“The wind was speaking to me.” How I paddled 38 hours non-stop and set a bizarre new record
My hands were actually OK this time. They're usually the first thing to go. The blisters, the swelling, the cramps. But this year they escaped relatively unscathed even with a pair of cheap gloves that seemed to do more harm than good when wet. My feet weren't so lucky.
REPLAY: World’s Longest Live Stream (aka the Jersey Round Island Challenge)
It was fun to be back on the live stream boat! Here's a replay of our attempt at the "World's Longest Live Stream" during the Jersey Round Island Challenge presented by Gill Marine on Saturday. The race was certainly an adventure, with wild winds a
Jersey Round Island Challenge: I’m going to attempt the world’s longest live stream tomorrow
I've just arrived on the island of Jersey (old Jersey, not New Jersey) for the next stop of The Ultra Paddle League, and we've decided to try something rather special. The "Jersey Round Island Challenge" presented by Gill Marine is a classic
Paddlecast #002: Bart de Zwart (The Yukon Episode)
I'm very excited to share the second episode of Paddlecast with you today because it features my new favourite race - The Yukon River Quest - as well as a guy I've got the world of respect for, Bart de Zwart. I sat down with the four-time Yukon champion a
The Yukon River Quest: 715km of dehydration, hallucinations and days that never end
It's been more than a week since we finished the Yukon River Quest and I still can't feel one of my big toes. Apparently nerve damage is a standard result of paddling three days, three nights and 715km (444 miles) down a long, cold river in Canada. My toe should “th
Yukon River Quest: Quick highlights reel
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71 hours later… The Yukon River Quest is complete.
We made it! I'm not sure how, and I'm still not entirely sure why, but I finished the 715km Yukon River Quest alongside half a dozen other stand up paddlers and scores of crazy canoe and kayak competitors. We had headwind, we had hypothermia, and we had one hel