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Kayaking in Croatia - Day 1 - Lopud to Sunj
Day 1 of our paddling in Croatia and we're travelling round the southern coastline of Lopud, one of the Elaphiti Islands just off the coast from Dubrovnik. There are opportunities for rock hopping, cave exploring and a bit of snorkelling too!
Links to Launch and Get-out.
Launch: maps.app.goo.gl/ZFnY76Q8NYxnyV5J8
Get-out: maps.app.goo.gl/Yy2VZezuJNu3T4XV9
Music is Cumulus Nimbus by Quincas Moreira.
Links to Launch and Get-out.
Launch: maps.app.goo.gl/ZFnY76Q8NYxnyV5J8
Get-out: maps.app.goo.gl/Yy2VZezuJNu3T4XV9
Music is Cumulus Nimbus by Quincas Moreira.
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Kayaking the Adur - Shoreham to Shermanbury
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Nice relaxed paddle with Portsmouth Canoe Club on the River Adur in Sussex from Shoreham to Shermanbury and back. Launch and get-out: maps.app.goo.gl/dNv6M17XDKRDCXir6 Parking: maps.app.goo.gl/mxurzAYLK43V7msK6 Music is "Easy Jam" by Kevin MacLeod Easy Jam by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: incompetech.com/...
Kayaking the Medway - Historic Ships and a Submarine!
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An interesting paddle on the lower Medway in Kent with lots of things to see. Launching from Gillingham, we pass Upnor Castle, Chatham Historic Dockyard, Chatham town and Rochester. We also come across an old Soviet era Foxtrot submarine! Launch and Get-out: maps.app.goo.gl/knTbQc11rxsY85H46 Parking: maps.app.goo.gl/X35AJkF6qrEZxNGT8 Music is "Hurts So Good Blues" by Unicorn Heads.
Kayaking the Tarn - Day 4 - Ispagnac to Sainte-Enimie
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The fourth and final day of our paddles on the Tarn. There are lots of class 1 and 2 rapids on this section as well as the usual beautiful scenery. Links to Launch and Get-out Launch: maps.app.goo.gl/gP6LP6Cc5QX3oNfJ9 Launch parking: maps.app.goo.gl/4c4nYhY3nqUjaino6 Get-out: maps.app.goo.gl/HxxarcwB52Nr8fTJ8 Get-out parking: maps.app.goo.gl/Yfua7tPYoTJzEJzH6 Music is: Cold Funk - Funkorama by ...
Kayaking the Tarn - Day 3 - The Dourbie and Millau Viaduct
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Day 3 of our Adventures in the Tarn region of France and we are launching from La Roque Sainte Marguerite into the Dourbie, for a long string of Class 1 and 2 Rapids, before reaching Millau and re-joining the Tarn. The route passes under the magnificent Millau Viaduct before ending at Peyre. Links to Launch and Get-out Launch: maps.app.goo.gl/V7kSN1MUfo31dZxG6 Launch parking: maps.app.goo.gl/h7...
Kayaking the Tarn - Day 2 - Les Vignes to Riviere sur Tarn
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Day two of our adventures on the River Tarn and we're picking up just down river of where we left off on day one. Launching above the weir at Les Vignes and paddling a section of the river with numerous low class rapids, including the class 3 at La Sabliere. Links to Launch and Get-out Launch above the weir: maps.app.goo.gl/4RE13gLaMxeV7Rob6 Launch below the weir: maps.app.goo.gl/t4WYtcCt6fWXVV...
Kayaking the Tarn - Day 1 - Sainte Enimie to Pas de Soucy
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The first day of our paddling adventures on the River Tarn in the South of France. We're paddling from Sainte Enimie to the Pas de Soucy, passing Saint-Chély-du-Tarn and La Malène and travelling through the Detroit's du Tarn. Links to Launch and Get-out Launch: maps.app.goo.gl/KdtRyxiocLYNyUtw9 Get-out: maps.app.goo.gl/e2KUbrENXqvbHSND8 Get-out Parking: maps.app.goo.gl/SJ9WLdU2goN4YZnA6 Music i...
Kayaking the Norfolk Broads - River Bure
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Our second day of paddling on the Norfolks Broads. A return trip from Wroxham Broad to Coltishall via Wroxham and Belaugh. Lots of birds on this paddle, particularly swans. Music is "Devine Life Society" by Jesse Gallagher.
Kayaking the Norfolk Broads - River Ant
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Our first paddle on the Norfolk Broads. Launching from Neatishead Staithe, we travel through Barton Broad multiple times on the way to Boardman's Mill, Turf Fen Mill and Hunsett Mill, including a stop to see the Norfolk Wherry called Ardea. Music is: "Infinite Perspective" by Kevin MacLeod Infinite Perspective by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creati...
