Crossings: Lundy - England

Lundy lies about 10 nm off the Devon coast and around 25 nm from South Wales. The granite outcrop is a regular destination for tourist boats and helicopter rides as visitors are attracted by the scenery, wildlife and history.
The relatively short crossing from Devon is a sea kayaker favourite but should not be underestimated, Lundy is exposed to the Atlantic swells and constantly swept by fast tidal flows as the Bristol Channel fills and empties. This is a frequent sea kayaking destination, many others have paddled it.

Noteworthy is Nick Arding's time, which includes the return journey plus a lap of the island and a pint in the Marisco Tavern!

Image: Lundy from the cliff tops

Isle of Lundy - England

Route Distance: ~20 nm / 37 km
Prevailing direction: S >> N

Solo

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Posn.	K1W	Cat	Paddler	Elapsed	Date	Start	Finish	Boat	Verified	Note	Link1
1		K1M	John Willacy	01:59:12	03-Sep-13	Hartland Quay	Lundy	Rockpool Taran	Yes
2		K1M	Glyn Brackenbury	02:07:29	20-Apr-21	Hartland Quay		Mega	Yes
3		K1M	John Willacy	02:29:19	04-Sep-13	Lundy	Hartland Quay	Rockpool Taran	Yes
4		K1M	Glyn Brackenbury	02:44:00	02-Mar-13	Hartland Quay	Lundy	Mega Viking	Yes		GPS
5		K1M	Michal Madera	02:55:08	20-Jul-13	Lee Bay	Lundy	Tiderace Pace 17 Tour	Yes		Blog
6		K1M	Joe Leach	03:40:00	05-May-12	Hartland Point?	Lundy	Rockpool Taran	--		Blog
7	(1)	K1W	Tavi Murray	04:09:25	02-Jul-15	Lundy	Lee Bay	Valley Avocet LV	Yes		Blog
8		K1M	Glyn Brackenbury	04:25:00	02-Mar-13	Lundy	Hartland Quay	Mega Viking	--
9		K1M	John Willacy	05:13:00	17-Jun-12	Bude	Lundy	Rockpool Taran	Yes		Blog
10		K1M	Olly Sanders	~05:00:00	May-2008	Woolacombe	Lundy	P+H Quest	--
11		K1M	Nick Arding	08:25:34**	26-Jul-14	Hartland Quay	Hartland Quay	Rockpool Taran	--

11 solo paddlers.
CW = clockwise, CCW = counter-clockwise

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Teams

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Posn.	Cat	Paddler	Elapsed	Date	Start	Finish	Boat	Verified	Note	Link1
1	Team	Joe Langham Joe Leach	02:19:02	19-Oct-18	Hartland Quay	Lundy	Rockpool Taran Rockpool Taran	Yes
2	Team	Joe Leach Jes Oughton	02:57:40	10-Jun-13	Hartland Quay	Lundy	Rockpool Taran Rockpool Taran	Yes
3	Team	Joe Langham Joe Leach	03:03:03	19-Oct-18	Hartland Quay	Lundy	Rockpool Taran Rockpool Taran	Yes
4	Team	Austen Davies Jack Davies Simon Hammond Rupert Kirkwood	03:36:00	12-Jul-20	Hartland Quay	Lundy	Perception Carolina Perception Carolina Kirton Inuk	--
5	Team	Rupert Kirkwood ? Austen	03:45:00	2008	Hartland Quay	Lundy	Scupper Pro Perception Freedom	--		Blog
6	Team	A. Levick Zoe Newsam Heather Rainsley Mark Rainsley	04:00:00	25-Jun-05	Lee	Lundy		--		UKSKGB
7	Team	Rupert Kirkwood ? Austen	05:30:00	2008	Lundy	Hartland Quay	Scupper Pro Perception Freedom	--		Blog
8	Team	Natalie Maderova Michal Madera		07-May-2012	Hartland Quay	Lundy	Tiderace Xplore Tiderace Xplore	--		Blog
9	Team	Austen Davies Jack Davies Simon Hammond Rupert Kirkwood	?	12-Jul-20	Lundy	Hartland Quay	Valley Etain RM Perception Carolina Kirton Inuk	--

24 team paddlers in 9 teams

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Comments

Nick Arding : (26-Jul-14)
Nick's time includes a return trip to Hartland Quay, a lap of the island and rather stylishly, a pint in the Marisco Tavern at the top of the hill on Lundy. A worthy challenge no doubt!

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Glyn Brackenbury : (02-Mar-13)
From Glynn:" I reckon I've got about another 15 mins in me, I hit the ebb stream as I got near the island which put the brakes on. I perhaps shouldn't of had the extra half hour in bed.... This could be a 2 hour target for the super quick boys. The return journey was painful, I ditched my wings and paddled back on my touring splits, 4 hours 25mins...... I didn't bother with a stopwatch on that one I think I could of timed myself with a sundial."

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Glyn Brackenbury : (02-Mar-13)
Same day return journey.

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Rupert Kirkwood / ? Austen et al. (2008)
Possibly the first crossing by sit-on top kayaks?

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Rupert Kirkwood / ? Austen et al. (2008)
Possibly the second crossing by sit-on top kayaks?

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Joe Leach : (05-May-12)
Day 4 of GB Circumnavigation

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Michal Madera : (20-Jul-13)
This time Michal started from Lee Bay, gambling that this longer route would benefit from better tidal assistance than the shorter leg from Hartland Quay.

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Natalie Maderova / Michal Madera et al. (07-May-2012)
Part of GB Circumnavigation

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Olly Sanders : (May-2008)
Also paddled the return to Woolacombe.

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John Willacy : (17-Jun-12)
Day 66 of GB Circumnavigation

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John Willacy : (04-Sep-13)
04-Sep-13 02:29:19 -- Via Hartland Point. - Also timed as 02:01:46 taken at Barley Bay (shortest route): for interest only - Barley Bay not eligible for a time under 'Walk-in' rule.

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Isle of Lundy - England
20 completions -- 11 solo + 9 team + 0 escorted
35 paddlers in total (11 solo / 24 team / 0 escorted

Route Distance: ~20 nm / 37 km
Prevailing direction: S >> N
Recorded Start Points:

• Bude (1)
• Hartland Point? (1)
• Hartland Quay (10)
• Lee (1)
• Lee Bay (1)
• Lundy (5)
• Woolacombe (1)




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