Kokatat sponsored sea kayaker Marcus Demuth finished his circumnavigation of Great Britain yesterday (July 25) in 81 days.





Congratualations to Marcus for a new UK solo circumnavagation record and thanks to Kokatat for the report.

Kokatat sponsored sea kayaker Marcus Demuth finished his circumnavigation of Great Britain yesterday (July 25) in 81 days.

This is a record for a solo circumnavigation – 6 days faster than Nigel Dennis and Paul Caffyn’s circumnavigation in 1980, and only 1 day more than the existing record circumnavigation of a trio of 3 British paddlers in 2005.

The expedition started with 2 days off due to gale force winds, only 4 hours after launch on May 6th in Skegness (on the East Coast of Great Britain).

Fortunately the weather improved quickly, and most of the time provided the low winds a UK circumnavigation needs in order to be successful.

All attempts to circumnavigate the UK by kayak proved unsuccessful due to bad weather since 2005.

Despite being tired and having a sore bum, Marcus is relieved that the 2,540 mile expedition is complete.

Marcus would like to thank the countless people he met along the way who helped to make this expedition a success.

People who brightened his day after a rainy day, or a day full of headwinds did so by opening their homes and refrigerators for Marcus.



Photos courtesy of Barry Shaw.