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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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22-Jul-21
John Willacy completes a CW lap of Holy Island - 03:18
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22-Jul-21
Elizabeth Cannon adds a further lap of Mersea Island - 1000 Islands
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22-Jul-21
Richard Griffiths Hughes laps Holy Island - 03:53
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22-Jul-21
Orlando Navarro joins the Distance Challenge - 1hr - 7.96km
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22-Jul-21
Steven Whipp improves his 1hr Distance Challenge - 10.94km
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22-Jul-21
Roy Beal completes John o'Groats to Land's End - 56 days
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20-Jul-21
Scott Bekker joins the 1000 Islands Challenge from Pennsylvania, our first U.S. 1000 islander
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20-Jul-21
Nigel Warren adds a lap of the Isle of Wight - 1000 Islands Challenge
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20-Jul-21
Jenny Wong and Bryan Dickinson lap Bardsey Island, Ynys Fawr and Ynys Bâch - 1000 Islands Challenge
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20-Jul-21
Orlando Navarro adds Isla Caucahué from Chile - 1000 Islands Challenge
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20-Jul-21
Neal Ricketts adds various from Watergate Bay - 1000 Islands Challenge
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18-Jul-21
Elliot Goddard completes a circumnav of Anglesey - 12:46:53
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16-Jul-21
Pascale Eichenmuller adds a run of the Menai Challenge - 61:13
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16-Jul-21
John Willacy laps Holy Island - 03:03
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13-Jul-21
Neal Ricketts adds Saddle Rock and Mill Stones - 1000 Islands Challenge
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13-Jul-21
Kathy Webb and Dave Cutts add Canna and Eigg - 1000 Islands Challenge
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13-Jul-21
Jenny Wong and Bryan Dickinson complete a lap of Holy Island
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13-Jul-21
Nigel Warren adds 16x laps of Drake's Island - 1000 Islands Challenge
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13-Jul-21
Steven Whipp improves his 5 hr Distance Challenge - 43.6 km on the Norfolk Broads
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09-Jul-21
Elizabeth Cannon adds Horsey Island to the 1000 Islands
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09-Jul-21
Orlando Navarro adds Isla Quenu and Isla Chidguapi to the 1000 Islands
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09-Jul-21
Legacy Trip added - Neil Davies completes the Wales Coastline by SOT - 2019
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03-Jul-21
Graham Bell completes a circumnav of the Isle of Bute - 06:59
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03-Jul-21
Michael O'Farrell adds Duck Island and Inishbarra to the 1000 Islands Challenge
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03-Jul-21
Tavi Murray adds Worm's Head to the 1000 Islands Challenge
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29-Jun-21
Catriona Woods adds various silands from Lough Erne - 1000 Islands Challenge
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27-Jun-21
Orlando Navarro adds Isla Tautil and Isla Chauliin to the 1000 Islands
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27-Jun-21
Kristiaan D’Août joins the Distance Challenge with a 57 km - 5hr run
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27-Jun-21
Stuart Marshall paddles the Scottish Coastline - 45 days
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25-Jun-21
Clare Sharp adds a sub-28:00 time to the Llyn P TT
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23-Jun-21
Ed Loffill circumnavs the Isle of Skye - 5 days (~99 hrs)
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23-Jun-21
Neal Ricketts adds Godrevy Island plus various - 1000 Islands Challenge
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23-Jun-21
Jenny Wong and Bryan Dickinson lap The Skerries for the 1000 Islands Challenge
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23-Jun-21
Orlando Navarro adds the Chilean islands Isla Maillen and Isla Capera to the 1000 Islands Challenge
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23-Jun-21
Simon Augustin adds a 1 hr run to the Distance Challenge
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23-Jun-21
Frank Harradence adds Scolt Head Island to the 1000 Islands Challenge
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23-Jun-21
John Willacy circumnavs the Isle of Skye 54:22 (3 days)
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16-Jun-21
Orlando Navarro joins the 1000 Islands with Isla Tenglo, Puerto Montt, Chile
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15-Jun-21
Catriona Woods adds various islands from Lough Erne
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15-Jun-21
Tavi Murray laps Caldey, St Margaret's and St Catherine's Islands
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13-Jun-21
John Willacy adds a 3hr run of Loch Ness to the Distance Challenge
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12-Jun-21
Elizabeth Cannon joins the 1000 Islands with Mersea Island
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12-Jun-21
Glyn Brackenbury completes his Wales Circ in 12 days
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12-Jun-21
Michael O'Farrell adds Great Island + 3
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12-Jun-21
Catriona Woods adds Rathline Island + The Copelands - 1000 Islands Challenge
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12-Jun-21
Tavi Murray add James Pigdon add various Pembrokeshire bits 'n' pieces to the 1000 Islands Challenge
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12-Jun-21
Neal Ricketts adds a dozen to the 1000 Islands Challenge
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31-May-21
Catriona Woods adds 50+ islands
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31-May-21
Tavi Murray and James Pigdon add Ynys Meicel and Onnen
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31-May-21
Michael O'Farrell adds Dalkey Island
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28-May-21
Michal Madera laps the IOW twice in 24 hours.
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27-May-21
Neal Ricketts laps Beggar's Island
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26-May-21
Tavi Murray bags 160 pts with various Hebridean islands
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25-May-21
Detlev Deninger improves his 1hr Distance Challenge
with 24 laps of Stora Rösö
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25-May-21
Detlev Deninger also adds 12 laps of Stora Rösö
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25-May-21
Johan Wagner, Stefan Lidman and Cyrille Ellmark complete the 100k Day Challenge
with 24 laps of Stora Rösö
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24-May-21
New times on the Puffin Loop TT
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24-May-21
Sylvia Knight and Zoe O'Connell add Northey Island and Osea Island
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23-May-21
A legacy 2007 St George's Channel Crossing added - Ben Rudder and TB
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22-May-21
Rich Griffiths Hughes adds 11 laps in the Swellies
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22-May-21
Alexandra Lanes joins the 1000 Islands Challenge with Bridgemarsh Island
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19-May-21
John Willacy adds 100 laps of Ynys Gorad Goch
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18-May-21
Catriona Woods adds a futher 12 islands
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16-May-21
Zoe O'Connell and Sylvia Knight join the 1000 Islands Challenge and add Bridgemarsh Island to the table too
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15-May-21
Will Stevenson completes a further 11 islands in Strangford Lough
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15-May-21
Chris Thorne adds a run to the Swellies SUP Challenge - 42:15
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13-May-21
Caroline Dawson completes the first run of the new Swellies SUP Challenge
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13-May-21
Michael O'Farrel adds Ireland's Eye
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13-May-21
Nigel Warren adds Eastern Black Rocks and Mew Stone
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11-May-21
Natalie Maderova and Michal Madera lap Canvey Island
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10-May-21
Neal Ricketts adds Burgh Island
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08-May-21
Catriona Woods adds further islands from Strangford Lough
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08-May-21
Catriona Woods adds Inishtrahull, Ireland's most northerly island(?)
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07-May-21
Pascale Eichenmuller and John Willacy round Holy Island - 03:50
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06-May-21
Nigel Warren adds Beggar's Island
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04-May-21
Nigel Warren and Neal Ricketts add Tintagel Head
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04-May-21
Clare Sharp repeats Ynys Dulas
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01-May-21
Neil Lutas added to the IOW Circ, team run with Rhys Hunt
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30-Apr-21
James Doherty joins the 1000 Islands Challenge
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30-Apr-21
James Doherty joins the 100k Day table
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30-Apr-21
James Doherty laps the IOW 09:02
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30-Apr-21
Pascale Eichenmuller and John Willacy set a new Team record for Walney Circumnav - 03:09
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27-Apr-21
Will Stevenson adds 3 more islands from Strangford Lough
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27-Apr-21
Rhys Hunt rounds the IOW once again - 07:31
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26-Apr-21
John Willacy improves on the Walney Island circ record - 02:51:56
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24-Apr-21
Kate Duffus Skye circ also top the 1000 Islands table
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24-Apr-21
Kate Duffus circumnavigates Skye - 63:37 - new record!
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22-Apr-21
Ian Cooke completes the 100K Day challenge
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22-Apr-21
Catriona Woods adds 15 islands from Strangford Lough
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21-Apr-21
Glyn Brackenbury completes a Lundy crosing - 02:07
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21-Apr-21
Nigel Warren adds another run to the Eddystone Rocks Challenge
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21-Apr-21
Kate Duffus adds Fladaigh Cuain
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18-Apr-21
Jenny Wong and Bryan Dickinson complete the Anglesey Masters - 3 Mice
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18-Apr-21
Tavi Murray and James Pigdon add komer and Midland Isle
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17-Apr-21
Eurion Brown adds Ramsey and others too the 1000 Islands
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15-Apr-21
Mike Martin adds Rum to the 1000 Islands
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15-Apr-21
Michael O'Farrell joins the 1000 Islands with Rockabill, Lambay, Shenick, Colt and St Patrick's islands
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14-Apr-21
Pat Rodgers breaks the 300 pts barrier
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14-Apr-21
Kate Bent joins the 1000 Islands, with Caldey and St Margaret's
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14-Apr-21
Clare Sharp laps Llanddwyn Island.
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13-Apr-21
Steve Miles, Dave Cutts, Tavi Murray, Eurion Brown, Jenny Wong, Pat Rodgers, William Stevenson, Rich Griffiths Hughes, James Pigdon, Bryan Dickinson and Nigel Warren add various islands!
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Recent Records

20-Jun-21
Skye Circumnav
John Willacy
54:22:10
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06-Jun-21
Wales Circumnav
Glyn Brackenbury
12 days
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30-Apr-21
Walney Island Circumnav - Team
Pascale Eichenmuller, John Willacy
03:08:54
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26-Apr-21
Walney Island Circumnav
John Willacy
02:51:56
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23-Apr-21
Isle of Skye Circumnav
Kate Duffus
63:37:00
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18-Oct-20
Isle of Wight Circumnav - Team
Simon Alderdice, Joe Langham
07:25:41
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23-Sep-20
Walney Island Circumnav
John Willacy
02:53:09
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21-Sep-20
Isle of Wight Circumnav - Team
Giles Hudson, Matt Parton
08:22:52
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20-Sep-20
Walney Island Circumnav
Ian Cooke
03:05:13
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13-Sep-20
Portsea Island Circumnav - Team
David Copp, Giles Hudson
02:31:56
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03-Sep-20
North Channel Crossing
David Horkan
03:10:58
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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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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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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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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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