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SUP Blog

In April 2014, after some encouragement from my great mate Carl Sawyer, and with the help of the guys at Wilderness SUP, I bought my first stand up paddle-board, (SUP).  Little did I know then, but this was to become a huge part of my life.

Since 2014 I have taken on several SUP challenges and set myself lots of SUP adventures. On many of these paddles I was joined by people who I now consider to be very good friends and have visited some amazing places along the way. (You can read about the smaller paddles on this page, and the bigger ones on the main blog.)

After a couple of injuries in 2017 and 18, I have now started to mix things up, (sports, not mentally!), and have started to get into prone-boarding too. Like my SUP adventures, my small prone adventures will be listed below, and the bigger ones will go on the main blog. (All prone bits on this page will be listed as “- prone”.)

I have also had a lot of help from my sponsors, so I would like to take this opportunity to say a massive THANK YOU to them.  Your support has been, and continues to be, very much appreciated.


Prone – Tayport, Scotland.

1st August 2019

Another great day out with Piotr, (Outdoor Explore), and his clients at Tayport today.  Paddling in and out of the harbour, going from glassy flat to pretty lumpy conditions.  I love this bouncy sea proning!!  Thanks Piotr!!

Read more…

Prone – Loch Tummel, Scotland.

30th July 2019

Today was my toughest day yet, proning on Loch Tummel.  My goal was 14km, and I did just a little bit more, but it was not easy.  By 8km I was starting to feel my shoulders really hurt.  Read more…

Prone – Loch Tummel, Scotland.

2nd July 2019

I’ve not been at Loch Tummel since last year, so it was great to get back there today. The forecast was for lumpy water, and it did not disappoint!
With my limited SUP skills, this may have been a tough paddle, Read more…

Prone/SUP – 3 Lochs Challenge

21st June 2019

The original plan had been to meet up with the awesome duo of Alison and Allistair, and head as far north as possible, on the longest day, and see if we could be on the water, under the midnight sun. Read more…

SUP – Loch Laggan, Scotland – DofE – 2019

9th June 2019

After last years’ great paddle with the Nairn Academy Duke of Edinburgh Silver Awards SUP expedition group, I was delighted to be invited back again this year.
Last year the venue had been Loch Laggan, Read more…

Loch Tummel, Scotland

27th December 2018

Thanks to Piotr – Outdoor Explore – who got me up to a glassy calm Loch Tummel for a paddle.  This was my first SUP since my Plantar Fasciitis issue at the SUP 11 City in September.

Unfortunately after 100m the PF was back, Read more…


SUP BLOG ARCHIVE:

