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PSK Distance Challenge +
A multi-location, distance paddling challenge which aims to test knowledge and planning, along with the physicality of paddling.*New 100k Day Challenge - Starts 1st Jan 2021 - click yellow button below.*
Paddle anywhere, any time - you choose where, when and how.There are 3 timed legs, enter any or all.
Paddle as far as you can inside the time - 1 hr, 3hrs and 5 hrs.
Send in your GPS track file, we find the best distance for you from your GPS and add it to the table(s).
Use facebook 'Performance Sea Kayak' or email.
Take as many goes as you want
From 2021, there's the new super-bonus '100K Day' - if you are still looking for a real challenge.
** The PSK Distance Challenge + is an unsupervised standing challenge. Please read Info / Safety **
Please send in the GPS track file in .gpx format (or .fit or .tcx).
The GPS file please - No links or screengrabs!No GPS file, No Results - Sorry.
PSK Distance Challenge +
Combined Table
| Cat | Name | Club | # | 1 Hour | 3 Hours | 5 Hours | 100k | Total Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K1M | Volker Gärtner | Heidelberg W.H.W. | 4 | 14.0 km (1x) (River) | 37.7 km (2x) (River) | 65.2 km (1x) (River) | -- | 116.90 km (63.1 nm) |
| 2 | K1M | John Willacy | Rockpool Kayaks | 10 | 18.8 km (5x) (Estuary) | 44.6 km (2x) (Sea) | 52.6 km (3x) (Sea) | -- | 115.96 km (62.6 nm) |
| 3 | K1M | Simon Augustin | 9 | 12.7 km (7x) (Sea) | 38.3 km (1x) (River) | 59.9 km (1x) (Estuary) | -- | 110.96 km (59.9 nm) | |
| 4 | Team_Mx | Pascale Eichenmuller John Willacy | Team Fatboy | 3 | 16.1 km (1x) (River) | 40.9 km (1x) (Sea) | 49.1 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | 106.03 km (57.3 nm) |
| 5 | K1 | 100k Test Paddler | Paddle-Far C.C. | 1 | -- | -- | -- | 103.5 km (1x) (Sea) | 103.46 km (55.9 nm) |
| 6 | K1M | David Horkan | 3 | 12.9 km (1x) (Estuary) | 34.5 km (1x) (Sea) | 53.1 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | 100.51 km (54.3 nm) | |
| 7 | K1M | Eurion Brown | 4 | 15.0 km (2x) (Sea) | 29.7 km (1x) (Sea) | 47.4 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | 92.05 km (49.7 nm) | |
| 8 | K1M | Ian Cooke | 6 | 13.5 km (4x) (River) | 35.8 km (1x) (Estuary) | 42.0 km (1x) (Canal) | -- | 91.31 km (49.3 nm) | |
| 9 | K1M | Richard Griffiths Hughes | Mon Active | 5 | 8.4 km (3x) (Lake) | 24.6 km (1x) (Sea) | 53.7 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | 86.70 km (46.8 nm) |
| 10 | K1M | Dave Cutts | Môr A Mynydd Adv. | 4 | 10.6 km (2x) (Sea) | 23.7 km (1x) (Lake) | 49.8 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | 84.03 km (45.4 nm) |
| 11 | K1M | Steven Whipp | Bishops Stortford C.C. | 6 | 9.7 km (3x) (Lake) | 29.1 km (2x) (Estuary) | 41.6 km (1x) (Lake) | -- | 80.39 km (43.4 nm) |
| 12 | K1M | Nigel Warren | 5 | 12.1 km (3x) (Estuary) | 25.7 km (1x) (Estuary) | 41.9 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | 79.68 km (43.0 nm) | |
| 13 | K1M | James Doherty | 4 | 9.5 km (2x) (River) | 22.9 km (1x) (River) | 45.2 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | 77.60 km (41.9 nm) | |
