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What's going on in the world of Sea Kayak
expeditions?
2008 Expeditions
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South Island New
Zealand - In
January 2008, Justine
Curgenven and Barry Shaw
are attempting to paddle
1,700 miles around the
South Island of New
Zealand. Surf, surf and
surf are the main
dangers, along with
remote uninhabited
coastline & strong
winds.
Website
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Winter Circumnavigation
of Vancouver Island
- Jan. 12 Ken
Campbell will attempt
the first Winter
circumnavigation of the
Island.
Website
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Kayak Madagascar
- Starting the 5th of
November Simon Osborn
and Phil Clegg will
attempt to
circumnavigate the 4,800
km coastline of
Madagascar.
Website -
blog
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Scottish Highlands
circumnavigation
- 3 Italian paddlers
will paddle around the
coast from Fort William
and finish through the
Caledonian Canal,
starting 20th May 2008.
Website
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Great Lakes
Circumnavigation
- May 2008. Jason
Leach & partner Alex
have set a 5-7 year goal
to circumnavigate all of
the Great Lakes
beginning with Lake
Champlain in May of
2008.
Website
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Svalbard -
June 2008 Alon Ohad &
Tim Star plan to
circumnavigate the
Svalbard archipelago in
Norway.
Website
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2nd Annual IR Vacation
To Hell - The Baffin To
Ellesmere Challenge
- Alain Cormier, Tim
Keen, Phil Eccles, &
Russel form team
"Sweetwater" winners of
the 2nd annual IR
Vacation to Hell Contest
and head off to the
arctic!
Website
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Next Stop, The Rock!
- June 2008 - Greg Stamer begins
a solo circumnavigation
of Newfoundland in June.
Website
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Around Iceland
- June 2008 - Marcus
Demuth is attempting to
paddle solo around
Iceland.
Website
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Paddle For The Bay
Expedition -
July 2008 - Patrick
Stark is attempting to
solo circumnavigate
1000km around Georgian
Bay to raise money and
awareness for the
Georgian Bay Land Trust
(GBLT).
Website
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Sea of Flames -
Tue Olesen & Jesper
Tilsted set out to
circumnavigate the Faroe
Islands.
Website
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Race Around Australia
- In October of 2008
Freya Hoffmeister will
attempt a solo
circumnavigation of
Australia which will
take about 1 year to
complete.
Website
2007 Expeditions
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South Island New
Zealand -
Barbro Lindman - also
attempting the South
Island of New Zealand
beginning in December
2007
Website
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South Island New
Zealand -
Freya Hoffmeister also
attempting the South
Island of New Zealand
beginning in October
2007
Website
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Kayak 4 Aids -
Werner Stoltz is
currently attempting a
solo kayak trip from
London to Durban - a
total of 16,000km to
raise money and
awareness
in the fight against
HIV/AIDS
Website
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S.L.A.P -
Around Australia Circumnavigation - Dec.
2006
Sandy Robson - aim to paddle as far
around Australia's coastline in one
year.
Website
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Endurance Kayak
66 South - Feb 2007 -
During HMS ENDURANCE’S 2006/7
deployment, four members of the Ship’s
Company with 3 other Royal Navy
personnel and one civilian instructor
will be participating in a unique
expedition to circumnavigate James Ross
Island for the first time in sea kayaks.
Website
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Auckland
Islands Solo Circumnavigation - April
2007 - Jack Finn from West
Auckland will attempt the world’s first
solo circumnavigation by sea kayak
around sub-Antarctic Auckland islands,
all the while raising awareness for
Haemophilia.
Website
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Tour de France
by Kayak - May 2007
Circumnavigation of France. .
Website
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Vancouver
Island - May 2007 - Keirron
Tastagh with partner Jeff Norville (US),
there will be an attempt to
circumnavigate Vancouver Island in a Sea
Kayaking UK Triton double kayak.
Website
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Newfoundland -
May 2007 - Hadas Feldman &
Tomer Sabag plan to circumnavigate
Newfoundland.
Website
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Mississippi -
May 2007 - Louis Breckenridge
and John Dubina will be paddling the
length of the Mississippi River starting
May 13, 2007 at Lake Itasca, Minnesota.
They hope to raise $500,000 in donations
from individuals and companies for the
Lance Armstrong Foundation, focusing on
children's cancers.
Website
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HAIDA GWAII (
The Queen Charlotte Islands) - June 2007
Justine Curgenven,
Shawna Franklin & Leon Sommes attempt a
1,000km circumnavigation of this remote
island chain in British Columbia.
More
Information.
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Ireland - June
2007 - Sam Crowley plans a
1200km circumnavigation of Ireland.
Website
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Ireland - June
2007 - Marcus Demuth's
circumnavigation of Ireland
Website
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Greenland - A
Sea Kayak Expedition Through A Sea of
Ice - June/July '07
Jean-Luc Grossmann, Sylvain Grossmann,
Rafic Mecattaf, Thomas Truninger are
planning a two month, 500km expedition
from the village of Uummannaq north to
Upernavik.
Website
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Around Iceland
- Freya Hoffmeister & Greg Stamer
website
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Greenland 70/07
- Across 71° by Kite & Kayak
- Adventure Philosophy
Website
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Puerto Rico 07
- Chasing The Ana - August 07
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Derrick Mayoleth & Taino Almestica
plan to circumnavigate Puerto Rico.
Website
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Kayak
Expedición por las costas de México -
Oct 2007
Abraham Levy - Navigate all around
Mexican coasts. approximately 11,000 km,
solo expedition.
Website
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UK Mainland
Circumnavigation 2007
Noel
Webb - Raising money to support the
Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Website
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Crossing The
Ditch - James Castrission &
Justin Jones attempt to kayak from
Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New
Zealand.
Website
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