When I paddled 16km out to sea and ended up on national radio / Eddystone Vlog 

I watched to the end and you actually addressed my point which was this. If the caller to the radio was really concerned about you he should have contacted the coast guard himself. If he had he’d have found out they were aware of what you were doing. Goes to show who was really the sensible and responsible party!

So jealous! And great point about the lack of intervention.

Great video and some wise words on safety.

I’ve been far out at sea at Saltburn, had a fishing boat come over to ask if I was ok 👍 I was but it was nice that they were just checking on me, rather than phone Radio 2 and make a big deal of it

I live in the salish sea's, In British Columbia. Island hopping on my SUP is what I do all summer. See some whales at times. Obviously always dangerous when out at sea no matter what craft one has. Be safe! have fun out there!

Brilliant, love it

Excellent vlog! 👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻

Awesome!

Looks like such a beautiful adventure. Goes to show people will hate on anything they dont understand or anything new. Happened with snowboarding at first and now its just an accepted snow sport. I just dont like the negativity and immediate judgement of some people! Get curious, ask questions, dont just judge as though you know.

Amazing trip and great info about this lighthouse. I'm from Finland and we have several old lighthouses to protect seafarers from (in)famous archipelago and rocks arounf Finnish coast. They are great part of the maritime history and has been instrumental for safe sea trade in the past. This was really inspirational video - next summer I have plans to visit some of our lighthouses close by - the ultimate would be Kasuuni in front of Helsinki. Keep on posting these great inspirational videos of your adventures!

Brilliant video and great achievement

Love the video mate, a kayak sail can help you out when you get tired they take up very little room and are very light. Winds at sea often mirror the tide movement usually at their highest mid tide going in or out. The winds usually die down during high or low tide. Use the wind and tide information and time your run. Have fun out there.

Well planned.

Love those glasses!

it was such an epic day out :) , Massive thanks to Will for filming/editing into a fantastic Vlog!!

Excellent. I couldn't do it as I am a novice on a SUP, but I have been out round the Farne Islands in a sea kayak. Its a shame people without any knowledge see fit to judge. Then of course the downside of social media kicks in.

Yeah they used to say that snowboarding is dangerous 25 years ago too, I’m starting my sup adventure tomorrow for a first time in south Italy, wish me luck 🍀 ❤

They don't understand the idea of paddleboarding at BBC? Well, it's a sport that anyone can learn, develop skills and technique, and eventually go on professionally prepared trips like yours. I don't understand how someone can sit in a broadcasting cubicle, talk to the wall all day, and judge people... :P I'm a kayaker and I face lots of hate as well: from swimmers, sailors, and fishermen - trying to stay away from all of them. Great trip and video guys. Lots of awesome experience out there.

“Understand I’m not knocking it but I don’t understand the difference between standing in a paddleboarding and standing in a bus stop” 🤣🤣🤣

Great adventure! Which board has done best job?

I'm curious about your selection of boards, I was surprised to hear most of them are very narrow race type boards. I thought for touring you would want a 30"?

What time did you depart and arrive there? Average of 5 miles/ hour?

Just goes to show how truly judgMENTAL some people are that have no idea about situations. To the dude that called in to the radio station spewing garbage: who’s to say YOU being out on boat that far out isn’t “dangerous” as well?? Maybe because you’ve been out on your boat MANY times & know what YOU’RE doing… and have all possible safety precautions in place in the event something DOES goes wrong. So, why assume these paddle boarders aren’t equally as prepared… maybe even BETTER prepared than YOU?? In fact, let’s take it a step further and say you sprung a leak in your boat… and it sinks. Now your stuck floating on top of the water with your life jacket on… waiting on a rescue boat to come pick you up…. OR, since these SUP’ers have radios & are already known to be out by the coast guard, the authorities politely ask THEM for assistance in coming to pick you up & tote you back to dry land!! People are so judgmental and arrogant.., and just ASSUME too much before they really know any details! Then they take it a step further & try to turn others against you or what you’re doing. Weak-minded foolish people will go along with the blabber-mouthing…and usually join in. Ridiculous! FYI: I live on the beautiful island of Okinawa, Japan & I’m an avid SUP’r. I LOVE boarding all around the different areas of the main island… and smaller off-shore islands. BUT, I know my own limits and won’t typically venture out further than my own skill set & personal abilities allow. I’ve twice tethered others to my board & toted them in when they got stuck too far out and they ran out of energy to paddle back in. So, paddle ON & just ignore those who choose to judge you & situations they know nothing about. Most often, people like that just want attention and are deflecting their OWN ignorance about certain things onto others. Let them be… and live your best life! 😎👌👌 PS: THX for the vid. Looks like an AWESOME trip!!

weather is good, but so long distance, it is physical fitness challenge

I hope the fisherman watched this and realized you are not an idiot.

Yeah but you can sit/knee on them too less fall off still paddling. Enjoy the view more

Did anyone have to pee in the ocean for paddling that long?😁

That was frustrating to listen to (radio station bit) they are obviously uneducated and this the issue when making comments about things you don’t know about. Hopefully they come across this channel and get if that chair they sit on all day.

Shows how much intelligence Mr Vine has, “I can’t see the difference in standing on a Paddleboard and standing at a bus stop”. Absolutely none.

Sorry but this is silly and promoting this kind of trip will lead to the inexperienced getting into trouble. It doesn’t matter how good at paddle boarding you are, the sea is a changing beast, weather forecasts are often underestimated and being this far off land could of easily ended up in trouble. It doesn’t take much wind at all for the sea to build that far offshore, a SUP simply isn’t a suitable craft for this kind of trip. Really like the channel, I own two paddle boards myself but as a chief officer in the merchant navy working round the UK coast I know all too well what the sea is capable of.

"crowded beaches with these cumbersome boards" I don't understand why these radio hosts need to lie to make a Living 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️ No wonder it's BBC 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️