Irina Gracheva, the first Russian woman participating in the transatlantic race Mini-Transat The second leg of Mini-Transat started on the 2nd November at 2:08 pm (WET) from Las Palmas to Martinique. Irina will be sailing a total of 2,700 miles across the Atlantic. During the first leg, Irina encountered some problems which included reparation work […]
There’s nothing mini about the Mini Transat 6.5! Aquapac ambassador, Irina Gracheva will set sail this Saturday. “Life on board has become easier, drier and more comfortable.” Irina Gracheva, a 34-year-old Russian, is one of just 87 people who have qualified for this year’s Mini Transat; a biennial solo transatlantic yacht race for 6.5 metre boats over 4,000 nautical miles that […]
Show us your ‘Aquapac In Action’ and win up to £500 in cash. Take a video or photograph through your Aquapac waterproof case, upload it to social media, tag us and you could win cash or Aquapac goodies … How to enter: First Watch our awesome video taken in the stunning Dolomites. Would you believe […]
Daniel is attempting to be the first paddler to SUP over 1,400 km (870 miles) around the island of Sicily. ” I STARTED TO WORRY when I stopped sweating. I felt dizzy and faint; my body felt weak and my skin felt hot. I collapsed onto my knees, balanced on the board, and vomited into the […]
Lucy Graham and Mathilde Gordon hail from Australia. In 2018 they completed a 2,042 km (1,270 mile) paddle from Glacier Bay, Alaska to Victoria on Vancouver Island. They did it single-use-plastic-free, in order to raise awareness of marine debris issues. This meant cooking, dehydrating and packing over 500 meals in newspaper and relying on high quality Aquapac gear […]
Louis Nethercott and Ant Lambert are two ex-Royal Marine Commandos who call themselves the Mad Explorers. Completely unaided they are crossing the five largest islands on the earth, only using human power. Moving from jungles to arctic wastes, they have already crossed Borneo, Papua New Guinea, Madagascar, and Greenland. Next challenge, Baffin Island. Due to the unique and […]
In 2018 Fiona SUPed the 800 miles (1,280 km) from Land’s End to John O’Groats. This was the third and final leg of a world record Length of Britain Triathlon. In 2017 she had both walked 993 miles (1,600 km), and cycled 1,200 miles (1,900 km), between the same two extremes of the UK mainland. […]
Turning his personal aspirations into a professional career, Joe has guided explorers to over 60% of the world while running his own company, Alexander Adventures. Born into an active military family from Wakefield, Joe Alexander was an outdoor adventurer from the start. From completing the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge at age 10, joining the Army […]
Molly and Mattie Butler are two British junior ski racers with the world at their feet. Already proving class athletes in their age groups, both are clocking up brilliant times to win Junior races at both national and international level. They ski all season in Megève and train with the St. Gervais Ski race club. Additionally, […]
This voluntary team of rescue specialists is based in Surrey in the UK and they are on call 24 hours a day to help the police and fire service with any reports of missing persons. Team has recently celebrated receiving a Queens award and has notched up over 425 responses in the last six years […]