Kayaking the River Wye - Day 3 - Ross-on-Wye to Symonds Yat
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The final day of our paddling on the River Wye and we are shooting the iconic route, from Ross on Wye to Symonds Yat, including some playing on the Symonds Yat rapids. Music is: "Gently, Onwards" by ELPHNT and "Wrong" by Dan Henig
Kayaking the River Wye - Day 2 - Hereford to Hoarwithy
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The second day of our paddles on the River Wye from Hereford to Hoarwithy. This section of river has some nice little rapids and lush English countryside. Music is: "Air Hickey Saloon" by Chris Zabriskie.
Kayaking the River Wye - Day 1 - Hoarwithy to Ross-on-Wye
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Day 1 of a 3 day paddle down the River Wye, from Hoarwithy to Ross-on-Wye, enjoying the idyllic peaceful countryside and easy paddling. Music is: "Running Errands" by TrackTribe
Kayaking the Jurassic Coast - Lulworth to Ringstead
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Beautiful scenery on a Jurassic Coast paddle with Portsmouth Canoe Club from Lulworth Cove to Ringstead and back. Passing through Bat's Eye and Durdle Door. Music is: "Cover Charge" by TrackTribe
Kayaking the Wey Navigation - Shalford Bridge to Stoke Lock
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A nice easy warm up paddle for 2023 on the Wey Navigation from Shalford Bridge to Stoke lock and back, passing through Guildford. Music is: "We Could Reach" by Freedom Trail Studio. #kayak, #Guildford #Wey
Kayaking around Portsmouth (Portsea Circumnavigation)
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A full circumnavigation of Portsea with Portsmouth Canoe Club. This is a really interesting and fairly technical paddle, with lots to look at including HMS Bristol, HMS Warrior, Royal Navy Warships, the Spinnaker Tower, the Isle of Wight Hovercraft and Portsmouth Harbour. Music is: "Sunflower" by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena and "Wolf Moon" by Unicorn Heads
Kayaking the River Arun - Littlehampton to Houghton and back
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Kayaking the River Arun - Littlehampton to Houghton and back
Kayaking the Exeter Lower Loop (Loop 2)
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Kayaking the Exeter Lower Loop (Loop 2)
Kayaking the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - The Somerset Space Paddle
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Kayaking the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal - The Somerset Space Paddle
Kayaking the Verdon - Day 3 - Lower Gorge and the Lakes of Esparron and Quinson
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Kayaking the Verdon - Day 3 - Lower Gorge and the Lakes of Esparron and Quinson
Kayaking the Verdon - Day 2 - Sainte Croix and the Grand Canyon
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Kayaking the Verdon - Day 2 - Sainte Croix and the Grand Canyon
Kayaking the Verdon - Day 1 - The Baudinard Gorge
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Kayaking the Verdon - Day 1 - The Baudinard Gorge
Kayaking the Great Glen Canoe Trail - Day 4
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Kayaking the Great Glen Canoe Trail - Day 4
Kayaking the Great Glen Canoe Trail - Day 3
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Kayaking the Great Glen Canoe Trail - Day 3
Kayaking the Great Glen Canoe Trail - Day 2
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Kayaking the Great Glen Canoe Trail - Day 2
Kayaking the Great Glen Canoe Trail - Day 1
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Kayaking the Great Glen Canoe Trail - Day 1
Kayaking the Solent - Eastney to Hotwalls
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Kayaking the Solent - Eastney to Hotwalls
Kayaking the River Mole - Fetcham to Hersham
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Kayaking the River Mole - Fetcham to Hersham
Canoeing on the Wey and Arun Canal - Loxwood to Drungewick
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Canoeing on the Wey and Arun Canal - Loxwood to Drungewick
Amazing footage James! Really enjoyed that! Nice work on the narration too!
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it.
Awesome stuff, we're buying a house in Shermanbury soon & I've always wanted a little canoe......... 😊 I rent a unit on Shoreham Port for my work, now that would be a commute !!
Hey that's really cool. Wow, that would be a commute!
There are sand martins at that point …
Oh cool. I have little knowledge of birds, so thanks.
Could be the Dourdou or the Garonne?
Hehe, yes, they are all very scenic!
Thank you for the very interesting video. You got a new subscriber from Finland 😍
That's awesome. Thank you.😊
Cheers Geezer very helpful, I live in Littlehampton very close to the river & I’m getting a 2 man Kayak this week, so plan to do this very soon
Great stuff. Have a good paddle. Key thing for this paddle is to double check the tide times.