  • 13 Dec 2018 - Prone - Loch Faskally, Scotland.
  • 01 Nov 2018 - Prone - Loch Earn, Scotland.
  • 14 Oct 2018 - Clunie Loch, Scotland - prone
  • 30 Sep 2018 - Clunie Loch, Scotland - prone
  • 14 Aug 2018 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 04 Aug 2018 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 31 Jul 2018 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 08 Jul 2018 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 23 Jun 2018 - SUP - Windermere Solstice Festival
  • 16 Jun 2018 - Loch Lomond, Scotland
  • 10 Jun 2018 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 28 May 2018 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 24 May 2018 - SUP - Loch Laggan, Scotland - DofE - 2018
  • 15 May 2018 - River Tay, Perth, Scotland
  • 06 May 2018 - Loch Maree, Scotland
  • 01 Apr 2018 - Loch Rannoch, Scotland
  • 28 Mar 2018 - River Tay, Perth, Scotland
  • 27 Mar 2018 - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 24 Mar 2018 - Crinan Canal, Scotland
  • 28 Jan 2018 - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 27 Jan 2018 - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 10 Dec 2017 - Nairn, Scotland
  • 20 Nov 2017 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 06 Nov 2017 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 14 Oct 2017 - Great Glen Paddle, Scotland
  • 09 Oct 2017 - Loch Tummel, Scotland - PB
  • 17 Sep 2017 - SUP 11-City Tour – Dokkum to Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands
  • 11 Sep 2017 - SUP 11-City Non-stop – Friesland, Netherlands
  • 03 Aug 2017 - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 24 Jul 2017 - Baltic Sea, Poland
  • 21 Jul 2017 - Lake Drużno, Poland
  • 20 Jul 2017 - Gdansk to the Baltic Sea
  • 19 Jul 2017 - Gdansk, Poland
  • 16 Jul 2017 - Loch Tummel, (aka Loch Wind Tunnel), Scotland
  • 04 Jul 2017 - North Uist to St Kilda, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
  • 18 Jun 2017 - Lismore Lighthouse, west coast of Scotland
  • 06 Jun 2017 - Gijon, Spain
  • 05 Jun 2017 - Riano, Spain
  • 01 Jun 2017 - Bufones de Pria, Asturias, Spain
  • 27 May 2017 - Porma, Castille y leon Spain
  • 14 May 2017 - Rio Navia, Asturias, Spain
  • 23 Apr 2017 - Islay, Scotland.
  • 09 Apr 2017 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 18 Mar 2017 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 28 Feb 2017 - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 07 Feb 2017 - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 06 Feb 2017 - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 05 Feb 2017 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 31 Jan 2017 - Loch Tay, Scotland
  • 30 Jan 2017 - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 29 Jan 2017 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 24 Jan 2017 - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 17 Jan 2017 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 09 Jan 2017 - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 06 Jan 2017 - Clunie Loch, Scotland
  • 02 Jan 2017 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 20 Dec 2016 - Loch Tay, Scotland
  • 18 Dec 2016 - Loch Tummel, Scotland
  • 29 Oct 2016 - Loch Rannoch, Scotland
  • 15 Oct 2016 - Great Glen Paddle Challenge, Scotland
  • 02 Oct 2016 - Loch Tummel
  • 28 Sep 2016 - Loch Tay
  • 23 Sep 2016 - Loch Awe
  • 22 Sep 2016 - Loch Awe
  • 19 Sep 2016 - Loch Awe
  • 27 Aug 2016 - Isle of Bute, Scotland
  • 08 Aug 2016 - The Magnificent 7 (8th-15 Aug)
  • 17 Jul 2016 - 3 Lake Challenge
  • 02 Jul 2016 - Loch Tay
  • 02 Jul 2016 - Loch Tay
  • 26 Jun 2016 - Loch Tummel
  • 18 Jun 2016 - Loch Tummel
  • 28 May 2016 - SUP Til You Drop – Ullswater, Lake District, England (28-30th May)
  • 12 May 2016 - Argyll Sea Kayak Trail (12-15 May 2016)
  • 22 Apr 2016 - Mallorca - 22nd-29th April, 2016
  • 16 Apr 2016 - Loch Lomond
  • 10 Apr 2016 - Loch Tummel
  • 02 Apr 2016 - Loch Tummel
  • 19 Mar 2016 - Loch Tummel
  • 13 Mar 2016 - Loch Tummel
  • 05 Mar 2016 - Loch Tay
  • 01 Mar 2016 - Union Canal, Edinburgh
  • 20 Feb 2016 - Loch Tummel
  • 14 Feb 2016 - Linlithgow
  • 30 Jan 2016 - Clunie Loch
  • 08 Dec 2015 - Loch Awe, Scotland
  • 22 Nov 2015 - Loch Tummel
  • 21 Nov 2015 - Clunie Loch
  • 01 Nov 2015 - Loch Tummel
  • 24 Oct 2015 - Loch Tummel
  • 18 Oct 2015 - Firth of the Forth
  • 10 Oct 2015 - Loch Tummel
  • 17 Sep 2015 - Arran
  • 16 Sep 2015 - Arran
  • 18 Aug 2015 - Loch Tay
  • 15 Aug 2015 - Edinburgh
  • 08 Aug 2015 - Loch Lomond (8th/9th August, 2015)
  • 26 Jul 2015 - Loch Tay
  • 19 Jul 2015 - Loch Lomond
  • 10 Jul 2015 - SUP it and See 2: Board Scilly online
  • 24 Jun 2015 - Celtic Crossing, Scilly Isles to Cornwall
  • 20 Jun 2015 - Lake Windermere
  • 14 Jun 2015 - Loch Tay (double)
  • 10 Jun 2015 - Clunie
  • 30 May 2015 - Kerrera, west coast of Scotland
  • 23 May 2015 - Loch Tay
  • 18 May 2015 - near Barcelona, Spain
  • 07 May 2015 - Devon (7th-12th May, 2015)
  • 02 May 2015 - Clunie
  • 29 Apr 2015 - Windermere Canoe Kayak Annual Summer Solstice race
  • 18 Apr 2015 - Porto Petro, Mallorca (18th – 25th April, 2015)
  • 01 Apr 2015 - Clunie Loch
  • 29 Mar 2015 - Clunie Loch
  • 22 Mar 2015 - Exmouth
  • 14 Mar 2015 - Clunie Loch
  • 20 Feb 2015 - En route to Fort William
  • 08 Feb 2015 - Clunie Loch
  • 25 Jan 2015 - Clunie Loch
  • 07 Dec 2014 - Balmedie, Aberdeenshire
  • 21 Nov 2014 - River Tay, Broughty Ferry, Dundee
  • 17 Nov 2014 - Loch Ba
  • 09 Nov 2014 - Clunie Loch
  • 02 Nov 2014 - Loch a’ Choire, Ben Vrackie
  • 08 Oct 2014 - Loch Tay
  • 08 Oct 2014 - SUPM
  • 02 Oct 2014 - Caledonian Canal, (Fort William to Inverness, 2nd-4th October, 2014)
  • 13 Sep 2014 - Arran (13th-21st September, 2014)
  • 10 Sep 2014 - Walkers Shortbread sponsor Great Glen SUP
  • 07 Sep 2014 - Clunie
  • 04 Sep 2014 - Clunie
  • 31 Aug 2014 - Clunie
  • 12 Aug 2014 - SUP – UK’s Highest SUP Club
  • 10 Aug 2014 - Clunie
  • 03 Aug 2014 - Clunie
  • 26 Jul 2014 - Loch Etchachan
  • 25 Jul 2014 - Loch Tay report online
  • 20 Jul 2014 - Loch Tay
  • 13 Jul 2014 - Loch Tay
  • 10 Jul 2014 - Clunie Loch
  • 09 Jul 2014 - Clunie Loch
  • 05 Jul 2014 - Loch Ard
  • 25 Jun 2014 - Swimming news helps SUP!
  • 22 Jun 2014 - Clunie Loch
  • 12 May 2014 - Clunie Loch
  • 05 May 2014 - Exmouth
  • 02 May 2014 - River Exe
  • 30 Apr 2014 - Lulworth Cove
  • 29 Apr 2014 - Shoreham
  • 24 Apr 2014 - Ocean Source loaned me a board!
  • 15 Apr 2014 - Ratho
  • 02 Apr 2014 - River Earn
  • 27 Mar 2014 - River Tay
  • 01 Dec 2013 - Pre-2014 - Exmouth, Devon
  • 06 Jan 2013 - test 4
  • 06 Jun 2001 - Title1
  • SPONSORS

    These sponsors have been a tremendous help in supplying kit and support for my challenges.