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Escort Boats


'Escort: person or persons accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy.'


The use of Escort Boats within attempts has been highlighted where applicable. It is not possible to directly compare a record that was undertaken solo, or within a self contained team, with one that was accompanied by an escort boat - especially where open crossings are concerned.

An escort may provide a significant advantage through providing assistance in areas of navigation, pacing, supplies, safety and, not least of all, morale. The higher level of risk that an un-escorted trip involves must be taken into account during the planning stages.

For the purpose of the PSK site an Un-Escorted trip is one where there are no pre-arranged measures are put in place for on the water safety cover or assistance - that is no boat on the water either travelling alongside or shadowing/awaiting at a distance. Any such arrangement is classed as an Escorted paddle.

Note: For some events, such as the English Channel - Straits of Dover crossings, escort boats are to all intents and purposes mandatory.


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13-Jan-20
Brian Turnbull improves on his PSK Distance Challenge - 18.15 km for 1 hr.
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29-Dec-19
Catriona Woods also adds a second run to the PSK Distance Challenge - 10.40 km for 1 hr.
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21-Dec-19
Jane Parker also adds her name to the PSK Distance Challenge - 6.11 km for 1 hr.
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15-Dec-19
Llyn Paddarn TT - Race 4 results up
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07-Dec-19
Sarah Horton completes a circumnav of Anglesey, assisted by Geth Roberts - 3yr 187 days
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07-Dec-19
Catriona Woods also adds her name to the PSK Distance Challenge - 10.82 km for 1 hr.
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06-Dec-19
Brian Turnbull adds his name to the PSK Distance Challenge - 16.84 km for 1 hr.
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05-Nov-19
Paul Williams adds a time to the Llyn Padarn TT - 29:54
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05-Nov-19
Correction to the Ireland Circumnav for Jeff Allen/Harry Whelan - should show 25 days
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29-Oct-19
Details of Jörgen Kard's Gotland Circumnav added
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29-Oct-19
Results for Llyn Padarn TT Race 2 added
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29-Oct-19
Details of Pat Rodgers Ireland Circumnav (1997) corrected
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28-Oct-19
A 1981 crossing from Alderney to Swanage added - Bouteloup, Bouteloup, Hurley, Hickey and Mansell
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26-Sep-19
Steve Miles joins the PSK Distance Challenge
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22-Sep-19
Dave Cutts + Kathy Webb complete a Distance Challenge in Sardinia
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19-Sep-19
Steve Miles completes the Menai Ultimate
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18-Sep-19
Llyn Padarn TT times up
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18-Sep-19
John Willacy completes a circumnav of the Isle of Man
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17-Sep-19
Steve Miles adds a new PB to the Beacon TT
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17-Sep-19
Rich Griffiths Hughes completes the Anglesey Masters
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17-Sep-19
Michael O'Farrell completes a circumnav of Achill Island
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05-Sep-19
Llyn Padarn TT - Dates for new season up
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02-Sep-19
Andrew Corner and Lyndsay McPhee complete the Lower Bann Trail
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29-Aug-19
Ed Loffill completes a solo circumnav of Mull, Iona and Treshnish
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26-Aug-19
Pascale Eichenmuller + John Willacy circumnav Holy Island - 03:29
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25-Aug-19
Bryan Dickinson and Jenny Wong complete the Bardsey Island TT in 48:21
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25-Aug-19
Clare Sharp improves her Llyn Padarn TT Open Time - 27:28
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24-Aug-19
Dave Cutts + Kathy Webb (Team Gen X) add a new time to the Pen 2 Puffin TT, and the 1hr Distance Challenge
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23-Aug-19
Jim Wallis also adds his first entries to the PSK Distance Challenge - 1hr
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23-Aug-19
Tom Thorpe completes his circumnav of Ireland - 26 days
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20-Aug-19
Pascale Eichenmuller adds her first entry to the PSK Distance Challenge - 1hr
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20-Aug-19
Lizzie Garnett and Mark Rainsley paddle John O'Groats to Muckle Flugga
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16-Aug-19
Philip Plume completes a SUP IOW Circumnav - 14:25 tbc
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14-Aug-19
Peter Eichenmuller adds his first entry to the PSK Distance Challenge, and takes the 'Furthest from Anglesey' prize.
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12-Aug-19
News Summary page added
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12-Aug-19
Tim Wiggins completes an IOW Circumnav - 11:54 tbc
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07-Aug-19
Chris Thorne adds a SUP time to the Llyn Padarn TT - 33:10
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06-Aug-19
Kathy Webb + Lorenzo Cutts add times to the Llyn Padarn TT - 35:37 + 36:07
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05-Aug-19
James Pigdon adds his first entry to the PSK Distance Challenge
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03-Aug-19
Norbert Ziobr, Petr Major and Nick Arding circumnavigate Anglesey - Team Record
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02-Aug-19
John Willacy adds a circumnav of Achill Island - 06:29
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01-Aug-19
David Horkan adds a new circumnav of Achill Island - 06:20 - Record
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29-Jul-19
Pascale Eichenmuller adds a time to the Menai Challenge - Challenge course
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29-Jul-19
Jim Swift completes a circumnav or Ireland by paddleboard - 38 days
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28-Jul-19
Dropseat Adventure complete their circumnav of Ireland - 55 days
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20-Jul-19