Looks like an epic paddle! We usually paddle from Esher, so come from the opposite direction and do a return trip, upstream first. With one-way trips with canoes/kayaks, how do you get back?
Yes, it really was. We did a shuttle run with the cars on this trip, so no return paddle.
Really enjoyed that series! The only thing missing is the sound of the water. Would be nice to hear the original background noise next time. Looks great place!! My 10 yr old had his first paddling lesson up front in a tandem yesterday in my old local estuary back home in Christchurch and he loved it and can't wait to go again. I took him out in my lap on the river as a sprog but that doesn't really count 😆😆
Awesome, all the best to your 10 yr old starting out in their life adventure that is paddling. I've thought about the background sound before. The issue I have, is that I seal my gopros in a waterproof case, so the sound pickup is very muffled and sounds rubbish. There is also often the sound of clicks and clacks as the camera moves a bit in the case, or even if the case gets hit by a droplet of water. So, in the end I've always decided to edit the audio out completely.
@travelswithpaddles ah, that makes sense. Shame as the sound of fast flowing water is so relaxing
Great video, from Portsmouth myself (now living in Whiteley). Looks like a great route, nice and scenic, will have to visit that area.
Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, it's a nice trip and relatively easy too!
Another thing to add to my list! 🤙
@neelsnprayer absolutely worth doing. It's really impressive when you are up there!
I took a rowing dinghy the week before last from Wayford Bridge to the Northern tip of Barton Broad and back, was only 4.5 miles and really enjoyable but boy did I feel ot when I got back. Great video.
Thank you so much. Glad you got out on the water.
Oh you missed one of the absolute joys of running down the river from riff raff weir - just 400m upstream of St Catherin's lock. A little bit of flow and lots of wiggly bits
@@rickcovell6797 Ah, thanks for the info! We'll have to try it next time.
Well! Familiar waters for me. Did a similar run back in the 1990s. Launched at Arethusa. lower Upnor.
Nice. First time we've done this one and we certainly enjoyed it.
Where the hell is HMS Cavalier,are my eyes that bad?
Right, yes, it isn't super obvious... check out ua-cam.com/video/2ZFjT1O1Gek/v-deo.htmlsi=Bt8_SIKShUICsxB0&t=240 and pause. Have a look to the right of centre, next to the tall dock crane. Cavalier is the pale blue-grey colour. It's only the superstructure that you can see, as the hull is obscured by the dock wall. Hope that helps.
Last summer we bought a trip to Rampion windfarm a brilliant trip, each tower has to have a separate geological survey it was found that the geology for some of the towers matched a glacial river, they traced it back to the River Adur .
Oh wow! That's really cool. Thanks for sharing.
Loved it, the closest I can get to water due to illness so greatly appreciated.
I'm sorry about your illness. But, glad that the video brought you some joy. Thanks.
@@travelswithpaddles I became epileptic from a brain injury during a motorbike accident. Unfortunately my medication doesn’t control my seizures anymore so can’t even have a bath but I’m lucky to be alive. I like watching mountain bikes and motorbikes and sailing all hobbies I love but are too dangerous for me.
@@richardjames9091 Oh gosh, that's rough. I wish you the best.
You see the best things from the water and the Russian submarine was a beauty.
Yeah, amazing it's just sitting there.
Awesome. Good footage…
@milesbrown8016 many thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.
Another lovely video! Thanks James, I really enjoy your trips. Bless you xx
Thanks, really glad you enjoy them 🙂.
Well done. Looks absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you so much. Yes, it is a really beautiful part of France.
Enjoyed the video and I think I'd enjoy going over that large weir in Millau. Cheers.
Hehe, Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it.
Nice video mate👍🏻 Ive always wondered if Basingstoke canal actually went all the way to Basingstoke & just found out from maps that it actually ends near Greywell.. is that the tunnel where it ends? Or does it actually goes all the way up Basingstoke
Thanks. Yes that's where it ends now after the middle of the tunnel collapsed. Before that, it used to run all the way to Basingstoke.
I like and eager to see more - subscriber
Ace, thanks.
I will subscribe when you provide an introduction and GPS track of the trip.
Good news then. All of the videos since the start of 2022 have exactly what you are looking for.
ua-cam.com/video/ucL3q29k6j8/v-deo.htmlsi=E9brHgpGwwtpb3g2
Adding the launch and get-out links to Google maps are a time saver, so thank you very much for those!
Ace, I'll keep adding them. Thanks.
