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Performance Sea Kayak - Journal Guidelines


Here we hope to publish a few articles that may interest those of the Performance Sea Kayaking ilk. We don’t claim that these will be ground-breaking, life-changing, or even have plenty of fancy photos. However what we aim to do is publish a monthly article that may interest, inform or entertain - and could be said to be linked, vaguely perhaps, to the phrase – ‘Performance Sea Kayaking’. Trip write-ups, training tips, kit reviews, vague paddling thoughts or even just your side of the story, we’re looking forward to an eclectic mix.
Some will be written in-house at PSK Towers, but hopefully the majority won’t. We hope that any and all who can tell an interesting tale, or fill our brains with useful info will take the opportunity to drop us a line or two – via the Contact Us page.

Articles

If you would like to contribue to the PSK Journal we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for articles that will Interest, Inform or Entertain, and are linked to the theme of 'Performance Sea Kayaking'. Your experience, experiences, knowledge or even just opinions - from trip reports to technical. We are looking for anything that will interest the reader - and is written for them.

However....
In this world of digital narcissism we differ in that we don't really want articles of self-promotion or self-congratulation. Likewise we are not too interested in articles that are purely advertisements or plugs for business, charities, expeds or blogs. PSK is about the paddling and the paddler.

We prefer articles that are written with the reader in mind, rather than the writer.

If you do want publicity for your paddling exploits then that goes on the PSK News page.

Word Count

  • Whatever length you want.
  • 1500-2500 words is a guide, but longer or shorter is not a problem.
  • If it is 'too' long then we will just 'serialise' it. More space filled with less work for us!

Format

We can work with most formats but prefer the following if possible:
  • Microsoft Word .doc / .docx
  • Adobe .pdf
  • Open Office .docx / .odt

Images

  • Please send a selection of relevant .jpg images to accompany your text.
  • It is easier for us if images are sent separately rather than embedded into the text of your article.
  • Please identify each image with a short description or a descriptive filename, then we can add a caption.
  • Any size will do, but we will probably display at 1024x768

We are interested to hear from anybody and everybody - any level, any experience - as long as you have something interesting to tell.

Go on, get in touch...

