A FIRST CIRCUMNAVIGATION BY SUP



Between December 1st and 12th 2014, Dave and his team paddled 146 miles on inflatable paddleboards, becoming the first people to circumnavigate the French territory of Martinique by SUP.

The resulting film (above) has won two 'best film' awards at UK festivals.

STATISTICS

  • 12 Days | 11 nights
  • 5 Humans | 5 Paddleboards
  • 232,000 paddlestrokes each (approx)
  • 4 solar panels | 1 drone | 6 GoPros
  • Biggest swells: 30ft | 
  • Sharks: 1 | Turtles: 12 |

PHOTO GALLERY


ROUTE MAP


TEAM

Spike Reid, 32

Photographer, Expedition Leader

Spike has undertaken numerous mountaineering expeditions from the Arctic and the Altai, to the Hindu Kush.  With two friends, Spike won the Royal Geographical Society & Land Rover's 'Go Beyond' bursary and undertook a circumnavigation along 50° North, carrying out climate change research.

 

Robyn Green, 26

Independent Researcher, Wilderness First Responder, Guide, Pro Consumer of Peanut Butter

Robyn's insatiable hunger for travel led her to spending recent Summers guiding in Costa Rica, and three years working for Operation Smile, who provide free cleft lip/cleft palate repair surgeries around the globe.

Rob Green, 26

Martial Arts Instructor, Wilderness First Responder, Guide, Expedition Engineer and Outreach Manager

A genuine jack-of-all-trades, Rob's hunger for adventure has pulled him to nearly every corner of the globe. From Barcelona to Kathmandu, Guatemala to Morocco, Rob is always looking to dig in deep.

 

Ben Arthur, 19

Adventure enthusiast, Student

After finishing sixth form, Ben has spent the past year and a half travelling, working and volunteering around the world. He's no stranger to SUP, having paddle boarded solo from the source of the Thames to London in 2014.


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