Date: 15-03-2019 Collaborations: Navy, Hanga Roa Hospital, Nanaky yacht -Nautica Rapa Nui, Kayak Rapa Nui, Hotel Hotu Matua, Discover Agency, People on board: Sarah Houston, Rentia Denissen, John McCarthy, Marta Vigoroux, Hian Schneider, Juan Gustavo
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Swimming RAPA NUI
An Eyewitness account of Sarah Ferguson’s world first circumnavigation swim of Easter Island -By John McCarthy Contents Prologue The end A big idea Wiping the slate clean Show time Mataveri Kavi – Kavi, the Birdman
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Who said training would be easy?
Blue bottles, vomiting, massive swell and bumpy seas awaited me in a 5 hour training swim this weekend. I came to PE to give a talk and decided to use the opportunity to stay for the
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Breathe Marine Fundraiser
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Cape Point Swim
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New goals
This morning I started a new training program. It was very exciting having a goal and not having to think or make up a program as I have been for the last 6 months. I
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Travel
Prelude to Ka’iwi channel crossing
They say a channel is never over till it’s over. I discovered the truth of that a little over two weeks ago when I tackled the ominous Ka’iwi channel (also known as The Channel of
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Training Camp 1
I finally started to feel normal in the pool this week. I had a big training week to get through in terms of mileage for each session. It was quite a shift from what I
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Training Week 1
This week was my first proper training week for the Kawi channel. I did try last week, but that did not go so well, so I started again this week. I got off to a