Updated 02 Mar 16

PSK Journal

News

05-Jun-26
Stu Stanley completes an Isle of Man crossing from Anglesey - 12:07.
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05-Jun-26
Andy McManus takes top spot on the Lighthouse Challenge with a S going trip to Ailsa Craig.
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05-Jun-26
Chris Wade adds Eilean Mhic Chrion and Eielan nan Gabhar - 1000 Islands Challenge
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05-Jun-26
Ian Hayward reaches Tintagel on his GB Circ attempt
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05-Jun-26
Damian Furlong 14 days in on his Ireland Circ attempt.
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05-Jun-26
Nate Gueltzau and Juliana Brotzman abandon their Ireland Circumnav attempt.
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05-Jun-26
Simon Augustin adds a 5hr Distance Challenge run - 61.7 km - 3rd furthest of all time.
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05-Jun-26
Duncan Munro adds Copinsay - Lighthouse Challenge
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05-Jun-26
Sven Lönneker adds Kaninchenwerder and Schelfwerder, N. Germany - 1000 Islands Challenge
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05-Jun-26
Tash O_Treasaigh adds various to his points total - 1000 Islands Challenge
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08-May-26
Cedric Marsh and Ian Melville complete the Malltraeth Madness
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08-May-26
Tash O_Tresaigh adds Bere Island to the 1000 Islands Challenge
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08-May-26
Ian Hayward sets out on a GB Circ attempt - 26th April
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08-May-26
Ian Tindall adds a lap of Looe Island
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03-Apr-26
Sue Hawthorn and Giles Hudson lap Hayling Island - 02:40
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03-Apr-26
Eleanor Macdonald adds a lap of Lismore and Fladda - 1000 Islands Challenge
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03-Apr-26
Tash O_Tresaigh adds Inchmore, River Shannon - 1000 Islands Challenge
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03-Apr-26
Simon Turnbull adds various from Loch Lomond - 1000 Islands Challenge
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03-Apr-26
Julian Haines adds a lap of Rockabill to the Lighthouse Challenge
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03-Apr-26
Tash O'Tresaigh adds Capel Island to the 1000 Islands Challenge
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03-Apr-26
Phil Smith adds a lap of Hayling Island - 03:05
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03-Apr-26
Phil Smith adds a lap of Isle of Sheppey - 06:57
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05-Mar-26
Legacy 1989 North Sea Crossing by Rik Duijn and Hans Mullock Houwer added
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05-Mar-26
Fraser Kennedy adds points from Sound of Mull - 1000 Islands Challenge
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05-Mar-26
Tom Dawson completes a 3hr Distance Challenge - 39.8 km
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05-Mar-26
Tue Olesen completes a 1hr Ergo Challenge - 10.6 km
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05-Mar-26
Tom Dawson completes a 1hr Distance Challenge - 15.8 km
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05-Mar-26
Billy Butler laps Hayling Island in 01:35 - a new record
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05-Mar-26
Cedric Marsh adds various from Windermere - 1000 Islands Challenge
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05-Mar-26
Eleanor Macdonald adds various from Skye - 1000 Islands Challenge
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21-Feb-26
Ryno Lamont improves on his PSK Distance Challenge with a 9.83, then a 10.31 km for the 1hr run
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21-Feb-26
Simon Augustin adds a 1hr Ergo paddle to the PSK Distance Challenge - 10.53 km
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21-Feb-26
Pascale Eichenmuller adds a 1hr Ergo paddle to the PSK Distance Challenge - 8.26 km
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21-Feb-26
Cedric Marsh adds various from a trip to the Lake District - 1000 Islands Challenge
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21-Feb-26
John Willacy adds a 1hr Ergo paddle to the PSK Distance Challenge - 10.25 km
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13-Feb-26
Billy Butler adds another haul of Dutch islands - 1000 Islands Challenge
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13-Feb-26
Eleanor Macdonald adds various out of Plockton - 1000 Islands Challenge
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12-Feb-26
Ryno Lamont joins the PSK Distance CHallenge with a 9.63 km 1hr run
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12-Feb-26
Tash O_Treasaigh adds Ringarogy Island - 1000 Islands Challenge
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12-Feb-26
Richard Peevor and John Willacy add a lap of Gored Goch - 1000 Islands Challenge
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12-Feb-26
Billy Butler starts off the 2026 - 1000 Islands Challenge with laps of Geertruidenberg and Middelste Jannezand
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02-Jan-26
Phil Smith adds various from Lake Windermere - 1000 Islands Challenge
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02-Jan-26
Phil Smith adds 7x laps of Brownsea - 1000 Islands Challenge
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02-Jan-26
Chris Wade adds a lap of Lismore - 1000 Islands Challenge
New Lismopre circ page to follow
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02-Jan-26
Ian Kavanagh adds a 3hr Distance Challenge run - 24.15 km
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02-Jan-26
Simon Margot laps Isle of SHeppey - 05:29:30 a new record
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28-Dec-25
Andy McManus adds 10 laps of Intavannach - 1000 Islands Challenge
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28-Dec-25
Eleanor Macdonald adds the Crowlin Islands - 1000 Islands Challenge
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28-Dec-25
Catriona Woods adds various to the 1000 Islands Challenge
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28-Dec-25
Chris Wade completes a lap of Walney Island - 03:32:27
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24-Dec-25
Tom Dawson adds a 100K Day - 100.01 km
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24-Dec-25
