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On 19th June 2010 we will be kayaking from Northampton to Peterbrough City Rowing Club. We are; Mick Child, Thomas Fitzgerald, Michael Prosperino and Dan Jenkin.
The journey is 57.4 miles long. There are 36 locks to negotiate and we will have to portage our kayak and equipment to the lower part of the river at each one. The total journey time will be approximately 18 1/2 hours meaning that the first 4 hours will be completed in the dark.
Mick and Thomas will paddle a tandem Perception Vista kayak which weighs 41kg empty.
Michael and Dan will paddle a Tandem Prijon Capri kayak weighing in at 30kg empty.
This will be completed in one go with short breaks of no longer than 20 minutes along the way.
The Vista Boat
Mick Child has been kayaking for 2-years and his longest river trip has been 22 miles last year. Tom Fitzgerald started kayaking on Saturday 20th March 2010, and at the time of writing his longest river trip has been 4-miles. We have some work to do between now and June!
The Capri Boat
Both Michael and Dan have kayaked before, although in recent years they are more used to competing in marathons, triathlons, ironman and long distance cycling events.
To learn more about the event, us, our helpers and the progress we're making click on the link below.
http://www.greatcarizmo.co.uk/carizmo_test_014.htm
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