It’s 38 miles from Campbeltown on the southeastern corner of the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland to Cushendall on the Antrim Coast across the North Channel.
Four men from Northern Ireland achieved this stamina-sapping feat in a fundraising prone paddle called Channel 38 on Thursday last. They raised valuable funds for the RNLI and the Air Ambulance Northern Ireland.
The four paddleboarders with Carla Jackson a volunteer with Campbeltown RNLI Photo Campbeltown RNLI
Brothers Carl and Jamie Russell, Connel McBrearty and Colm Watters were the intrepid four who paddled the 38 miles from Campbeltown RNLI station, and they were greeted by an excited crowd when they arrived at Redbay Lifeboat station just before dark on Thursday last.
The organiser, Carl Russell, has chosen Air Ambulance Northern Ireland after the touching story of John and Maura McAuley. Mr and Mrs McAuley sadly lost their son, Ronan, due to adult death syndrome a few years ago. He also has chosen the RNLI as their second charity, seeing first-hand how it saves lives at sea. Carl Russell is the founder of Sub6, a surf school based in Northern Ireland.
Stephen McKenzie accompanied them on the support vessel.
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