Fastest crossing of the English Channel by seascooter – relay team

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 captained by Ian Coverdale and timed by timekeeper Brian Watson. The expedition left the British shores at 5:03:00 a.m. and reached its destination at 5:29:39 p.m. Heath Sample is member of the British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC)-affiliated Scarborough Sub Aqua Club in Scarborough, UK. While setting a Guinness World Record, the team also managed to raise money for Help For Heroes and Scarborough RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution).