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6th October 2011

Welsh Kayaker Sets New Irish Sea Crossing Record

A Welshman has set a new record for the fastest crossing of the Irish Sea by kayak.

http://www.afloat.ie/watersport/kayaking/

According to Canoe & Kayak, last Saturday 2 October Anglesey man John Willacy crossed from Soldier's Point in Holyhead to Howth in Dublin - a distance of 55.8 nautical miles - in 11 hours 19 minutes and 59 seconds.

http://www.canoekayak.co.uk/channel/newsitem.asp?c=8&cate=__11202

It's not the first open sea kayaking record set by Willacy, who last year broke the record for circumnavigation of the Isle of Man in 12 hours 38 minutes.

http://adventurousexperiencesblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/island-kayak-record-broken-by-john.html

A Welshman has set a new record for the fastest crossing of the Irish Sea by kayak.

According to Canoe & Kayak, last Saturday 2 October Anglesey man John Willacy crossed from Soldier's Point in Holyhead to Howth in Dublin - a distance of 55.8 nautical miles - in 11 hours 19 minutes and 59 seconds.

It's not the first open sea kayaking record set by Willacy, who last year broke the record for circumnavigation of the Isle of Man in 12 hours 38 minutes.

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