| 14 | K1M | Frank Harradence | Broadland PaddleSport Club | 6 | 9.0 km (4x) (Estuary) | 22.2 km (1x) (River) | 38.7 km (1x) (River) | -- | 69.82 km (37.7 nm) |
| 15 | K1M | Brian Turnbull | 3 | 18.2 km (2x) (River) | 47.7 km (1x) (River) | -- | -- | 65.88 km (35.6 nm) | |
| 16 | K1M | Steve Miles | 3 | 9.6 km (2x) (Sea) | -- | 48.4 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | 58.02 km (31.3 nm) | |
| 17 | K1M | Elliot Goddard Aaron White | Rockpool Rookies | 1 | -- | -- | 53.5 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | 53.54 km (28.9 nm) |
| 18 | K1M_Ski | Alan Cole | 4 | 13.1 km (2x) (Estuary) | 30.1 km (2x) (Estuary) | -- | -- | 43.19 km (23.3 nm) | |
| 19 | K1M | Russell Wingfield | Dyffryn Conwy Paddlers | 1 | -- | -- | 43.0 km (1x) (Canal) | -- | 43.03 km (23.2 nm) |
| 20 | K1W | Catriona Woods | 6 | 11.6 km (5x) (Estuary) | 31.1 km (1x) (Estuary) | -- | -- | 42.64 km (23.0 nm) | |
| 21 | K1W | Pascale Eichenmuller | Performance Sea Kayak | 4 | 13.1 km (3x) (Sea) | 26.7 km (1x) (Canal) | -- | -- | 39.77 km (21.5 nm) |
| 22 | K1M | Neal Ricketts | 4 | 9.5 km (2x) (Estuary) | 28.6 km (2x) (River) | -- | -- | 38.09 km (20.6 nm) | |
| 23 | SUP_M | Chris Thorne | Snowdonia Watersports | 2 | -- | 31.7 km (2x) (Sea) | -- | -- | 31.68 km (17.1 nm) |
| 24 | K1M | Dimitri Vandepoele | North Sea Kayak | 1 | -- | 30.1 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | -- | 30.11 km (16.3 nm) |
| 25 | Team_Mx | Dave Cutts Kathy Webb | Team Gen X | 3 | 8.2 km (2x) (Sea) | 20.1 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | -- | 28.32 km (15.3 nm) |
| 26 | K1M | Detlev Deninger | 2 | 7.0 km (1x) (Sea) | 20.3 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | -- | 27.20 km (14.7 nm) | |
| 27 | Team | Anita Suter Sarah Zurbrügg-Greenaway | seakayakcenter.ch | 1 | -- | 27.0 km (1x) (Lake) | -- | -- | 26.99 km (14.6 nm) |
| 28 | K1M | James Pigdon | 2 | 14.7 km (2x) (Sea) | -- | -- | -- | 14.68 km (7.9 nm) | |
| 29 | K1M | Michal Madera | Tower Hamlets C.C. | 4 | 14.4 km (4x) (Estuary) | -- | -- | -- | 14.37 km (7.8 nm) |
| 30 | K1M | Jeff Parker | Trentham C.C. | 3 | 14.3 km (3x) (River) | -- | -- | -- | 14.26 km (7.7 nm) |
| 30 | K1M_Ski | Ralph Baker | 1 | 14.3 km (1x) (Estuary) | -- | -- | -- | 14.25 km (7.7 nm) | |
| 32 | K1M | Neil Turnbull | 1 | 14.2 km (1x) (River) | -- | -- | -- | 14.18 km (7.7 nm) | |
| 33 | K1M | Ollie Jay | 1 | 13.9 km (1x) (River) | -- | -- | -- | 13.90 km (7.5 nm) | |
| 34 | K2_Ski | Team Simon | 1 | 13.5 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | -- | -- | 13.52 km (7.3 nm) | |
| 35 | K1W | Natalie Maderova | Tower Hamlets C.C. | 1 | 12.1 km (1x) (Estuary) | -- | -- | -- | 12.08 km (6.5 nm) |
| 36 | K1M | Joe Leach | 1 | 11.7 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | -- | -- | 11.65 km (6.3 nm) | |
| 37 | Team_SUP | Sian Sykes Aled Williams | Psyched Paddleboarding | 1 | 11.5 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | -- | -- | 11.48 km (6.2 nm) |
| 38 | K1W_Ski | Anita Suter | seakayakcenter.ch | 1 | 10.7 km (1x) (Lake) | -- | -- | -- | 10.65 km (5.8 nm) |
| 39 | K1M | James Wingfield | Dyffryn Conwy Paddlers | 3 | 10.4 km (3x) (Estuary) | -- | -- | -- | 10.38 km (5.6 nm) |
