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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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!!
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…
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!
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…
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.
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.
