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Re: A record breaking good deed!
Posted: 14 Aug 2022, 14:40
by Chris Trott
Re: A record breaking good deed!
Posted: 14 Aug 2022, 18:53
by FlyTexas
Fantastic!!!
Well done Christine!
Brian
Re: A record breaking good deed!
Posted: 14 Aug 2022, 19:02
by FlyTexas
Chris Trott wrote: ↑14 Aug 2022, 14:40
And of course, her hard suffering, super supportive, always present Husband...
The least Pete could have done was to be on the boat, drinking Gin, and offering slurred words of support for Christine.
Brian
Re: A record breaking good deed!
Posted: 15 Aug 2022, 00:08
by GHD
Re: A record breaking good deed!
Posted: 15 Aug 2022, 01:25
by airboatr
Wow, that's a lot of swimming.. I'm having a stroke just thinking about it.
I should think the Queen herself would like to meet your wife Pete.
Congratulations! Christine!!
Re: A record breaking good deed!
Posted: 15 Aug 2022, 01:59
by nigelb
I am gobsmacked! What an achievement and congratulations Chris,
Nigel²
Re: A record breaking good deed!
Posted: 15 Aug 2022, 02:07
by Kevin Farnell
airboatr wrote: ↑15 Aug 2022, 01:25
Wow, that's a lot of swimming.. I'm having a stroke just thinking about it.
Is that 'backstroke', 'breaststroke'.......sorry, I'll get my coat
!
Kevin
Re: A record breaking good deed!
Posted: 15 Aug 2022, 05:40
by airboatr
naw mate, front crawl - hav'n a Sean Connery.
But that does bring up a good question.. which swimming style did Mrs. PeteP use. ?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Re: A record breaking good deed!
Posted: 15 Aug 2022, 06:22
by Kevin Farnell
airboatr wrote: ↑15 Aug 2022, 05:40
naw mate, front crawl - hav'n a Sean Connery.
But that does bring up a good question.. which swimming style did Mrs. PeteP use. ?
Inquiring minds want to know.
But I think that the video posted by PeteP answers your question.
Kevin
Re: A record breaking good deed!
Posted: 15 Aug 2022, 08:13
by PeteP
FlyTexas wrote: ↑14 Aug 2022, 19:02
The least Pete could have done was to be on the boat, drinking Gin, and offering slurred words of support for Christine.
Brian
I did that on her solo Channel attempt, Brian but never again! Shortly after we set off at crack of sparrow, the weather, which had been forecast on the limits for the swim, took a turn for the worse, the wind got up and the sea became quite rough so I spent the next 15 hours being seasick. It came as quite a shock as I'd never really suffered from any form of motion sickness but because of the sea state, we were down to about 1 kt at times causing the little pilot boat we were on to roll left and right at the same time as dipping and rising - very uncomfortable corkscrewing motion and after 15 hours of that, my career as one of Chris's boat support crew came to an end.
Kevin Farnell wrote:Is that 'backstroke', 'breaststroke'.......sorry, I'll get my coat
!
Reliable as ever Kevin.
Pete