Circumnavigation of Mainland Britain 2008

Starting in mid-April 2008, Rowland Woollven and Cath Tanner will circumnavigate mainland Britain by sea kayak. The journey will be about 2500 miles long, and take approximately 5 months. They will both be paddling Explorer kayaks made by Nigel Dennis (Seakayaking UK) and have been provided with specialist clothing by Kokatat US and Mardale. Safety equipment is being supplied by Knoydart. Seals Skirts have provided us with heavy duty neoprene spraydecks. Cath will use a Werner paddle, whilst Rowland is using a Greenland paddle from Denmark.

The location of the team will be shown on a map on this site which will be updated every few days.

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Pictures of Rowland and Cath at the boat launch

Click to enlarge images. Once the image is enlarged, click on the right side to view the next image and the left side to view the previous image. All photos by Nigel Dennis.