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Crossings

The UK coastline provides endless opportunities for the sea kayaker looking to challenge their mettle with an open crossing. From the island just off-shore through to those further afield such as Lundy, the Scilly Isles or the Isle of Man. And then of course there is the blue riband - a full crossing of the Irish Sea; often seen as a rite of passage for the serious sea kayaker, this requires good planning, good stamina and a good dose of determination.

Long crossings can bring many different experiences and emotions; they can be both exciting and boring, intimidating and relaxing, as well as just downright uncomfortable - but always strangely rewarding.

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Crossing Records:

News

23-Sep-21
Llyn Padarn TT Race 1 - results up
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23-Sep-21
Edward and James Doherty circumnavigate Anglesey - 17:09
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23-Sep-21
Edward Doherty adds his first run to the 1hr Distance Challenge - 4.7 km
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21-Sep-21
Richard Astridge completes a circumnav of Jura - 4 days
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21-Sep-21
Isaac Pipe/Al Pipe add a Menai Challenge record of 47:35 for the Legacy
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20-Sep-21
Ian Cooke adds a 25.1 km to the 3 hr Distance Challenge
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16-Sep-21
Brendan Reese sets a new record for Hayling Island Circ - 01:57
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16-Sep-21
Brendan Reese rounds Long, Furzey, Brownsea and Green Island in Poole Harbour - 1000 Islands
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16-Sep-21
Mike Conroy joins PSK with a run of the Eddystone Rocks Challenge
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15-Sep-21
Jenny Wong and Bryan Dickkinson complete The Skerries - Anglesey Masters
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15-Sep-21
James Pigdon + Tavi Murray round Ramsey - 1000 Islands
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15-Sep-21
Michal Madera + Natalie Maderova round Hoo Ness - 1000 Islands
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15-Sep-21
Neal Ricketts adds various between Prawle Point and Start Point
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12-Sep-21
John Willacy rounds Hayling Island - 02:00:56
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08-Sep-21
Orlando Navarro adds 3 more from Chile - Isla Mutri, Linguar and Llanchid - 1000 Islands Challenge
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08-Sep-21
Paul and Brian Deering cross the North Channel - 05:05
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08-Sep-21
Phil Smith adds a lap of Hayling Island - 1000 Islands Challenge
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08-Sep-21
Phil Smith and Ben Cowans circumnav the Isle of Wight - 20:57
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07-Sep-21
Pascale Eichenmuller adds a 37.3 km to the 3 hr Distance Challenge
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05-Sep-21
Jenny Wong and Bryan Dickinson complete The Beacon - Anglesey Masters
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05-Sep-21
Michal Madera + Natalie Maderova round Ramsey - 1000 Islands Challenge
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05-Sep-21
Dave Cutts adds a run to the Menai Challenge - Short Course 60:11
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01-Sep-21
Neal Ricketts adds various by Salcombe - 1000 Islands Challenge
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01-Sep-21
Alison Wall, Andrew Samsun and Zoe Samsun-Wall join the 1000 Islands with Handa and Oldany
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30-Aug-21
Dave Cutts adds 3 Mice to the Anglesey Masters
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29-Aug-21
Fred Curtin-Sewell adds 2 laps of Hayling Island - 02:47
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29-Aug-21
Norbert Ziober crosses to St Kilda - 10:13
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29-Aug-21
Minch Crossing added from July 1875 - John Fergusson, Charles King and Wilfred Smith
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29-Aug-21
Joe Leach crosses to the St Mary's, Isles of Scilly
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29-Aug-21
Elizabeth Cannon laps Mersea Island once again- 1000 Islands
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29-Aug-21
Neal Ricketts continues to find more 'Mew Stones' - 1000 Islands
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29-Aug-21
Zeke Wilson adds Skerries and Castle Island - 1000 Islands
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29-Aug-21
Pascale Eichenmuller sets a PB for the llyn Padarn TT - 27:53
John Willacy also sets a PB for the Llyn P TT - 25:06
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22-Aug-21
Elizabeth Cannon rounds Mersea Island - 1000 Islands
Neal Ricketts rounds Eastern Black Rocks
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22-Aug-21
New Time Trial added - Osea Island
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22-Aug-21
Gary Hallbaerg joins the 1000 Islands Challenge with Coquet Island
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22-Aug-21
Ian Cooke adds Whitton Island, River Humber - 1000 Islands Challenge
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20-Aug-21
Petr Major circumnavs the IOW - 10:58:58
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19-Aug-21
Paddler Search added to Performance and Multi-Day pages
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17-Aug-21
Zeke Wilson joins the 1000 Islands Challenge with Island Dhu, Portrush
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17-Aug-21
Simon Waller and Phil Smith circumnav the IOW
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11-Aug-21
Performance and Multi-Day pages updated
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09-Aug-21
Ian Cooke adds Kererra, Lismore and Shuna Island -1000 Islands Challenge
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09-Aug-21
Jenny Wong and Bryan Dickinson lap the Isle of Arran - 13:39:14
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09-Aug-21
Dave Cutts adds 62 laps of Ynys Welltog
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09-Aug-21
Orlando Navarro adds another lap of Isla Maillen to the 1000 Islands Challenge
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09-Aug-21
Pablo Ramita de Avellano adds Isla Teja from Valdivia, Chile
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09-Aug-21
Elizabeth Cannon adds a further lap of Osea Island - 1000 Islands
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05-Aug-21
Poppy Cooke and Alex Miles join the 1000 Islands Challenge with St Tudwals E and W
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05-Aug-21
Michael O'Farrell adds various off the Galway Coast
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05-Aug-21
Natalie Maderova and Michal Madera add 2 laps of Ramsey Island
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05-Aug-21
Tavi Murray adds a lap of Anglesey to the 1000 Islands
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04-Aug-21
Neal Ricketts adds 30+ various from the Isles of Scilly - 1000 Islands Challenge
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04-Aug-21
Pablo Ramita de Avellano joins the 1000 Islands Challenge with Isla Quiriquina, Chile
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04-Aug-21
Tavi Murray and James Pigdon lap Flat Holm and Steep Holm
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04-Aug-21
Orlando Navarro adds a couple more from Chile - Isla Chinquio and Isla Caicura - 1000 Islands Challenge
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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
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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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
Nigel Warren adds a lap of the Isle of Wight - 1000 Islands Challenge
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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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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
Tavi Murray adds Worm's Head to the 1000 Islands Challenge
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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
Graham Bell completes a circumnav of the Isle of Bute - 06:59
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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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Recent Records

17-Sep-21
Hayling Island Circumnav
Brendan Reese
01:57:50
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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 Ziober
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 Ziober
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 Ziober
18:02;39
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17-Mar-16
Jura Circumnav
Norbert Ziober
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 Ziober
07:38:00
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18-Apr-15
Little Minch Crossing
Norbert Ziober
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
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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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