Best charter for English Channel Relay?
kevmc77
Sligo, IrelandMember
Hi all,
My name's Kevin and I've just returned to swimming this year after a long break and had a great summer back in the open water with training sessions up to 9k and longest competitive race of 6k in sligo on the NW of Ireland and am enjoying it thoroughly.
The group of lads I swim with and myself are hoping to swim the English Channel as a relay next summer as a precursor to solo swims a few years down the line and I was wondering if anyone would have any recommendations on charter to use and if it's common practice that all money is paid whether swim starts or not.
Any help would be greatly accepted. Love the site by the way it's a credit to everyone on here, what would we do without the Internet :-)
Kevin
My name's Kevin and I've just returned to swimming this year after a long break and had a great summer back in the open water with training sessions up to 9k and longest competitive race of 6k in sligo on the NW of Ireland and am enjoying it thoroughly.
The group of lads I swim with and myself are hoping to swim the English Channel as a relay next summer as a precursor to solo swims a few years down the line and I was wondering if anyone would have any recommendations on charter to use and if it's common practice that all money is paid whether swim starts or not.
Any help would be greatly accepted. Love the site by the way it's a credit to everyone on here, what would we do without the Internet :-)
Kevin
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Alot of slots are already taken for 2015 but there are always drop outs and changes.
Best of luck!
So many boats to choose from!
I've done 2 relays with Suva, 1 with Anastasia and 1 with Sea Satin. All are perfect for relays with inside areas and bunks for changing / sleeping, cooking facilities and a toilet on board. I did my solo with Suva so I'm always going to have a favourite but thought the other two pilots and their boats were great too.
I've also crewed & observed on Gallivant, same facilities again.
My husband has observed for a relay on Optimist and was very impressed by the internal space and facilities available for the swimmers.
I would say that all 5 of those boats are great choices for a relay. It wouldn't be fair for me to comment on the other boats as I don't have the experience of being on them at sea for a long period of time.
Re payment - it depends on your pilot. I had to pay my final balance by 31 May in the year of my swim. For me, I thought that was a good move, because after the final payment was made it sent me into "panic mode" and rather made me commit to the task and the required training!
For a relay, I'd guess that space & facilities will be relatively more important, compared to a solo.
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