Circumnavigation:
Isle of Anglesey

Route Distance: ~65 nm / 120.4 km
Prevailing direction: CW
Record: 2024 - 09:18:27
Solo: 36
Team: 14

Records

Billy Butler
K1M_Ski09:18:272024
John Willacy
K1M09:24:122014
John Willacy
K1M09:54:482011
John Willacy
K1M10:24:542009
John Willacy
K1M10:45:402006
John Willacy
K1M11:30:002005
Jim Krawiecki
Peter Roscoe
K213:30:002004
Barry Shaw
K1M13:36:002003
Justine Curgenven
Fiona Whitehead
Team14:30:002002
George Bazeley
John Chamberlin
Ian Tatam
Team18:00:001973
Alan Hughes
Don Roscoe
Ken Rudram
Team?1971
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The circumnavigation of Anglesey is a significant challenge that rewards paddlers with detailed planning and a plenty of determination. It is viewed as a classic UK trip: paddling a lap is quite an achievement, a single-day one especially so.

The wide variety of start locations, combined with the different tidal phases, gives many different options and opinions of when and where to go from. Good planning is required for a fast lap, but for a more relaxed outlook then 3-4 days is the norm - weather allowing! With impressive scenery, exposed coastline, tide races, wildlife, open crossings, the fast-flowing Menai Strait and of course the tides. This is the ultimate one-day circumnavigation, a sea kayaking challenge that should be on everyone's list.


And if you paddle a single-day lap of Anglesey you earn yourself a rather exclusive PSK mug!

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Circumnavigation: Isle of Anglesey

Solo

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Posn.K1WCatPaddlerElapsedDateBoatTideDirNoteVerifiedLink1
1K1M_SkiBilly Butler09:18:2717-Sep-24Epic V8
9.3CWYes
2K1MJohn Willacy09:24:1211-Sep-14Rockpool Taran 18
9.9CWYes
3K1MJohn Willacy09:54:4818-Apr-11Rockpool Taran 18
9.9CWYes
4K1MJohn Willacy10:04:1714-Aug-22Rockpool Taran 18
9.5CWYes
5(1)K1WJustine Curgenven10:08:4722-Jul-13Valley Rapier 18
9.7CWYesBlog
6K1MJohn Willacy10:12:1531-Mar-21Rockpool Taran 18
10.0CWYes
7K1MJohn Willacy10:24:5422-Aug-09Rockpool Taran(P'type)
9.8CWYes
8K1MJohn Willacy10:28:2616-Aug-23Rockpool Taran 18
8.7CWYes
9K1MJohn Willacy10:28:3814-Oct-12Rockpool Taran 18
9.3CWYes
10K1MJohn Willacy10:45:4010-Sep-06Nelo Inuk
CWYesArticle
11K1MJohn Willacy11:10:5528-Mar-22Rockpool Taran 18
8.0CWYes
12K1MJohn Willacy11:12:4117-Oct-20Rockpool Taran 18
10.0CCWYes
13K1MDan McGonigle11:20:1820-Sep-16Rockpool Taran 16
9.6CWYes
14K1MJohn Willacy11:30:0020-Sep-05Nelo Inuk
10.4CWYesArticle
15K1MJohn Willacy11:44:3325-Oct-23Rockpool Taran 18
8.2CCWYes
16K1MGiles Hudson12:08:5011-Aug-22Rockpool Taran 18
9.0CWYes
17(2)K1WEila Wilkinson12:18:4118-Sep-16SKUK Pulse
9.8CWYes
18K1MJohn Willacy12:19:3817-Aug-20Rockpool Taran 16
8.4CCWYesArticle
19K1MSteve Miles12:23:0011-Sep-14Rockpool Taran 16
9.9CW--
20(3)K1WEila Wilkinson12:24:0009-Sep-10SKUK Pilgrim Expedition
9.9CW--
21K1MNick Arding12:30:3017-Jul-14Rockpool Taran 18
9.0CW--
22K1MJohn Willacy12:39:3707-Apr-23Rockpool Taran 18
9.3CWYes
23K1MElliot Goddard12:46:5316-Jul-21Rockpool Taran 16
8.3CWYes
24(4)K1WKate Duffus13:08:0015-Apr-10P+H Cetus LV
9.0CW--Blog
25K1MMirco Goldhausen13:13:3518-Sep-24SKUK Greenlander Pro
9.7CCWYes
26K1MJames Stevenson13:25:0002-Jun-11SKUK Explorer
8.7CW--Link1
27K1MBarry Shaw13:36:0012-Aug-03SKUK Explorer
CW--Report
28K1M Guy Slater13:58:0004-Jun-12Rockpool Taran 18
9.4CW--Blog
29K1MBryan Dickinson14:32:0006-Jun-16Rockpool Alaw Bach
9.6CWYes
30(5)K1WEila Wilkinson14:40:0016-Sep-08SKUK Explorer LV
CW--
31K1MAxel Schoevers15:10:0028-Sep-14SKUK Explorer
9.0CWYesBlog
32K1MGuy Slater16:09:0006-May-12Valley Nordkapp RM
9.7CW--Blog
33K1MMike Conroy18:53:2102-May-22Tiderace Pace 17 Tour
9.1CWYes
34K1MTim Haines40:50:1803-Sep-2310.3CWSupportedYes
35K1MDan Sandham66:56:0326-Aug-22Rockpool Taran 18
8.9CCW4 daysYes
36K1MPaul Griffiths3yrs 355 days18-Aug-12/CW--Blog

