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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

15-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 Logh 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
Catriona Woods adds 15 islands from Strangford Lough
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22-Apr-21
Ian Cooke completes the 100K Day challenge
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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
Michael O'Farrell joins the 1000 Islands with Rockabill, Lambay, Shenick, Colt and St Patrick's islands
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15-Apr-21
Mike Martin adds Rum to the 1000 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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09-Apr-21
Catriona Woods adds 15 isles to the 1000 Islands
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09-Apr-21
Rhys Hunt and Neil Lutas circumnav the Isle of Wight
This gives Neil his first 1000 Islands points too
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08-Apr-21
Mike Martin adds Muck to the 1000 Islands
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08-Apr-21
Neal Ricketts adds Hackney Marshes
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08-Apr-21
Pat Rodgers adds more to the Islands Challenge
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07-Apr-21
Neal Ricketts joins the 1000 Islands Challenge with Drake's Island
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06-Apr-21
Mark Tait joins the 1000 Islands Challenge from Perth, Australia
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06-Apr-21
Steve Miles adds various Swellies islands
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05-Apr-21
Steve Miles adds Middle Mouse
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05-Apr-21
Dave Cutts and Kathy Webb add The Skerries
Dave also completes West Mouse
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05-Apr-21
Tavi Murray adds Burry Holms
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04-Apr-21
Clare Sharp rounds Ynys Dulas and Ynys Moelfre too
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04-Apr-21
Kate Duffus adds various Summer Isles
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04-Apr-21
Bryan Dickinson and Jenny Wong add the Tudwals.
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04-Apr-21
Zoe Newsam joins the 1000 Islands Challenge with Isle Martin
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04-Apr-21
Dave Cutts adds East Mouse
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04-Apr-21
Paul Barrett and Rhys Hunt circumnav Portsea Island.
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02-Apr-21
Stewart Thorp completes laps of Brownsea and Gigger's Islands for the Islands Challenge
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02-Apr-21
Steve Miles joins the Islands Challenge with various Anglesey islands.
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02-Apr-21
John Willacy completes his 10th Anglesey Circumnav
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01-Apr-21
Simon Waller circumnavigates Hayling Island - 02:16
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01-Apr-21
Michal Madera adds a massive 167 km to the 100k Day Challenge
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01-Apr-21
Bryan Dickinson adds Llanddwyn Island to the Islands Challenge
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01-Apr-21
Pat Rodgers adds more to the Islands Challenge
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30-Mar-21
Rhys Hunt rounds the IOW - 07:31
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28-Mar-21
Stewart Thorp joins the 1000 Islands Challenge
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27-Mar-21
Tom Mason joins the D=istance Challenge with 3 runs - including a >16 km
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26-Mar-21
Ian Cooke improves on his 5hr Distance Challenge - 47.23 km
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26-Mar-21
Pat Rodgers adds more to the Islands Challenge
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26-Mar-21
Dave Cutts also laps various Swellies islands for the 1000 Islands
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24-Mar-21
Clare Sharp adds Rhoscolyn Beacon and Ynys Traws to the 1000 Islands
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24-Mar-21
Eurion Brown joins the 1000 Islands Challenge with Sully, Flat Holm and Steep Holm
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22-Mar-21
Bryan Dickinson adds various Swellies islands to the 1000 Islands
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22-Mar-21
Bryan Dickinson and Jenny Wong add join the 1000 Islands with Puffin Island
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22-Mar-21
Dave Cutts completes the Pen2Puffin TT - 02:27:44
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19-Mar-21
Clare Sharp joins the 1000 Islands Challenge - Ynys Feirig and Ynys Meibion
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19-Mar-21
Pat Rodgers adds more to the Islands Challenge
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Recent Records

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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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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01-Jan-21
PSK Islands Challenge
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