Hi James! I will go there in May 20th... could you please tell me the water level in Montbrun you had? Thank you very much and best regards, Werner
Hi Werner, I hope you have a great time. It is a lovely river. The Montbrun gauge was showing around 130cm. Have a look here and click history... earlyfloodalert.com/paw/chart.html?commonid=O312102002-fr
@@travelswithpaddles Good moning James! Thank you very much for your reply! Wow! Pretty high level! At the moment it has 95 cm which is not so exciting... good for me! I am alone there and do not have interest in dangerous situations... thank you again! Best regards, Werner
Yes, we had regular rainfall most nights when we were there, which kept topping up the river. Plus occasionally some rain during the day. Have a good one.
When was this filmed? Month?
Hi there. 28th May 2023. The date is always first thing at the start of the video 🙂.
Du kayak paisible sur une très belle rivière 😊
Merci Beaucoup. La region du Wye est tres jolie.
What a beautiful journey!! Love the videos!
Thank you so much. We had such a great time on this trip.
Very much enjoyed these two video's. Have been checking your older ones too. Cheers.
Awesome, thank you. I'm working on day 3, which has a lot of rapids! Plus the huge bridge at Millau!
@@travelswithpaddles I look forward to that notification.
Excellent video as always James. Looking forward to the next ones. Thanks for posting.
Super, glad you enjoyed it.
Hi I'm very local to Littlehampton. Is there any groups that do this? I haven't done it before what type should I buy. Ideally wanting to a group etc before I purchase items etc many thanks
Hi, great to hear that you're interested in starting up paddling. Joining a club is a really good choice to get you started in the sport. In terms of local clubs, I would have said Arun Canoe Club. But, searching the net, I can't find any club pages that have been active for years. Your next closest is probably Chichester CC or Hunston CC or Portsmouth CC. Check out this site for more clubs www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/canoe-near-you. In terms or buying a boat, joining the club first is your best bet. They should have boats you can borrow, to see how you like them. This will then guide your decision. All the best.
Je vous regarde depuis le sud de la France😊, près du Verdon
Ah superb. Une belle region de France.
This looks good
Thanks. The Lake District is a fantastic place to paddle.
Hi ! I have question to you, Where is a lot of Streams? which part of the river? what do you think?
That depends on where you are located really?
Great info about the Broads. Have a friend living in Norwich and plan to go up and paddle up that way with him in the Spring
Good stuff. Hope you have a great time.
Did that route a couple of years ago, lovely stretch of the Wye. Did you have to pay to launch at the camp site? We launched just upstream from a paddock bought by British Canoeing to enable access.
Yes, it's a lovely stretch of water. Yes, we looked at the BC launch, but it was a soggy mud slide at the time, so in the end we opted to pay the few pounds for launch and parking at the campsite!
@@travelswithpaddles Thanks, the campsire was our Plan B if we had not been able to park or launch elsewhere.
Awesome gonna try this route, looks fun 😊
Have a good one. It may have been cleared by now. Having said that, with the current weather, even more trees may be down, so take care.
What boat are you using? Is it a Stratos?
Yes, that's correct. Dagger Stratos.
Nice boat 😊
@@helenward681 Yes, the Stratos is a good all round touring boat and is nimble enough to handle a bit of low class white water.
I a few years ago took a small RIB dingy under the lifting bridge down with an outboard on, and also had to duck. The outboard missed the bridge by about 1/2 inch or 13mm. Slipped on to the canal 4 miles away at Barley Mow Winchfield when I had a boat licence for the canal.
Good stuff. It's a nice section of the canal.
How long did the whole trip take? 20 miles is a long way, wondering how much quicker it is when using the tidal flow?
Hi, round trip was around 5 hours of paddling time. So averaging around 4mph.
Another inspiring paddle. Thank you for the series.
Thank you kindly.
you should come and try to peddle in the Egyptian Nile .. I will for sure meet ya there
Thanks. Bit far for us to travel! But I'm sure it would be a great paddle.
Thank you nice vid
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
My local patch! Nice film.
Thanks for the nice comment. The Medway trail is always great fun.
@@travelswithpaddles it's nice to see it from your perspective. I have not filmed any of my jaunts so far, but might do some time...thanks for replying btw.😊🛶
@lawrencemartin1113 it's a lot of work editing the videos, but they are good memories for you to look back on in a few years time.
