Iceland 4*
by simon ~ September 21, 2011
Day 1 in Iceland running 4 * courses with James Stevenson
Filming with the BBC
by simon ~ August 14, 2011
A great day filming with Steve Backshall around lands end for a new series of Alive and Dangerous.
Lands End
by SKC ~ July 26, 2011
Lazlo’s got the camera, so I’m the star of the show!
Saturday afternoon around Lands End.
Sea Caves off Dr. Johnsons head
Not paddling through here would be rude
Unbelievable turquoise sea below Dr Syntax Head
Bobbing around under the Chair Ladder
Approaching Tater Du Lighthouse
Journeys end at Penzance
Scillies week 1
by simon ~ July 26, 2011
The first week is underway! A misty start but the sun broke through today.
Surfboat racing at Watergate Bay
by admin ~ July 11, 2011
I have struggled since returning home from Ireland to really connect to things again, expeditioning is my highlight in life – its where I feel most in touch with myself and after my trip with Harry and Vaughan I struggled to accept an end, I tried to keep that feeling alive by jumping back into my Scandinavia journey.
In hindsight I should have given myself a bit more recovery time from Ireland and allowed my body to heal, instead I seem to have driven some of the injuries to nerves and tissue even deeper, numb hips and continuous pins and needles in my toes and fingers is still a reminder of both expeditions. Thankfully being married to an Osteopath/Sports Masseur has meant that care is never far away. Nor inspiration either, for the first time this weekend I went to see her compete for Porthtowan Surfboat Team at Watergate Bay.
Gary Walters helming and girls ‘A’ team with oars shipped surfing to the beach
Originally the surfboats were developed for rescue off the beaches of Australia but the popularity of the sport has reached around the globe and has been a feature of the North Cornwall beaches for some time. The rules of the race are simple, teams stand knee deep in the surf and on the command leap aboard and pull for all they are worth, they race hard out to a marker buoy several hundred metres offshore, they make a turn around the buoy and try to pick up a wave back to the beach. Fairly easy stuff you could imagine? If it wasn’t for the environment, the boat at 27 feet long makes for a fairly large projectile, especially in the surf zone and when things get big on the wave front, carnage can take place and although several times boats were turned broadside on to the wave, no collisions occurred. This time.
Once the boat hits the beach a sprinter leaps ashore and races for the flag, first man or women home wins the race. The teams are all really competitive but Porthtowan seems to be the team to beat. You may recall a mention of the mens team in my Around Ireland blog earlier on in the year when they managed to make it out to New Zealand to compete against the Kiwi’s and Aussies on their home turf. They did very well achieving a third place as well as having to negotiate monster waves at Piha. The waves at Watergate Bay were not as big as piha at the weekend, but it was still an exciting event and great to see Lizzie in her element.
Lizzie in her element
Denmark 3* training
by simon ~ July 10, 2011
It’s great to be back out in Denmark. I have been looked after very well. Yesterday we spent the day working on techniques in the wind and waves. I also gave a presentation on my recent Korea expedition. Today we drive north to run a few days of surf courses after a morning of 3* skills. They are certainly keeping me busy!
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