The fastest time to kayak the length of Loch Ness, Scotland, UK, from Fort Augustus to Dores (a distance of 17.9 nautical miles, 20.59 miles, 33.15 km) is 5 hours 19 minutes 17 seconds, achieved by the Asda Kayak Team on 18 May 2010. The team of 28 people completed the distance in single sea kayaks and two two-man kayaks. All of the team members lined up to cross the finish line together and therefore achieved the same time. The event was organised to raise
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The fastest crossing of Ireland on foot (female) was 4 days 1 hr 39 min and 55 sec by Sharon Gayter (UK) running from Mizen Head to Malin Head, Ireland, between 25-29 March 2012. Sharon began her attempt at 7:00 am on 25 March 2012 and completed it at 8:39:55 am on 29 March 2012. Sharon was supported throughout her entire attempt by Alan Guy, Stephen Martin Scaife and her husband, William Gayter. The three men took turns filming, cycling behind Sharon and driving the
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Simon Caird and Peter Crosdil (both UK) crossed the English Channel between Dover, UK, and Cap Gris-Nez, France, on aquabikes (jetskis) in 38 minutes 23 seconds, on 1 July 2011. Both started and finished at the same time. The return journey lasted 48 minutes 35 seconds due to rougher sea.
The fastest crossing of the English Channel by amphibious vehicle is 1 hour 14 mins 20 sec and was achieved by Professor Hans Georg Näder (Germany) and Captain Henry Hawkins (UK) who ‘drove’ the Tonic between Dover, UK, and Calais, France, on 1 July 2008.
The fastest transatlantic crossing made completely under solar power is 22 days 12 hr 32 min by MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar (Switzerland) and its crew of six from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain to Marigot, Saint Martin, from 26 April to 18 May 2013. The MS TÛRANOR PlanetSolar previously held this record with a time of 26 days 19 hr 10 min.
The fastest crossing of the English Channel by paddleboard is 5 hr 9 min by Michael O’Shaughnessy (USA) on 18 July 2006.
The fastest scheduled crossing of the Channel by hovercraft was achieved by the “Princess Anne” MCH SR-N4 MkIII hovercraft on 14 September 1995, when it completed the Dover-Calais run in 22 minutes for the 10 a.m. service.
The fastest crossing of the English Channel by seascooter in a relay team is 12 hours 26 minutes 39 seconds and was achieved by Heath Samples, Paul Swales, Will Warwick and Pete Brooks (all UK) in Wissant, France, on 20 August 2011. The team was equipped with six battery-powered Sea Doo scooters reaching a maximum speed of 2 knots. Throughout the 25.8 nautical miles between Shakespeare Beach, Dover, UK and Wissant, France, the team members alternated in 15 legs, followed by an 8.5-m support vessel
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Paul Tucker (UK) pedalled across the English Channel from a point near Cap Gris-Nez, France, to Folkestone, Kent, UK, in 7 hr 6 min on 21 May 2002. His 3.7 m (12 ft) boat Escapade was powered by a propeller turned by pedals. The record attempt was in aid of the Royal British Legion. The crossing above was the return leg of a double crossing (he also holds the record for fastest double crossing).
With temperatures reaching 50°C (122°F), Pat Farmer crossed the Simpson Desert, Australia in a 379 km (234.5 miles) traverse in 3 days 8 hr 36 min finishing on 26 January 1998 (Australia Day), which calculates at an average of 4.75 km/h (2.95 mph). Crossing a total 1,162 dunes, he reached heights up to 40 m (131 ft). The Simpson Desert is the world’s largest sand dune desert, of 170,000 km² (the size of England Wales combined). It is situated mainly in the Northern Territory, with
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