Steven Whipp completes the Distance Challenge - 41.6 km
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17-Jul-19
Dimitri Vandepoele completes his first Distance Challenge run - 30.2 km
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15-Jul-19
Andy Murphy completes LEJOG - 91 days
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07-Jul-19
Rich Griffiths Hughes completes the Menai Ultimate
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07-Jul-19
New time added to the PSK Distance Challenge
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06-Jul-19
Pascale Eichenmuller adds a PB to the Parochial Puffin Island Loop
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06-Jul-19
A few more times added to the Puffin Island Loop
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05-Jul-19
Team Gen X add a run to the 3 hr Distance Challenge
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29-Jun-19
Pascale Eichenmuller and John Willacy add a team run to the 3 hr Distance Challenge.
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29-Jun-19
Dave Cutts and Kathy Webb add their first run of the ANglesey Masters Challenge
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25-Jun-19
Details added of a 1993 Scillies Crossing - Chamberlin, Copestake, Nelson and Oldrini
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20-Jun-19
Steve Miles revisits the Menai Challenge with a 52:26 for the Challenge Course
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18-Jun-19
Dave Cutts and Kathy Webb add more times to the Llyn Padarn Open list
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04-Jun-19
Rob Burgess,Ritchie Diaper and David Simpson complete their Ireland Circumnav - 52 days
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27-May-19
Body Pemberton crosses from Falmouth to Brittany
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26-May-19
John Willacy completes a circumnav of Wales - 15 days
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24-May-19
Paul Williams also adds his first time to the Llyn Padarn Open list
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23-May-19
Dave Cutts, Pascale E and Kathy Webb add times to the Llyn Padarn Open list
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18-May-19
Volker Gartner paddles the River Rhein to place himself on the top of the Distance Challenge table.
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07-May-19
Clare Sharp adds her first time to the Llyn P Open List
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06-May-19
Dropseat Adventure added to In-Progress page
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02-May-19
Dave Cutts continues with his monthly Menai Challenge
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01-May-19
Open Run Times now displayed for Llyn P TT course.
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23-Apr-19
Steven Whipp adds a 9km to the 1hr Distance Challenge and 25km to the 3hr
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22-Apr-19
John Willacy adds a time to the Anglesey Masters - Beacon Course
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20-Apr-19
John Willacy adds a time to the Anglesey Masters - Skerries Course
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20-Apr-19
Pascale Eichenmuller adds a PB to the Menai Challenge
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19-Apr-19
Dave Cutts adds his first time to the Anglesey Masters
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18-Apr-19
Frank Harradence is the first to complete all 3 distance's on the Distance Challenge
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11-Apr-19
Frank Harradence adds the first 5hr paddle to take top place on the Distance Challenge board
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08-Apr-19
Pascale Eichenmuller + John Willacy complete the Anglesey Masters (Team)
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08-Apr-19
Dave Cutts adds his April time to the Menai Challenge
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04-Apr-19
Frank Harradence adds the first English entry to the PSK Distance Challenge
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28-Mar-19
Dave Cutts adds two new times to the Menai Challenge - both courses
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26-Mar-19
New entries added to the PSK Distance Challenge
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16-Mar-19
Chris Thorne is the first to add a distance to the PSK Distance Challenge
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12-Mar-19
A new challenge paddle is added - the PSK Distance Challenge
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08-Mar-19
Pascale Eichenmuller adds a MC time.
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06-Mar-19
Llyn Padarn TT February results up
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25-Feb-19
Frank Harradence adds a time to the Scolt Head Island TT: 02:01
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25-Feb-19
Dave Cutts adds another time to the Pen2Puffin TT - 02:04
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19-Feb-19
PSK Archive - Swelly Surf Guide update
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11-Feb-19
Dave Cutts adds yet another time to the Menai Challenge: 63:26
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04-Feb-19
Llyn Padarn TT results pages refurbished
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28-Jan-19
Dave Cutts adds yet another time to the Menai Challenge: 62:02
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27-Jan-19
1992 St Kilda Crossing by Adrian Tyrrell added
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25-Jan-19
Dave Cutts adds another time to the Menai Challenge: 69:02
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21-Jan-19
Steve Miles' completes another Menai Challenge time 69:22 for a 10.0m tide
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21-Jan-19
Steve Miles' Menai Challenge time 65:49 (03/01/19) added
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16-Jan-19
Llyn Padarn TT - PB List and All Run Times back again
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15-Jan-19
Jonny Eldridge adds another PB to the Menai Challenge: 46:17 - Challenge Course
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14-Jan-19
Dave Cutts adds another PB to the Menai Challenge: 64:35
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11-Jan-19
Jonny Eldridge adds his first time of 2019 to the Menai Challenge: 58:56
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10-Jan-19
Swelly Surf Guide: Part 2 added to the PSK Archive
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09-Jan-19
Jenny Wong adds a Menai Challenge time - a PB for Jenny: 69:38
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03-Jan-19
Llyn Padarn TT times updated
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Recent Records

