PRESS RELEASE

"November 3, 2005 will see the departure of two West Country men, Peter Bray and Jeff Allen, both men from Cornwall, are off to attempt a circumnavigation of South Georgia. South Georgia made famous by Sir Ernst Shackleton and his dramatic rescue of his crew in the small ships boat ‘The James Caird’. Peter and Jeff are both familiar with the hardships they will have to face on this expedition, in 2004 Jeff made a complete circumnavigation of Japan and Peter has been involved in many adventures on the Ocean, the first successful crossing of the Atlantic by Kayak, from Newfoundland to Ireland as well as circumnavigations of Great Britain and Newfoundland. In 2004 Peter was awarded the Bronze medallion for bravery when he saved the lives of the crew on the Pink Lady, after the boat they were rowing across the Atlantic was struck by Hurricane Alex, 300 miles west of Lands End.

The two men will also be accompanied by Hadas Feldman from Israel and Nigel Dennis from Anglesey.

Anyone interested in following the expedition can log on to www.seakayakingcornwall.co.ukor the expedition web site www.templarfilmssouthgeorgia.com

The team are hoping to raise monies and awareness of two children’s charities, ‘Children in Crisis’ and ‘Ty hafon’ Children’s Hospice.
At present there are three teams lining themselves up to attempt this expedition, one from New Zealand, an American team and our guys from Cornwall, South Georgia due to its location and wildlife has been regarded as one of the most extreme journeys to ever be attempted by Sea Kayak. Millions of breeding Fur seals will make landing hazardous and the enormous swell of the Southern Ocean will also have to be contended with, as well as the dangerous Katabatic and Fohn winds created by the mountains and Glaciers of South Georgia."

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Some pre-trip images: