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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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02-Mar-21
Kate Duffus adds 2 more islands to the Islands Challenge
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01-Mar-21
Alan Hunter also completes 3 more islands laps out of North Berwick
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01-Mar-21
Kate Duffus adds 3 more islands to the Islands Challenge
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28-Feb-21
Michal Madera completes the 100k Day Challenge also
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28-Feb-21
Tony Sullivan adds Gigger's Island to the Islands Challenge
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27-Feb-21
Nigel Warren completes the 100k Day Challenge
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24-Feb-21
Bob Perry adds another paddle to the Ergo Challenge
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24-Feb-21
Rich Griffiths Hughes improves on his 2021 1hr Distance Challenge - 8.6 km
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17-Feb-21
Mike Chandler joins the 1000 Islands Challenge with a sneaky lap of Newark Island
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13-Feb-21
Nige Warren adds another paddle to the Ergo Challenge
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12-Feb-21
Nige Warren adds a paddle to the Ergo Challenge
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08-Feb-21
Rich Griffiths Hughes adds a 1hr Distance Challenge - 7.6 km
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07-Feb-21
Tony Sullivan adds Round Island and a return to Brownsea
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06-Feb-21
The PSK Ergo Challenge added
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04-Feb-21
Natalie Maderova and Michal Madera loop Olympic Park, Isle of Dogs and Channelsea Island
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01-Feb-21
Tony Sullivan adds Furzey and Green Islands to the Islands Challenge
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29-Jan-21
James Doherty improves on his 1hr leg for the Distance Challenge - 10.39 km
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25-Jan-21
Kate Duffus adds another run to the Islands Project
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25-Jan-21
Tony Sullivan joins the Islands Project, adding Brownsea Island
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24-Jan-21
Kate Duffus adds 4 more runs to the Islands Project
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24-Jan-21
Kevin O Sullivan adds two more runs to the Islands Project
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22-Jan-21
Legacy News: Kevin O Sullivan completes a solo Ireland Cirumnav 2017-2019
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22-Jan-21
Alan Hunter adds 3 more islands to the Islands Project
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21-Jan-21
Update to page and info for Islands Project
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17-Jan-21
Rhys Hunts doubles up with his IOW lap taking him to the top of the Islands points table
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17-Jan-21
Rhys Hunt completes a winter circumn of the IOW - 08:30
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17-Jan-21
Tim Sims joins the Islands Project with a lap of Borough Marsh (St Patrick's Stream)
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11-Jan-21
Natalie Maderova and Michal Madera add the Isle of Dogs to the Islands Challenge
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11-Jan-21
Alan Hunter adds Bass Rock to the Islands Challenge
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11-Jan-21
Kevin O Sullivan adds the first Irish island - St Patrick's Island to the Islands Challenge
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09-Jan-21
Mike Martin adds Luinga Mhor to the Islands Challenge
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09-Jan-21
Graham Bell adds Great Cumbrae to the Islands Challenge 06/01/21
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08-Jan-21
Michal Madera adds Olympic Park to the Islands Challenge.
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08-Jan-21
Michal Madera adds a 1hr Distance Challenge - 9.24 km
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06-Jan-21
Mike Martin adds a further 18 pts to his Islands Challenge with a circumnav of Eilean Shona.
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06-Jan-21
Kate Duffus adds 2 more islands - Pabay and The Crowlins.
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06-Jan-21
Ralph Baker adds a 1hr Distance Challenge - 26-Sep-20 - 14.25 km
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05-Jan-21
Mike Martin joins the Islands Challenge - Eigg.
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05-Jan-21
Phil Smith and Simon Waller also add their circumnav to the Hayling Island page - 04:00:04
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04-Jan-21
Crayston Renner adds his first PSK circumnav (Piel Island) to the Islands Challenge.
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04-Jan-21
James Doherty improves on his 1hr Distance Challenge - 9.5 km
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04-Jan-21
Phil Smith and Simon Waller add a circumnav of Hayling Island to the Islands Challenge.
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03-Jan-21
Michal Madera adds a 1hr Distance Challenge too - 13.4 km
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03-Jan-21
Natalie Maderova adds a 1hr Distance Challenge too - 12.1 km
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02-Jan-21
Natalie Maderova and Michal Madera also complete a circumnav of Two Tree Island
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02-Jan-21
Kate Duffus circumnavigates Soay to add the 2nd entry to the Islands Challenge.
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01-Jan-21
Kate Duffus circumnavigates Scalpay to be the first on the Islands Challenge!
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01-Jan-21
Islands Challenge now up and running!
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28-Dec-20
Michal Madera adds a 1hr Distance Challenge too - 13.81 km
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24-Dec-20
Neil Turnbull joins the Distance Challenge with 14.2 km for the 1 hr
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19-Dec-20
Pascale Eichenmuller and John Willacy both add Llyn Padarn TT Open times
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13-Dec-20
Pascale Eichenmuller adds another 1 hr Dist Chall too - 9.81 km
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13-Dec-20
Ian Cooke adds another 1 hr Dist Chall - 13.51 km
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10-Dec-20
New islands added to the PSK Islands Challenge!
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08-Dec-20
Steve Miles completes the Anglesey Masters Challenge
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28-Nov-20
New - PSK Islands Challenge launched!
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28-Nov-20
100k Day Challenge added to Distance Challenge
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20-Nov-20
Neal Ricketts improves on his 3hr Distance Challenge run - 28.6 km
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19-Nov-20
Llyn Padarn TT Race 3 times up
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17-Nov-20
** The new PSK Islands Challenge is launched **
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15-Nov-20
Ian Cooke completes the 65km M6 Challenge - 07:58
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11-Nov-20
Jeff Parker adds another Distance Challenge 1hr - 10.06 km - Lake Windermere
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09-Nov-20
Jeff Parker improves on his Distance Challenge 1hr - 14.26km
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31-Oct-20
Ian cooke completes a 5hr Distance Challenge - 42km
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30-Oct-20
Tom Turcan, Joe Langham, Dave Johnson and Simon Alderdice circumnavigate the Isle of Sheppey - 05:49
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28-Oct-20
Anita Suter also adds a 1hr Distance Challenge - 10.65km
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28-Oct-20
Anita Suter and Sarah Zurbrügg-Greenaway join the Distance Challenge - 27km - 3hrs
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27-Oct-20
Pascale Eichenmuller adds a Menai Challenge time - 63:12
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27-Oct-20
Llyn Padarn TT Race 2 results up
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27-Oct-20
Legacy time from Ralph Baker addded for Portsea Circumnav - 01:59
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21-Oct-20
Nigel Warren improves on his 1hr Distance Challenge - 12.13km
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20-Oct-20
Mick O'Meara sets a new record for the Achill Island Circ - 06:06
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19-Oct-20
MattParton also adds a time to the Hayling Island circ - 02:06
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19-Oct-20
Eurion Brown and James Pigdon add a run each to the Distance Challenge 1hr - 15km and 14.6km respectively
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19-Oct-20
Catriona Woods sets a PB for her Achill Island Circumnav time - 08:33:23
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18-Oct-20
Elliot Goddard and Aaron White add their first Distance Challenge - 53.5km for the 5 hr
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18-Oct-20
John Willacy completes another Anglesey Circumnav - 11:12 CCW
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18-Oct-20
Giles Hudson adds a fast time to the Hayling Island circ - 02:01
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11-Oct-20
Rich Griffiths Hughes adds a run to the Menai Challenge Legacy 74:57
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09-Oct-20
Pascale Eichenmuller adds a season best to the Menai Challenge 53:31
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02-Oct-20
Pascale Eichenmuller and John Willacy add new times to the Llyn Padarn TT Open - 28:23 and 25:31
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29-Sep-20
Tom Turcan adds a new run to the Hayling Island Circumnav - 02:12
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25-Sep-20
John Willacy sets a new record for Walney Island Circumnav - 02:53:09
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24-Sep-20
Will Stevenson joins the PSK Distance Challenge - 9 km
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21-Sep-20
James Doherty takes a chunk off his IOW Circ - 10:05:39
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21-Sep-20
David Horkan improves on his Achill Island Circumnav time - 06:07:40
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21-Sep-20
David Horkan adds to the 5 hr Distance Challenge - 53.1 km
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21-Sep-20
Ian Cooke sets a new record for Walney Island Circumnav - 03:05:13
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21-Sep-20
John Willacy adds a run to the 1hr Distance Challenge - 18.7 km
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21-Sep-20
Giles Hudson and Matt Parton break the IOW Circ Team Record - 08:22:52
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16-Sep-20
Llyn Padarn TT 2020 season page added
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11-Sep-20
David Copp and Giles Hudson complete a Portsea Island circumnav: 02:31
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11-Sep-20
Neal Ricketts adds a 19.7 km to the 3 hr Distance Challenge
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11-Sep-20
Dave Cutts adds a season best to the Menai Challenge - 65:35
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11-Sep-20
Russel Wingfield adds a 43 km canal paddle to the 5 hr Challenge - 01 Aug
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07-Sep-20
Giles Hudson completes an IOW Circumnav - 10:08
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07-Sep-20
Clare Sharp adds a Season Best to the Llyn Padarn TT course - 27:57
John Willacy adds a run also - 27:55
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07-Sep-20
Catriona Woods adds two legacy crossings of the North Channel - 2017 and 2019
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07-Sep-20
Simon Augustin adds a 12.7 km PB to the 1hr Distance Challenge
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07-Sep-20
Catriona Woods adds a 11.6 km PB to the 1hr Distance Challenge
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04-Sep-20
David Horkan sets a new record for the North Channel Crossing - 03:10
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Recent Records

18-Oct-20
Isle of Wight Circumnav - Team
Simon Alderdice, Joe Langham
07:25:41
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18-Oct-20
Achill Island Circumnav
Mick O'Meara
06:06:04
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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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17-Sep-20
Achill Island Circumnav
David Horkan
06:07:40
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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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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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