Phil Smith adds a lap of Portsea - 1000 Islands Challenge
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24-Dec-25
Andy McManus adds a lap of Kerrera and Easdale - 1000 Islands Challenge
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24-Dec-25
Scott Macdonald adds a 100K Day - 123.61 km
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17-Dec-25
Eleanor Macdonald adds various from W of Scotland - 1000 Islands Challenge
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17-Dec-25
Andy McManus completes 2 separate laps of Lismore - 1000 Islands Challenge
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17-Dec-25
Neal Ricketts adds Stert Island - 1000 Islands Challenge
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15-Nov-25
Laura Stewart adds our first Maldive island (Horubadhoo) to the 1000 Islands Challenge
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15-Nov-25
Tash O_Treasaigh adds Beeves Rock Light to the Lighthouse Challenge
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15-Nov-25
Michal Madera and Natalie Maderova add a lap of multi-day Elba - 1000 Islands Challenge
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24-Oct-25
Andy McManus adds various - 1000 Islands Challenge
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24-Oct-25
Phil Smith adds further laps of Brownsea island - 1000 Islands Challenge
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24-Oct-25
Tom Dawson adds a 1hr Distance Challenge - 15.29 km
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24-Oct-25
Eleanor Macdonald adds various - 1000 Islands Challenge
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21-Oct-25
Eleanor Macdonald joins PSK with a lap of Priest Island - 1000 Islands Challenge
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21-Oct-25
Ben Fothergill sets a time for a new Ramsey Island lap - 01:30 - no PSK page yet. Send in a time!
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21-Oct-25
Tom Dawson sets a new K1 record for Hayling Island - 01:49:42
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21-Oct-25
Simon Augustin completes a 100K Day - 152.4 km - Flensburg, Germany
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01-Oct-25
Roland Arnison completes a crossing to St Kilda
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01-Oct-25
Simon Augustin adds a 3 hr Distance Challenge - 39.9 km, River Weser, Germany
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01-Oct-25
Michael O_Farrell and Emer Boyle add a visit to Kish lighthouse to the Lighthouse Challenge
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01-Oct-25
Neal Ricketts adds Gull Rock and Life Rock - 1000 Islands Challenge
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01-Oct-25
Natalie Maderova adds various islands from Östergötland, Sweden - 1000 Islands Challenge
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01-Oct-25
Natalie Maderova laps Mersea Island - 03:54
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01-Oct-25
Andy McManus completes a 3 day lap of Mull
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27-Aug-25
Ian Tindal completes a 100K Day - 105.49 km
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27-Aug-25
Natalie Maderova adds various from the Slate Islands - 1000 Islands Challenge
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27-Aug-25
Ian Kavanagh and Jim Kehoe complete a 5 hr Distance Challenge - 41.5 km.
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27-Aug-25
Richard Skelly and Damian Hamill complete a 60 day lap of Ireland's coastline.
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19-Aug-25
Sebastian Szubski completes a lap of GB - 37 days - a new record
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19-Aug-25
Neal Ricketts adds Drake's Island and Sango - 1000 Islands Challenge
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19-Aug-25
Simon Augustin completes another 100K Day - 102.06 km
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16-Aug-25
Neal Ricketts adds various from Loch Leven and Seil - 1000 Islands Challenge
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16-Aug-25
Andy McManus adds laps of the Shiant Islands and Scalpay (Lewis) - 1000 Islands Challenge
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16-Aug-25
Russell Henderson adds Isle of May, Inchkeith and Insh - 1000 Islands Challenge
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16-Aug-25
Simon Margot completes the Mersea Around Island race - 01:55:16
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16-Aug-25
David Tyldesley informs us of possibly the first circumnav (2 days) of Anglesey, back in 1967!
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10-Aug-25
Simon Augustin completes a 100K Day - 110.02 km
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10-Aug-25
John Niven adds Bell Rock Lighthouse - Lighthouse Challenge
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10-Aug-25
John Niven adds various from Donegal - 1000 Islands Challenge
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10-Aug-25
Neal Ricketts (finally) adds Battisburgh Island to the 1000 Islands Challenge
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09-Aug-25
Sue Smith adds Inchtavannach and Inchconnachan from Loch Lomond - 1000 Islands Challenge
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09-Aug-25
Michael O'Farrell adds laps of Clare Island and Inishturk - 1000 Islands Challenge
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09-Aug-25
Andy McManus adds various islands from othe Outer Hebrides - 1000 Islands Challenge
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09-Aug-25
Marcus Francis and John Gray complete a 5 day lap of Jura
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05-Aug-25
Oliver Millington adds laps of Eilean a Bhealaidh,Kilmaronag Islands and Rubha Dearg - 1000 Islands Challenge
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05-Aug-25
Julian Haines adds South Bishop Lighthouse - Lighthouse Challenge
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05-Aug-25
Neal Ricketts adds various from Veryan Bay - 1000 Islands Challenge
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27-Jul-25
Ian Kavanagh adds 2x 3hr Distance Challenge legs on the River Barrow - 18.97 and 5.77 km
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27-Jul-25
Sue Smith adds Little Cumbrae lighthouse to the challenge - Lighthouse Challenge
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27-Jul-25
Sue Smith adds various from Loch Lomond to the 1000 Islands Challenge
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