Bath 2 London Stand Up Paddle - Africa and Asia Venture

Bath 2 London Stand Up Paddle - Africa and Asia Venture

Between June 2nd and June 8th 2010 British Adventurers Dave Cornthwaite and Sarah Outen will take to the water and Stand Up Paddle between Bath and London, a distance of 150 miles.

The two are not strangers to this sort of journey, last year Sarah rowed over 4000 miles across the Indian Ocean, and in April 2011 will begin a global circumnavigation from London to London, Via the World! Dave broke the world record for skateboarding further than anyone else in 2006, he recently paddled the length of Australia's longest river and is planning a world distance record on a Stand Up Paddleboard in 2011...all in aid of the AV Foundation!

The pair's journey will start at Bath's Top Lock at 10am on Wednesday 2nd June, following the length of the Kennet & Avon canal via Devizes, Pewsey, Hungerford and Reading, before paddling onto the Thames and making their way to London. They will finish at lunchtime by paddling underneath Tower Bridge.

Want to join in? Sarah and Dave are inviting people to join them for a stretch of their journey and help raise some funds for their chosen charities (One of which is the AV Foudnation). You could paddle in canoes, kayaks or on Stand Up Paddleboards, or even walk, run or cycle alongside.

Dave and Sarah are big supporters of The Blue Mile project. A Blue Mile is a mile travelled on or by the water. If each paddler aims to raise £10 per Blue Mile paddled with Dave and Sarah this would be absolutely wonderful. We are aiming for a total of 1000 Blue Miles and if we achieve our target, this will mean we've raised at least £7000 for our charities, which would be amazing!

All donations and sponsorships should be donated online at www.justgiving.com/greatbigpaddle 

Finally a message from Dave and Sarah... "We will be supported by a small and very fun team who will be making a documentary and taking photos of the event. We'd love to hold fundraising events each evening and if you'd be interested in organising one, please take a look at the schedule on www.thegreatbigpaddle.com and get in touch. We're also organising where can stay each evening, so any help with this would be greatly appreciated!

This event is all about getting people on the water and promoting exercise, water sports and a passion for the environment, so the more people who take part, the better!"

So...if you want to find out more please go to www.thegreatbigpaddle.com

Good Luck to Dave and Sarah from all at AV!

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