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Simon
Osborne has Kayaked around the coast of the UK to raise money for
the Leukaemia
Research Fund.
The epic voyage took him just under four months. Show
your support for Simon on our message board.
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Simon
started his epic journey around the coastline of the UK on
Saturday 11th May and we were there to see him off.
Take
a look at the full
coverage.
Listen
to Simon's audio dairy of his voyage from the daily updates
he gave to us on his progress.
Simon's
- Kayaking for Cancer message board.
Send him your congratulations message for completing his epic
3,000 mile journey.
Kayak man beats Atlantic challenge A south Wales
man last year became the first person to cross the Atlantic
alone in a kayak.
from BBC News »
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Problem
currents can be reduced by keeping close inshore - but that
increases the distance travelled.
Strong
winds can knock a kayak over, but they can be rolled back
up again.
Kayaks are designed to cope with huge waves, there's no problem
in the open sea but there is a danger of being smashed up
against cliffs when hugging the shoreline.
Simon will probably have to deal with the odd tidal race -
groups of waves caused by fast currents - very exciting but
very dangerous!
But apart from all that, it's easy ... (so he says!)
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There
are many different types of kayaks. Here are five examples:
Flat water - long and thin for racing or touring.
River running - shorter and more manoeuvrable.
Sea touring - long and thin (about 17ft by 2ft) but strong
and able to carry equipment in sealed hatches.
Surf - short and manoeuvrable for sea waves.
Rodeo - similar but for big waves on rivers.
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Kayaking
for Cancer
Find out how and why Simon Osborne planned to kayak
round Britain.
Leukaemia
Research Fund
Britain's leading leukaemia research charity.
Simon set himself the target of raising between £10,000 and
£20,000 for LRF and is keen to get sponsorship from as many
people as possible.
You can still donate online by visiting Just
Giving.
The
BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.
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Hello
simon, nice to see you progressing so well. We are looking forward to that time,
a few weeks away yet we know, when you get to Cornwall. Don`t worry we won`t stuff
you with pasties!
Great
job you're doing.
Robin
& Marion
Penzance
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Message
for Simons Message Board...
Best of luck Simon and fantastic effort.
Cheers, Chris
Chris
New York City
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Hi
Ossie and Nige, Hope all is good now you have reached the blessed land! I'm sure
the sun is shining on you. A whole shed load of respect to both of you for this
adventure, you go girls!
Good luck.
Si
Coker
Vass, Greece
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Simon! Glad to see you're on your way. Best of luck in the water. I'm now in Edinburgh
and will hopefully spot you sometime in Scotland.
Jen
Rushworth
Whistler
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, Glad to see things are going well. Luc is practising his kayaking to come out
when you hit the Solent . Look forward to seeing you soon. Mike and the frogs.
Mike
Whitehouse
Southsea UK.
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Si! We have been watching your progress every day and feel really proud of you.
We are praying for a safe journey for you. It's a wonderful way to remember the
good times we all had with Mark. Love from Alex and Chris.
Christine
Marshall
Ipswich England
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Simon,
you have been planning this expedition for at least the 6 years I
have known you and I'm so pleased everything is going so well. You are in
your element in a boat out in the open water so I hope you are enjoying it!
I wish you all the luck in the world, you deserve this so much.
I
am following your progress on the website and as soon as I see from the BBC's
little map that you're in Scotland, I'm coming looking for you and your kayak!!
Take
care
Lisa x x :)
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I can say is 'wow.' Si and Nigel, I am totally in awe of you both. Good Luck,
I know you will succeed and I shall keep up with your progress during the following
months.
F
Smith
Essex
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Hey
there Si & Nigel,
Major respect to both of you guys for all this, I've been so impressed by the
commitment and organisation. Strangely I'm just a little bit jealous of you! Good
luck and good weather!
Al
Green
Shrewsbury
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