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Phil's Round Britain Challenge
phil_kirk:
On 31st May Jeremy Warren and I am are setting off from Weymouth to sail around Britain. We both sail at Thornbury Sailing Club, our modest vessel is ‘Hafren’ a Wayfarer sailing dinghy. We plan to complete the circumnavigation in 2 months, whilst doing so raise money for the RNLI and a local charity The PAPPA Fund. More details on the website.
Previous successful attempts have only considered sailing in day light stopping each night to camp etc. We intend to sail continuously for 2-3 days at a time (weather permitting) allowing us to cut some large corners and make better use of periods of favourable weather. With these two benefits we hope to round the mainland of England, Wales and Scotland in the fastest time for a monohull dinghy.
To make this more possible we have modified the Wayfarer a little (yes some carbon is involved).
We have enlisted shore support with two friends acting as routers. They will advise us on weather, tides and develop a strategy for each leg. They will also be able to advise us of suitable harbours, beaches and notify harbour masters of our intended arrival.
To learn more about our adventure, follow our progress and donate to our chosen charities please look at our website.
www.xtremedinghycruising.com
Also follow us on twitter at Wayfarerhafran
and on facebook at xtremedinghycruising
Graham Bridle:
I'm impressed Phil and Jeremy. These days everyone is up to raising money for charity, and good on em - but you just raised the bar.
Good luck, We'll be watching from the comfort of an armchair or a laptop in a warm bed, donations at the ready !
I had no idea you would go to such lengths to get off child duty !
ade white:
Have a great trip guys, I did some of this back in '81 as part of a team windsurfing round Britain. My stint was from Falmouth to Bangor in N Ireland. Memories fade but what a time we had!. We had a liveaboard Moody 44 team boat (that couldnt keep up) and a 22 foot rib that also, at times, could'nt keep up!
Good website as well. I will be monitoring your progress.
Best of luck, fair winds (a steady F4 and beam reach all the way round) and 20 degrees should do it.
Neil C.:
Looks like Phil and Jeremy are going well. Only 5 days in and they are already round the SW corner of Wales. They're currently somewhere off Fishguard.
ade white:
yes its looking good for them, they could even have the kite up for the next 3 days, hopefully.
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