36 solo paddlers

Teams

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Posn.CatPaddlerElapsedDateBoatTideDirNoteVerifiedLink1
1TeamNick Cunliffe
Giles Hudson		11:13:2501-Sep-23Rockpool Taran 18
Rockpool Taran 18
9.8CWYes
2TeamNick Arding
Petr Major
Norbert Ziober		12:57:3703-Aug-19Rockpool Taran 18
SKUK Quantum

9.7CWYes
3TeamElan Winter
Stuart Yendle		13:05:3509-Sep-13P+H Cetus

9.2CW--Blog
4TeamDan McGonigle
Jonny Eldridge		13:14:0023-Jun-16Rockpool Taran 16

8.8CW--
5K2Jim Krawiecki /
Peter Roscoe		13:30:00?-May-04

CW--Link1
6TeamJustine Curgenven
Fiona Whitehead		14:30:00?-Mar-02SKUK Romany

CW--
7TeamMatt Hawkins
Mark_'Baggy' Richards		16:30:0008-Sep-14P+H Cetus MV

9.4CW--
8TeamEdward Doherty
James Doherty		17:09:2020-Sep-21Cape_Falcon F1
Cape_Falcon F1
9.1CWYes
9TeamGeorge Bazeley
John Chamberlin
Ian Tatam		18:00:0017/18-Aug-73Slalom_K1 Swift
Slalom_K1 Swift

/CW--
10Team_MxBryan Dickinson
Jenny Wong		35:00:0024-Jun-18Rockpool Alaw Bach

8.3CCW--
11Team_C2Colin Skeath
Katrina Skeath		~39:00:0006-Jun-15Old_Town Penobscot

8.9CW--
12TeamMike Chandler
John Willacy		2 days30-Jul-04P+H Quest
P+H Quest
8.8CWYes
13Team_MxSarah Horton
Geth Roberts		3yrs 187 days02-Dec-19SKUK Romany

/CW--
14TeamAlan Hughes
Don Roscoe
Ken Rudram		?71/72?


CW--

14 Teams -- 31 Paddlers

Notes

George Bazeley / John Chamberlin / Ian Tatam (17/18-Aug-73)
From John Chamberlain: "This was the first non-stop kayak circumnavigation of Anglesey. (NB A year or two previously, Alan Hughes, Don Roscoe and Ken Rudram had circumnavigated the island, but had taken a 2-hour beach break on the way round.)"
Edward Doherty / James Doherty (20-Sep-21)
Father and son team, James and Edward completed this lap of Anglesey in SOF kayaks they built themselves.
Paul Griffiths (18-Aug-12)
Paul set out to complete the Anglesey Circumnav as an ongoing project in stages, as and when he could.
Tim Haines (03-Sep-23)
Supported.
From Tim: "I managed to get out this weekend to do a very slow circumnavigation of Anglesey, starting from Bull bay on Friday evening and finishing up at mid-day on the Sunday. It was mostly solo, but I was joined by a friend for the 'tricky bit', from Porth Dafarch back round to Bull Bay on the Sunday morning (Actually, this was fine, as we passed Penrhyn Mawr shortly after slack water, and Carmel head was very smooth, despite the flow)."
3 days
Alan Hughes / Don Roscoe / Ken Rudram (71/72?)
Thought to be the first kayak circumnavigation of Anglesey.
Dan Sandham (26-Aug-22)
4 days.
From Dan: "Anglesey was over four days - will have to have a non stop go at it some point hopefully."
Guy Slater (06-May-12)
This was Guy's second attempt at the Anglesey Circumnavigation, his first attempt took 48 hours with two overnight camps. Quote: "...some more careful planning was clearly needed!"
Guy Slater (04-Jun-12)
Armed with a new plan and a new boat, Guy returned to knock a further 2 hours off his PB.
John Willacy (10-Sep-06)
Supported attempt.

Summary:

Circumnavigation: Isle of Anglesey

Solo paddlers: 36
Team paddlers: 31
Teams: 14

Recorded Start Points:
    • ?? (4)
    • Bangor Pier (1)
    • Beaumaris (1)
    • Bull Bay (1)
    • Cable Bay (3)
    • Caernarfon (4)
    • Cemlyn Bay (3)
    • Llanddwyn (6)
    • Menai Bridge (2)
    • Newborough (3)
    • Penmon (2)
    • Plas Menai (1)
    • Porth Dafarch (3)
    • Porth Nobla (1)
    • Porth Trecastell (1)
    • Puffin Sound (1)
    • Rhoscolyn (11)
    • Soldier's Point (1)
    • Trwyn y Penrhyn (1)

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