Yep, adding that one to the list looks stunning. Have you done the Afon Teifi in Wales? Four of us did it this June, it was fantastic. Water levels were historically low so there were a fair few places where we had to walk our kayaks through the shallows, that and being the hottest week of the year slowed our progress but with doing half days we managed 75km in 6 days. Could have done more but two of us weren’t up for the distances needed as only did two or three kayak trips before that. I got a really useful book ‘The Welsh Rivers’ 2nd edition, which gives the sections as there are only a few easily accessible put ins and places to get out. Recommend a car at both the beginning and end of each section. Flows all the way out to cardigan bay. We were based at Cenarth where Cenarth falls are but I wouldn’t recommend trying shooting those. I think there was only two, maybe three places I portaged round but then I’m a bit scared of water. Any good day trips you could recommend in the south east? Done the Arun, Adur as well as the basingstock and wey canals, and the river wey which is good fun. Also, we have open, inflatable kayaks so nothing too likely to fill the boats. According to the book we got up to level two rapids BUT with low water levels
The Verdon is a truly stunning place to paddle. Really recommend it. Afon Teifi sounds good and no I haven't paddled it yet, thanks for the recommendation. I've been on a few of the Welsh rivers such as the Usk, Tywi (Towy) and Cothi. In terms of something in the South East, I can highly recommend the Medway Canoe Trail from Tonbridge down to Allington (and right down to the sea if you wish). Really nice river with some really fun slides at the weirs. Check out ua-cam.com/video/MYRrexsy6eI/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/x3vlmCP3mdo/v-deo.html for more info. Just be careful of the slide at Sluice Weir Lock (interesting name) it is significantly steeper that the others and is made of concrete without the guide brushes that the other slides have. If your inflatable has a fixed skeg, the roughness of the concrete won't do it any good. It may be worth portaging that one.
@@travelswithpaddles thanks for the recommendations. Are skegs are removable thankfully and surprisingly robust!
@@travelswithpaddles yep, just watched those two, that looks like a really fun route. Thank you for recommendation.
I did this one with a friend from Littlehampton to Pullborough about 21/22 miles in June. Great paddle, 6 hour trip. Also, on a different trip, pullborough up following tide until it starts working against you and returning back to pullborough was one of my all time favourite trips. Best wildlife experience I’ve had in this country. Peregrine falcons, marsh harriers, and a juvenile sparrow hawk taking a dragonfly out the air 15 foot above our heads. As well as many large birds of prey I couldn’t identify, definitely not buzzards or kites. Just amazing.
Great stuff. Yes there is a good variety of wildlife in this area. Up from Pulborough is a great paddle too. I should have a video of it somewhere on the channel.
@@travelswithpaddles I did notice that video, as well as a couple of the Welsh rivers you mentioned on your reply to another comment, it was getting late so thought I’d check them out another time.
A couple of friends and I did Leatherhead to cobham mill yesterday, 6/8/2023. Didn’t need to portage at all, no problems after fetcham like you had but a few tight bits through tree branches. The weir, at 5:45 in the video, is now completely blocked on the right hand side so we had to shoot the left.
Ah Ace, thanks for the update. I'm glad that most of the trees have been cleared. Good to know about the weir too.
@@travelswithpaddles did Cobham Mill to Painshill section today. There’s a new tree down across the river, you can see it on the left hand side when crossing the bridge from Effingham to Cobham direction. Can get easily under it on the right hand bank. Water level was quite low though.
@@travelswithpaddles did Cobham Mill to Painshill section today. There’s a new tree down across the river about 0.3 of a mile from Cobham mill, you can see it on the left hand side when crossing the bridge from Effingham to Cobham direction. Can get easily under it on the right hand bank. Water level was quite low though.
@@baronvonthrophousen5930 Hey Cool. Hope it was a good paddle and thanks for the update on the tree.
@@travelswithpaddles it was a beautiful day for a quick paddle. The tree at 8:12 in the video before the water wheel at Painshill is no longer there. We are heading all the way to the Thames on our next trip so hopefully, as with fetcham to Painshill, the river will be clearer for us. Fingers crossed.
Hi do you rember where you launched from please? as thinking of doing this journey this weekend
Yes sure. It was Boulters Lock www.google.com/maps/@51.5347118,-0.700213,3a,75y,32.05h,77.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sj2LtiDASR8TrG0UEI5tP0Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu to the Harvester at Old Windsor www.google.com/maps/@51.4524235,-0.5741518,3a,60y,59.88h,79.58t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stEe7PYrb0hX99W893UjWXA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu Paddle distance was 11 miles.
Great video and commentary. Love it. Thank you!
Hey, really glad you enjoyed it. It took ages to do!
That's my boat! Stratos 14.5?
Awesome! Yes, Stratos is a very capable boat.