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Friday morning swim on the minch side of the braighe. Clarity was pretty good and I love watching the birds fly overhead 😊 Music by Beluga Lagoon. Click here to visit their website. Click here to view the YouTube Video.
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A very amateur video showing how I attach my suunto ambit 3 sports (gps) watch to my donut tow float. It's very rare that the dtf will turn upside down in the sea, so it gives a more accurate open water swim record than if I was wearing the watch on my wrist. I also show how I attach my GoPro to the tow float. This set up works fine for me and you may have your own preferences. Click here for the link for the ruk kayak paddle bungee. Thanks to Connor for being the cameraman and to Lola for not getting in the way too much 🙈🤣 Click here to view the YouTube Video. LEJOG fundraiser for Stornoway RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution Part 5 covers my final journey which is from John O'Groats to Shetland via Orkney - 1st September 2024 to 14th December 2024 159 miles over 50 swims taking 93 hours and 34 minutes or 3 days, 21 hours and 34 minutes From Lands End to Shetland Stats: Started on 1st January 2024 Reached on 14th December 2024 Swims: 292 Miles: 1000 Time: 559 hours and 55 minutes or 23 days 7 hours 55 minutes Gifting (to help the triathletes) done overall: Swims: 8 Miles: 9 Time: 5 hours and 19 minutes Totals: Swims: 300 Miles: 1009 Time: 565 hours and 14 minutes or 23 days, 13 hours and 14 minutes (which differs from the screenshot in the video as I got my sums wrong). Thanks to everyone who has donated to the challenge. 2024 marks the RNLI’s 200th anniversary and we're raising funds for the Stornoway RNLI Station on the Isle of Lewis, with each of us in the team doing our own virtual Land's End to John O'Groats 841 mile challenge in 2024. We've decided to carry on to Orkney and Shetland which will round up the overall distance to 1000 miles. Another 159 miles to go from John O'Groats to Shetland. Jane Maciver - Walking. Paul Finnegan - Running. Donald Smith - Cycling. Cinzia Zingone - Triathlon. Tolsta Dave - Triathlon. Malcolm Dalzel-Job - Triathlon. Colin S Macleod - Sea Swimming. The brave volunteers of the RNLI have been saving lives at sea since 1824. Across the years many things have changed, but the courage and commitment of our lifesavers has continued to the present day, as we work towards our goal of saving every one. The story of the RNLI is one of courage and dedication. Across our almost 200 year history, RNLI lifesavers have answered the call to rescue. Day or night. On calm seas or into ferocious storms. If someone is in peril at sea, the RNLI will do all we can to save them. Since the charity launched its first lifeboat in 1824, the RNLI has saved more than 144,000 lives at sea. Too many people are still drowning. More than ever we need the RNLI’s help. As a charity, the RNLI depends on our donations so it can go on saving lives and keeping us and our loved ones safe. RNLI lifesavers are our lifeline. They’re the lifeboat crews who provide 24-hour search and rescue right around the UK and Ireland. The lifeguards keeping watch on 240 of the busiest beaches in the UK and Channel Islands. And the RNLI safety teams and educators working tirelessly to stop people getting into trouble in the first place. All music is by Beluga Lagoon. Click here to visit their website. Click here to view the YouTube Video. Photo's of my 1000 mile sea swim journey from Lands End to Shetland. They are not in order but hopefully you enjoy them all the same. During 2024 I swam 1009 miles in the sea for the Stornoway RNLI station in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland where I live. This was in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the RNLI. 1000 miles was my challenge and I also donated 9 miles to the triathletes. The majority of my sea swimming took place at the braighe where I swam 988.5 miles (583.5 on the minch side and 405 on the broadbay side). This video has clips from others and myself throughout the 12 months and also a mention in the House of Parliament too. Land's End to Shetland stats: Swims: 292 Miles: 1000 Time: 559 hours and 55 minutes or 23 days 7 hours and 55 minutes. Gifting to the triathletes: Swims: 8 Miles: 9 Time: 5 hours and 19 minutes Total stats: Swims: 300 Miles: 1009 Time: 565 hours and 14 minutes or 23 days 13 hours and 14 minutes (which differs from the screenshot in the video as I got my sums wrong). Music is by Beluga Lagoon. Click here to visit their website. 2024 marks the RNLI’s 200th anniversary and we're raising funds for the Stornoway RNLI Station on the Isle of Lewis, with each of us in the team doing our own virtual Land's End to John O'Groats 841 mile challenge in 2024. In August, we decided to carry on to Orkney and Shetland which rounded up the overall distance to 1000 miles. It was another 159 miles to get from John O'Groats to Shetland. Jane Maciver - Walking. Paul Finnegan - Running. Donald Smith - Cycling. Cinzia Zingone - Triathlon. Tolsta Dave - Triathlon. Malcolm Dalzel-Job - Triathlon. Colin S Macleod - Sea Swimming. Thanks to everyone who has donated. The brave volunteers of the RNLI have been saving lives at sea since 1824. Across the years many things have changed, but the courage and commitment of our lifesavers has continued to the present day, as we work towards our goal of saving every one. The story of the RNLI is one of courage and dedication. Across our almost 200 year history, RNLI lifesavers have answered the call to rescue. Day or night. On calm seas or into ferocious storms. If someone is in peril at sea, the RNLI will do all we can to save them. Since the charity launched its first lifeboat in 1824, the RNLI has saved more than 144,000 lives at sea. Too many people are still drowning. More than ever we need the RNLI’s help. As a charity, the RNLI depends on our donations so it can go on saving lives and keeping us and our loved ones safe. RNLI lifesavers are our lifeline. They’re the lifeboat crews who provide 24-hour search and rescue right around the UK and Ireland. The lifeguards keeping watch on 240 of the busiest beaches in the UK and Channel Islands. And the RNLI safety teams and educators working tirelessly to stop people getting into trouble in the first place. WeLoveStornoway Article Stornoway Gazette Article Click here to view the YouTube Video. *Amateur video alert* I have no affiliation to any company so I can wear what I want and use what I want to, as you can see from this video. What works for me might not work for you. It includes what I've been using throughout my 1000 mile sea swimming challenge this year to raise funds for the Stornoway RNLI station. Sometimes I was swimming 12 (5/4/3) miles a day but I opted never to swim a 10k, to prove that a little can go a long way, as I would be reaching 132 miles (the equivalent of 21 marathon swims) in a month. At times my frame was sore from bouncing around in the waves but I kept my head down and carried on ploughing through them thinking about the local lifesaver's out on the lifeboat in worse conditions saving life's at sea. I'd really like to thank Kellie for supporting me over the year as I couldn't have done it without her at my side. I am only the swimmer.....I'm not fast, just a plodder but there's nothing wrong with plodding.... Click here to view the YouTube Video. A lap of the broadbay side of the braighe this morning, going on the outside of the big reef. My last swim before Saturday's finale... Music by Beluga Lagoon. Click here to visit their website. Click here to view the YouTube Video. |
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