| 40 | K1M | Paul Williams | 1 | 9.5 km (1x) (Lake) | -- | -- | -- | 9.52 km (5.1 nm) | |
| 40 | K1M | Chris Buckton | 1 | 9.5 km (1x) (Estuary) | -- | -- | -- | 9.48 km (5.1 nm) | |
| 42 | K1M | Jim Wallis | 2 | 9.4 km (2x) (Lake) | -- | -- | -- | 9.39 km (5.1 nm) | |
| 43 | K1M | Peter Eichenmuller | W.S.C. Heidelberg | 2 | 9.0 km (2x) (Lake) | -- | -- | -- | 9.03 km (4.9 nm) |
| 43 | K1M | William Stevenson | 1 | 9.0 km (1x) (Sea Loch) | -- | -- | -- | 8.96 km (4.8 nm) | |
| 45 | K1W | Penny Wingfield | Dyffryn Conwy Paddlers | 1 | 8.6 km (1x) (Estuary) | -- | -- | -- | 8.59 km (4.6 nm) |
| 45 | SUP_M | Richard G-Hughes_SUP | Môn Active | 1 | 8.6 km (1x) (Sea) | -- | -- | -- | 8.56 km (4.6 nm) |
| 47 | Team_Mx | Jane Parker Jeff Parker | Trentham C.C. | 1 | 8.2 km (1x) (Lake) | -- | -- | -- | 8.16 km (4.4 nm) |
| 48 | K1W | Jane Parker | Trentham C.C. | 1 | 6.1 km (1x) (Estuary) | -- | -- | -- | 6.11 km (3.3 nm) |
PSK Distance Challenge +
54 paddlers total
42 solo paddlers
12 team paddlers in 6 teams
136 runs in total
Total distance = 2833.03 km
Files Searched: 1
PSK Distance Challenge + Info
- Open to solo paddlers, teams and K2/Doubles.
- Distance to be recorded by GPS.
- Distances displayed on individual leg tables (1, 3, 5 hrs and 100k Day)
- The Combined Table displays the best distance from each of the 4 component legs.
- Repeated attempts on same stretch of water are allowed.
- Don't worry if you forget to stop your GPS. Just send it in, we'll find the best distance for you.
- Enter as often as you like.
- Send in your paddle via Facebook - Performance Sea Kayak
- 100k Day Challenge - see the 100k Day page for details.
- Any craft paddled should be specifically designed to be suitable for the chosen venue and conditions and should be in a seaworthy and safe condition.
- Any suitable craft can now be used on any run.
- No sails, motors etc. - human paddle power only.
- Wash-hanging only from other members within the paddling team.
- No assistance from outside the paddling team.
- No paddles from organised 3rd party events/commercial coaching or guiding.
- The paddler(s) must undertake an assessment of risk, for their chosen route, venue and conditions.
- The management of any risk is entirely the responsibility of the paddler(s).
- Ensure you/your group is capable of handling any conditions or hazards possible on your chosen route.
- Paddlers must wear a PFD (Personal Flotation Device) at all times whilst on the water.
- Helmets and Leashes should be worn where appropriate (helmets on moving water - leashes on Skis, SUP's etc on open water).
- All craft must be rendered unsinkable, either by manufacturer design (bulkheads etc.) or via extra buoyancy devices (fitted airbags etc.)
- Safety equipment such as VHF radio, PLB, flares, mobile phone, map, compass, shelter etc. should be carried as deemed appropriate.
- Leave details of your route and time of return with a shore party and inform HM Coastguard as appropriate.
- If you choose to paddle solo be aware of the significant extra risks involved.
- If you have any doubts - THEN DO NOT GO!