TWO women have braved big seas, strong tides and chilling winds to become the first female pair to kayak from the Outer Hebrides to St Kilda – and they did it in a replica 1950s wood-and-canvas kayak.
TWO women have braved big seas, strong tides and chilling winds to become the first female pair to kayak from the Outer Hebrides to St Kilda – and they did it in a replica 1950s wood-and-canvas kayak.
OAR-SOME CHALLENGE: The pair were successful.
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Rebecca McQuillan
The 40-mile crossing took Christine Stewart and Dolina Swanson, both from Stornoway, 14 hours with only 15-minute food breaks every two hours and a few sips of beer at the halfway point to keep them going.
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