Merry Christmas! 

A few updates for you:

I recently visited Sever Area Rescue Association (SARA) to discuss where and how we would be ending our trip if all goes well. Simple you might think, but in fact the stretch of river from Gloucester to Sharpness is actually very dangerous! Mud banks, channels, whirlpools, strong currents and the Severn Bore, means the advice we were given has changed plans slightly. Safety is a priority for us, and SARA have kindly offered to help us navigate the very last sections with a support boat, and we get to end our adventure at the lifeboat station at Sharpness! 

We will soon have our charity page online if you have any spare pennies to send us. All four charities will be announced as soon as its online.

The Christmas period is time for us to get some paddling in, so stay tuned for some winter shots.

Finally we took some time to take on the Severn Bore on the weekend, dressed in a santa outfit! The picture above shows why we will be respecting the tides we will be facing in April!

Thank you to all for your support so far, we really appreciate it!

Merry Christmas! 

So why are we confident about using inflatable boards from the Red paddle Co on such a tricky journey? Well as the video above shows, they have already been tested for toughness in the ultimate set of tests! Knowing the boards are capable of taking so much abuse gives us confidence, especially as we may encounter, submerged trees, rocks and each other!

So here we are the Source2Sea team! From the left to right: Tristan Bawn, Rob Yates, Tony Bain and Dean Broad.

More information on our interesting, and sometimes quirky, backgrounds will follow!

Tristan Bawn

We are also now on Twitter!
https://twitter.com/Source2Sea2013

We will be using this account throughout the build up and whilst on our trip to keep you updated on our progress!

Tristan Bawn

We now have a Facebook Page:
http://www.facebook.com/Source2Sea2013

Like us and follow our journey!

Tristan Bawn

On our trip in April we will be using inflatable boards from the Red Paddle Co. You may think we are mad for using inflatable boards, but with new designs and Tec Air technology, they have produced really durable, useable boards. One of the aims of our trip is to show just how durable these boards are, if we can do a 220 mile trip on them, I would like to think "point proven"!

For more information on Tec Air and the materials used, check out the link below:
http://www.redpaddleco.com/know-how/tec-air/

Tristan Bawn

The Severn Bore

We took some time out to get back in to the river for a session surfing the Severn Bore last week. The tidal stretches are where I personally spend most of my time on the Severn and being out in the river actually raised quite a few questions.

We will be coming up against the tidal bore near the end of our trip, so checking out what we might be up against on the final days of our trip can give us time to plan. Paddling against the bore isn't an option, so following the ebb back out to sea is all about timing.

As you can see from the picture there will be other obstacles to look out for too!

Tristan Bawn

Picture by Mark Humpage:
http://www.markhumpage.com