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-====== United Kingdom Self-Timed Courses/Challenges/Races ======
+====== United Kingdom Single Boat Courses/Challenges/Races ======
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-[[:united_kingdom|UK Surfski Page]]
+  * [[:united_kingdom|UK Surfski Page]]
+  * [[:races:races_unitedkingdom|UK Races]]
+  * [[:races:self_timed_races|Worldwide Single Boat Races\Adventures\Exploits]]
+  * …
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-  * [[https://performanceseakayak.co.uk/Pages/DistanceChallenge/distance5hour.php|Performance Sea Kayak Distance Challenge(s)]] current best times/speeds/distances dominated on these list primarily by some strong sea kayakers, but there are some surfski entries. Surfskiers will undoubtedly move higher on these lists if more of them take an interest in these challenges. The Challenges are actually open to paddlers worldwide, but this seems to be better known currently (2022) in the UK so UK paddlers predominate the lists currently.
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-  * [[https://www.performanceseakayak.co.uk/Pages/Records/Circumnavs/circumnavsTitleCirc.php|Single Day Circumnavigations]] (Performance Sea Kayak Collection)
-  * [[https://www.performanceseakayak.co.uk/Pages/Records/Crossings/crossingsTitle.php|Crossings]] (Performance Sea Kayak Collection)
+===== Great Britain =====
-  * [[https://www.performanceseakayak.co.uk/Pages/Records/Multiday/multidayGBCirc.php|Multi-Day Circumnavigations]] look at Multi-Day menu to see full list
-  * [[https://www.performanceseakayak.co.uk/Pages/Records/Uniques/recordsUniques.php|Unique Record Paddles]] (Performance Sea Kayak Collection only one known success)
+  * **English Channel**
+      * [[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2011/10/olympic-kayaking-hopeful-sets-new-record-time-for-english-channel-crossing|English Channel Crossing]] Dover - Cap Griz-Nez 20.5 miles SS1 Paul Wycherley 2011 **2 hr 28 min**
+  * **Hayling Island Circumnavigation **approx 20 km,
+      * **1hr 34 min 46 sec **Billy Butler and Andy Birkett 18 October, 2024 [[https://paddledaily.com/2024/10/23/the-most-hotly-contested-circumnavigation-record/|report]]
+  * **Isle of Wight**
+      * Billy Butler 2023? **6 hr 28 min**
+  * **North Sea Crossings**
+      * [[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/73947-fastest-north-sea-crossing-by-single-sea-kayak-canoeing|Solo Kayak]] Aldeburgh, GB - Zeebrugge, Belgium, **24 hr 20 min.**, Sea Kayaks (SK1) 87 miles (140 km) Ian Castro, Rod Cooke and Simon Worsley, August 28,1999
+      * [[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-north-sea-crossing-by-double-sea-kayak-(canoeing)|Double Kayak]] Southwold to Zeebrugge **17 hr 53 min**, 92.3 miles(?) Simon Worsley and Ian Castro (United Kingdom) 4 July 2009
+  * **Thames River**
+      * These records seem to be getting rewritten frequently - check [[https://paddledaily.com/2024/09/05/the-new-thames-records/|Paddle Daily Thames Records for updates]]
+  * **Loch Ness Crossing**
+      * **Fort Augustus to Dores ****3 hours 42 minutes 7 seconds**, 17.9 nautical miles, 20.59 miles, 33.15 km), 7 September 2014, Calum Urquhart, Michael Sidney Surmon, Kevin Bruce Ramsay and Steven Dean Mackinnon - 2 Surfskis, 2 Sea Kayaks - all started and finished together
+===== Wales =====
+  * **Anglesey Circumnavigation**
+      * Billy Butler **9 hours, 18 minutes, 24 seconds **2024 [[https://paddledaily.com/2024/09/19/19-years-later-a-new-record-holder-for-anglesey/|Paddle Daily Report]]
+===== UK =====
+  * **UK (British Island) Circumnavigation**
+      * ****Dougal Glaisher surfski 40 days 3120 km 2023 [[https://explorersweb.com/dougal-glashier-kayak-uk/|Explorer's Web Report]]
+      * Mike Lambert's Record Attempt 2024 [[https://paddledaily.com/2025/06/02/pilgrim-of-the-tides/|Paddle Daily]], [[https://youtu.be/btoCwFLXDww|Pilgrim of the Tides]] (short documentary)
+      * Sebastian Szubski surfski June 2025 37 days [[https://explorersweb.com/pole-claims-fastest-kayak-circumnavigation-of-britain/|Explorer's Web Report]]
+===== More UK Record Lists =====
+  * [[https://paddledaily.com/records/|Paddle Daily Records Page]] (they also report paddling records outside of the UK, and for other vehicles like SUP, canoe, etc.)
+  * **Performance Sea Kayak Website**
+      * [[https://www.performanceseakayak.co.uk/Pages/Info2/PSK2_Info2_challenges.php|Performance Sea Kayak Distance Challenge(s)]] (look at Challenge Menu to see categories/lists) current best times/speeds/distances dominated on these list primarily by some strong sea kayakers, but there are some surfski entries. Surfskiers will undoubtedly move higher on these lists if more of them take an interest in these challenges. The Challenges are actually open to paddlers worldwide, but this seems to be better known currently (2022) in the UK so UK paddlers dominate the lists currently.
+      * [[https://www.performanceseakayak.co.uk/Pages/Circumnavs2a/circumnavs_list2a.php|Single Day Circumnavigations]] (Performance Sea Kayak Collection)
+      * [[https://www.performanceseakayak.co.uk/Pages/Crossings2a/crossings_list2a.php|Crossings]] (Performance Sea Kayak Collection)
+      * [[https://www.performanceseakayak.co.uk/Pages/Multiday2a/multidayGBCirc2a.php|Multi-Day Circumnavigations]] look at Multi-Day menu to see full list
+      * [[https://www.performanceseakayak.co.uk/Pages/Uniques2/recordsUniques2.php|Unique Record Paddles]] (Performance Sea Kayak Collection of paddle challenges with only one (**known**  to them) report of success)
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