26-Aug-19
Holy Island Circumnav - Team
Pascale Eichenmuller, John Willacy
03:29:57
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03-Aug-19
Anglesey Circumnav - Team
Nick Arding, Petr Major, Norbert Ziobr
12:57:37
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01-Aug-19
Achill Island Circumnav
David Horkan
06:20:29
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19-Oct-18
Isle of Lundy Crossing - Team
Joe Langham, Joe Leach
02:19:02
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30-Aug-17
North Channel Crossing - Team
Jessie Brown, Will Brown
03:54:29
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05-Jul-17
Islay Circumnav
Norbert Ziobr
18:54:02
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04-Jun-17
North Channel Team
Will Brown, Gary McClure
04:25:02
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25-Mar-17
Jura Circumnav
John Willacy
09:55:40
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11-Oct-16
Scarba Circumnav
John Willacy
01:32:05
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24-Aug-16
Isle of Man Circumnav
John Willacy
10:32:58
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18-Jun-16
North Channel - Team
Cathal Bagnall, Catriona Woods
05:30:32
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11-Jun-16
Bute Circumnav - Team
Richard Peevor, Kamala Sen
08:30:00
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29-May-16
Infinity Loop
Norbert Ziobr
18:02;39
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17-Mar-16
Jura Circumnav
Norbert Ziobr
14:52:00
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13-Oct-15
Isle of Arran Circumnav
John Willacy
09:14:54
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02-Oct-15
Achill Island Circumnav
David Horkan
06:41:32
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31-Jul-15
North Sea -- Nieuwpoort - Ramsgate
Dimitri Vandepooele
17:36:00
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03-Jul-15
Ireland Circumnav
Mick O'Meara
23 days
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02-Jul-15
Lundy - Lee Bay
Tavi Murray
04:09:25
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01-May-15
North Minch Crossing
Norbert Ziobr
07:38:00
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18-Apr-15
Little Minch Crossing
Norbert Ziobr
04:39:00
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23-Mar-15
Isle of Wight Circumnavigation
John Willacy
07:19:46
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11-Sep-14
Anglesey Circumnavigation
John Willacy
09:24:04
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09-Sep-14
Achill Island
Tim Healy, David Horkan
06:52:00
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11-Jul-14
I.O.M - England Crossing
John Willacy
04:41:22
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20-Jun-14
St Kilda Crossing
Eurion Brown,, Alex Wainwright
11:36:00
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30-May-14
Lothian Loop
Brian Turnbull
02:01:58
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13-Jun-14
Holy Island, Anglesey
John Willacy
02:55:45
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07-Jun-14
Pladda
Simon Crabtree
00:12:41
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30-Apr-14
Scotland - Isle of Man
John Willacy
03:34:00
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19-Apr-14
Isle of Bute
John Willacy
05:34:00
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24-Nov-14
Hayling Island Circumnavigation
Paul Krysik
02:02:12
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04-Dec-13
Holy Island
David Attenborough
04:18:39
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28-Sep-13
Isle of Arran
Brian Turnbull
10:21:36
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09-Sep-13
Anglesey Circumnav Team
Elan Winter +, Stuart Yendle
13:05:35
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03-Sep-13
Lundy - England
John Willacy
01:59:12
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31-Aug-13
UK Mainland + Ireland
Andy + Jane Morton
143
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22-Jul-13
Isle of Anglesey
Justine Curgenven
10:08:47
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19-Jul-13
Walney Island
Peter Hart +, Keith Longney
03:21:58
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20-Jun-13
Northern Ireland - I.O.M.
Catriona Woods
08:55:0
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09-Jun-13
Isle of Bute
Brian Turnbull
06:16:00
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05-Jun-13
North Channel
Catriona Woods
04:53:00
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20-May-13
Land's End - John O'Groats
Glyn Brackenbury
32 days
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12-Feb-13
Holy Island, Anglesey
Pete Evans,, Steve Miles
05:00:00
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08-Aug-12
Northern Ireland - England
Conor, Murray
21:06:50
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28-Jul-12
Republic of Ireland - Anglesey
B. Fanning,, M. O'Meara
10:22:00
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15-Apr-12
Isle of Man - Northern Ireland
John, Willacy
07:26:00
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