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Coaching, Guiding, and Talks 2012



 

 

May 5-8, 2012          Anglesey Sea Kayak Symposium, Anglesey, Wales

May 6, 2012             UK Circumnavigation/Tierra Del Fuego Talk, Anglesey, Wales

Oct 20-22, 2012       Sea Kayaking Essentials Kayak Symposium, Anglesey, Wales


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Circumnavigation of Great Britain complete!


2,540 Miles in 80 days

 

 

In May of 2010 I set out from Skegness, on the East Coast of Great Britain, to attempt to circumnavigate Great Britain. Since 2005, all attempts to do so ended unsuccessful, mainly due to bad weather and unfavorable winds.

 

After 80 days of paddling I am happy to be back in Skegness, becoming the 16th kayaker to successfully circumnavigate Great Britain. I paddled most of the 2,468 Miles and 80 days in fair weather, except on the East Coast, where the winds seemed to be from the South exclusively, which created both a fair amount of headwinds (due to the clockwise nature of the circumnavigation), and some cursing during the last 600 Miles.

 

It has been a long trip, the distance equally to going 4 times around the Falklands Islands, 2 1/2 times around Ireland, or paddling 88 times the 28 Mile loop around Manhattan.

 

The circumnavigation should be the fastest solo circumnavigation of the UK, and overall tying the previous 80-day record of the kayak trio consisting of Barry Shaw, Phil Clegg, and Harry Whelan in 2005. The 2nd fastest circumnavigation of the UK was completed in 85 days by Nigel Dennis and Paul Caffyn in 1980.

 

More updates, trip stats, and photos here in mid August after I returned home and retrieved the photos from the water-logged camera.

 

My warmest Thank You to all the kind English, Welsh and Scotch people who helped me during this trip. More than on any other trip, people opened their homes and whiskey vaults for me during my almost 3 months around the British Isles.


Check out today's article in CANOE & KAYAK Magazine for more about the Around the UK expedition, or go to marcusdemuth.com/GreatBritain2010

 

A huge and special Thank You to Peter Orton at Valley for all the logistical support, to Lisa and Marta at Kokatat, and to Barry Shaw, Justine Curgenven, and Phil Clegg for their help before during and after the expedition. The 6 of you totally rule!!!

 

 

 

What's so funny in the day hatch? Mid trip stop in Anglesey.                                    Photo: Barry Shaw





** Photo on top of website by Nick Cunliffe

 

 

A Usual Suspect ...

 

 

... doing what he does best: Showing kayakers the beauty of Anglesey from the perspective of the kayak and expanding the horizons of intrepid paddlers from near and afar for the past 10 years, now with his own sea kayaking guide and coaching venture: Meet BCU Level 5 coach Phil Clegg and check out his company's website Sea Kayaking Anglesey at http://www.seakayakinganglesey.co.uk/

 

 Phil Clegg of Sea Kayaking Anglesey

 

 


The Interview

 

You asked for to post the Ocean Paddler Magzine interview, here it is (click on here).

 


Studying Oceanography at the School of Ocean Sciences, Anglesey

 

 

Since September 2011, and until May of 2012, I am studying Oceanography at the School of Ocean Sciences here on Anglesey, a very challenging 1-year MSc program. Above, our gang of 8 of the class of 2012 on the deck of the school owned research vessel Prince Madog. Further research starting May will be done from the student owned vessel Cold Beer (a Valley Nordkapp). Click here to read more.

 


 

 

Please meet Filmmaker and BCU 5* Coach Olly Sanders

Shooting in Cemaes Bay, Anglesey


Not a single day passes on which I do not thank Neptune that I did not attempt to make a sea kayaking DVD. Reason: Mine would have been the film making equivalent of a traffic accident, and there are so many great DVDs out there, done by much more talented kayakers than I am. Example: The "Rough Water Handling" DVD of Anglesey based BCU 5* Star coach and film maker Olly Sanders, which features dozens of chapters and guest coaches, incl. an exquisite and dense 8 minute advanced tutorial on the technicalities of tidal races jam packed with information and narrated by Aled Williams. A classic.

http://www.rockandseaproductions.co.uk/



Puffin Island with my peeps



Pics from today's beautiful late night visit to the friendly seals of Puffin Island, on the north coast of Anglesey, here.