The 'Spirit of Seaton Challenge' for July 2018.
A 50 mile trek from Weymouth to Seaton.
I'll be kayaking it, Fay will be swimming it and Beth will be walking the coast path.
It will take three days at Fays swim speed, working with the tides and currents.
Portland Bill is going to take some planning as the tide flows are far faster than us. Potentially dangerous but don't tell Fay!
We'll be camping along the way and planning our stops with tidal precision. Along the Jurassic Coast the tide flows are generally around
1 knot. That doesn't sound a lot but as Fay can swim at 2 knots, if we get it wrong she'll lose half of her speed.
There is already some interest in people joining us, mainly for the walk but also some for the swim and kayak. This is fine but people do so at their own risk. Most are interested in just walking the final day.
Dates on the home page!
On the final day there may be a 50 mile cycle ride too. More on that soon too.
A donation website will be up and running soon.
The Spirit of Seaton!
A 50 mile trek from Weymouth to Seaton.
I'll be kayaking it, Fay will be swimming it and Beth will be walking the coast path.
It will take three days at Fays swim speed, working with the tides and currents.
Portland Bill is going to take some planning as the tide flows are far faster than us. Potentially dangerous but don't tell Fay!
We'll be camping along the way and planning our stops with tidal precision. Along the Jurassic Coast the tide flows are generally around
1 knot. That doesn't sound a lot but as Fay can swim at 2 knots, if we get it wrong she'll lose half of her speed.
There is already some interest in people joining us, mainly for the walk but also some for the swim and kayak. This is fine but people do so at their own risk. Most are interested in just walking the final day.
Dates on the home page!
On the final day there may be a 50 mile cycle ride too. More on that soon too.
A donation website will be up and running soon.
The Spirit of Seaton!
(2016 Challenge)
After the success of my 2013 challenge from Seaton to Land's End, the time has come for a new, and bigger, challenge. Twice the distance and more charities, it's going to be big, especially with your help!
Setting off from Tower Bridge on July 29th 2016, the trip will begin by paddling down The Thames and heading out into the Thames Estuary. From there, a nice jaunt past the Isle Of Sheppey and then following the coast back to my home town of Seaton in East Devon.
The total distance is about 360 miles. With a few friends joining me for some, maybe even all, of the journey, we are hoping to complete this in under three weeks. Confirmed are Graham and Jonathan and we also have land support by way of a man in a van called Roy.
Sleeping arrangements will vary from the wilds of beach camping, to campsites and maybe an occasional bed and breakfast. We'll be passing ports such as Dover and Portsmouth, tidal races such as Beachy Head and Portland Bill, tourist areas like Eastbourne and Brighton and quiet areas where we'll hopefully be camping. We will get to see the entire beautiful coast of Southern England. Unless it gets foggy, or worse...
All in the name of Cancer Research UK and the RNLI and St Peter's Hospice.
Please donate to these rather excellent charities by following the links dotted all over this website.
Keep an eye out for the GPS tracker once we start the trip and follow our progress in real time!
You can also follow us on Facebook.
Thank you, Roy.