Freya Hoffmeister is at it again. Arguably one of the most hardcore expedition paddlers, previous trips include her 15,000km, 1 Year paddle around Australia. This time she has set her sites on another Continent, South America. Her plan is to split the trip into 3 legs providing her with time for family and business matters. [...]
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News: Canoe Around Ireland Expedition
Starting in May 2011, Elaine Alexander (nicknamed ‘Shooter’) sets out to become the first woman from Northern Ireland to circumnavigate Ireland by kayak in a bid to raise much needed funds for the registered charity – Share Centre, an outdoor activity centre which promotes inclusion between disabled & non-disabled people. Elaine has been a keen [...]
Tay Descent Video by Sunart Media
Simon Willis, has posted the video shot at the recent Tay Descent. Simon and a small team videoed the 400 or so participants as they took part in the event then Simon headed back to his Travelodge room and spent the night editing the video so it could be shown at 12:30pm on a large [...]
Scottish Sea Kayak Trail Book
A few month’s ago I mentioned Simon Willis’s forthcoming book Scottish Sea Kayak Trail. The finishing touches are being made to the book as I type this and it is due to be published on June 8th. Simon is updating his website and plans are afoot to include a forum to compliment the book allowing [...]
Coast to Coast
When you mention the Coast to Coast, most people think of the walk/run/cycle from St Bee’s to Robin Hoods Bay. However, an trip due to start in March 2009 plans to do it a little differently! Supporting a very worthy cause and a great trip to boot on a journey that crosses northern England from [...]
Belated Congratulations
Over the summer period a couple of ‘big trips’ were successfully completed, both along the Scottish coastline. Dorset paddler Mark Rainsley completed his attempt to paddle the entire West & North coast whilst Simon and Liz Willis completed their fact finding mission prior to writing the Scottish Sea Kayak Trail Guidebook.
Scottish Kayak Trail
The west coast of Scotland is a dream destination for sea kayakers with some of the world’s best paddling. Now it will be the location of the UK’s first long distance ‘trail’ for sea kayakers. A guide-book to the 300 mile Scottish Kayak Trail will published by kayaking specialists Pesda Press. The route has been [...]
