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Paul Wycherley | K1M_Ski | 02:28:00 | 2011 |
Ian Wynne | K1M_Ski | 02:59:06 | 2007 |
Ian Tordoff | K1M | 03:21:00 | 2005 |
Victor Copeland Nigel Tuffley Anthony Fielding | Team | ~06:51:00 | 1990 |
Drew Samuel | K1M | ? | 1976 |
The media often informs us of people who cross the Dover Strait by all sorts of means, from swimming to an eclectic variety of craft. Whilst this is not the longest of crossings, the crossing by kayak should not be underestimated. Ignoring the matter of 20 miles of open water, the combination of the busiest of shipping lanes, impressive bureaucracy and not least of all the cost for the de facto requirement of an escort boat, can make this a challenging undertaking. An obvious goal for many a UK paddler looking to make a crossing.
As far as we know all crossings shown here were escorted.
Posn. | K1W | Cat | Paddler | Elapsed | Date | Start | Finish | Boat | Verified | Note | Link1 | 1 | K1M_Ski | Paul Wycherley | 02:28:00 | 02-Oct-11 | ? | Cape Gris Nez | Epic V12 | -- | Link1 | 2 | K1M_Ski | Ian Wynne | 02:59:06 | 05-Oct-07 | Shakespeare Beach | Cape Gris Nez | Fenn Mako 6 | -- | Link1 | 3 | K1M | Ian Tordoff | 03:21:00 | 18-May-05 | Folkestone | Wisnant | Valley Rapier 20 | -- | Link1 | 4 | K1M | Drew Samuel | ? | 1976 | -- |
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Posn. | Cat | Paddler | Elapsed | Date | Start | Finish | Boat | Verified | Note | Link1 |
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1 | K2 Ski | Dylan Barber-May / Maia Wallace-Loizou | 04:15:00 | 19-Feb-13 | Folkestone | ? | -- | News | ||
2 | Team | Rob Bates Richard Harpham Dave McCarthy Aisling Ni Chuinn Geoff Tilford | 05:11:00 | 18-Apr-09 | Dover Harbour | Cape Gris Nez | -- | Blog | ||
3 | Team | Charlie Brett Stuart Littler Jon Turner | 06:10:00 | 01-Sep-12 | Dover Harbour | Cape Gris Nez | Venture_Kayaks ? ? | -- | Blog | |
4 | Team | Victor Copeland Nigel Tuffley Anthony Fielding | ~06:51:00 | 20-Jun-1990 | Boulogne-sur-Mer | Dover | Annas Acuta Vyneck Sea King | -- | ||
5 | Team | Olly Sanders _ Welsh Guards group | ~07:00:00 | 2008 | Dover Harbour | Cape Gris Nez | P+H Capella | -- | Blog | |
6 | K2 | John Anderson / Drew Samuel | ? | 1980 | ? | ? | Double | -- |