide" (AMC Quiet Water Series).
- Steve Miller The man who paddles non-stop, The Paddleator," my 90-Miler canoe partner in 2008.
- Skip Chiccarelli The man who paddled from Chicaago to New York City.
- Margo Pellegrino The woman who paddled from Miami to Maine. Kathy and I accompanied her on the Lewes, DE, to Wildwood, NJ, Delaware Bay Crossing.
- Jersey Shore Sea Kayaking Association Find out what's going on in New Jersey and ask questions on the message boards.
- Delmarva Kayaker See what's happening in the Delmarva area.
- Saki's website Check out trip reports, training, nutrition, and fitness information here.
- The Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation website Most of you know I'm a survivor. Ladies, please do your self exams. They saved my life.
- Ferlinka Borzoi's website Photos of my best friend's famous Borzois. Check out their appearances in the NYC Ballet Giselle, Westminster Dog Show, and the Ralph Lauren advertisement.
EditSusan's ladyjustice More Photos
EditSusan's ladyjustice Things That Sound Dirty In Paddlesports But Aren't
- You left your sponge in there.
- Nice rack!!!
- When I say "Hut-ho", we'll switch.
- Mine's longer by a couple inches.
- I have to buy more tie-downs.
- You need to lengthen your stroke.
- She's one of the fastest women I know!
- I find neoprene too constricting.
- Let's roll over a few more times and call it a night!
- It's a tight fit, but if I wiggle I can get in.
- He was riding my ass for hours.
- I'm switching partners next time.
- I need a smaller shaft.
- I'm going to hit the Assawoman this weekend.
- I did it with a partner last year, but I'm doing it solo this year.
- She's always willing to go out with a group of guys.
- Steve has a much faster stroke rate than me.
- She's got some cosmetic blemishes, but she rides real nice.
- He asked me to pick him up a new skirt.
- What? Nobody here paddles a stripper?
- Paddling gets me wet.
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