Author: Justine

  • Sarah Outen nearly at the Aleutians

    Sarah gets closerI’m in the Bay of Fundy – more of that later….

    Meanwhile my good friend, the slightly nutty and totally inspirational Sarah Outen is nearing landfall after her row of the North Pacific Ocean. If you’ve been following her, you’ll know that she was aiming to row from Japan to Vancouver, but after 4 months at sea she wasn’t even half way, due to a predominance of unusual Easterly and Southerly winds blowing her backwards and north.

    I’d been teasing her to change her plan and head north to the beautiful wild Aleutian Island chain. “Off you go”, I said, “I’ll meet you there with Nelson, your kayak and we can paddle along the Aleutian islands to Alaska”. That’s a trip I’d love to do so I was delighted a month ago when I had a phone call from the middle of the Pacific ocean and Sarah’s chirpy voice said ‘Will you kayak from the Aleutian island chain to the mainland with me next Spring?”

    So the short story is that that’s our plan. Sarah is hoping to land on Adak island, about 50 miles to the NE of her position now – probably Monday afternoon her time. You can follow her progress here – her little blue dot is updated every 6 hours. And wish her luck for a safe landing – I know I am.

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  • Yoga DVD for sale


    As kayakers, flexibility helps with paddling and preventing injury. I have practiced yoga for about 10 years for this reason. I’m still not very good and I always joke that I’m merely maintaining my level of inflexibility! I go to a weekly class when I’m home in Wales but since I’m often away it would be of benefit to me to have a routine that I can follow by myself.

    Today a new DVD comes out by Helen Wilson and Mark Tozer with 3 yoga sequences designed specifically for outdoor people. We have some in stock ready to ship, so if you too could benefit from looking after your flexibility or improving your strength then maybe it would help you?

    Check it out in the DVD store.

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  • Tierra del Fuego in Sea Kayaker mag

    This video was put together by “Canoe & Kayak” magazine from an interview that Joe Glickman did with me earlier in the year – and using my footage. The interview and Joe’s introduction was published in their July issue, and is reprinted on their website here. On that page, you can also watch the video without sitting through an advert first!

    If you haven’t had enough of me after that, the current issue of Seakayaker magazine features the story of our return to Tierra Del Fuego.

  • New Trailers for “Sarah Outen” & “Sardinia”


    I’ve made trailers for the films “Sarah Outen” and “Sardinia”. If you haven’t seen the films then check out the trailers and see if you’d enjoy them. Both are on ‘This is the Sea 5’ which can be bought as a DVD or download – or you can buy the individual films as downloads. Sardinia costs less than a pint or glass of wine! The 40 minute film about Sarah is £4.99. Or you can buy the entire download of “This is the sea 5” for £14.99. All the films are available with optional Spanish, French & Italian subtitles.

    Sarah Outen is currently rowing solo across the Pacific ocean. She has changed her original plan as she wasn’t going to reach Vancouver before the winter storms set in. She’s now aiming north for the Aleutian islands. See where she is now here. She’ll return home for the Winter, then I will fly back to the Aleutians with her next Spring. We’ll aim to kayak from there back to Homer, the first road on the Alaska mainland – an epic journey of about 1400 nautical miles.