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"This is easy" - the most dangerous words to utter during the Great Glen Paddle Challenge!

Continue reading part 2 of Andy Burrows' take on the 2025 team challenge with experienced GG paddler Niall Colquhoun.
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👉 https://greatglenpaddlechallenge.com/this-is-easy-are-the-most-dangerous-words-on-the-great-glen-paddle-challenge/ 👈

Huge thanks to Fernhurst Books for sponsoring our event with discounted copies of Andy's book.

Next in the Series: Day 2 on Loch Ness—speed highs, rebound-wave lows, and the kit choices that matter when the loch turns strange.

“This is easy” are the most dangerous words on the Great Glen Paddle Challenge - Great Glen Paddle Challenge In 2025 I entered Great Glen in the two-day team category with my SUP compatriot Niall Colquhoun, a Great Glen Paddle Challenge veteran. Looking back, being

Why does the Great Glen Paddle Challenge get under your skin?

Read Andy Burrows' take on the 2025 challenge he completed as a team entrant with the indubitable Niall Colquhoun.

https://greatglenpaddlechallenge.com/great-glen-paddle-challenge-on-a-sup-why-this-race-gets-under-your-skin/

Sign up today and get a discounted copy of Andy's book: Improving your stand up paddleboarding. Full of tips and techniques to help you cover the miles as efficiently as possible!

Next in the series: how Day 1 went brilliantly… until it didn’t, and what Andy learned about pacing, transitions and hydration.


Fernhurst Books

Great Glen Paddle Challenge on a SUP: Why this race gets under your skin. - Great Glen Paddle Challenge I first heard about the Great Glen Paddle Challenge in 2018, in my early months of stand up paddleboarding. At that point I felt “quite good” if I could

💙New colour from YETI - Royal Blue - just landed in the Sailingfast shop. 💙

Treat your kids to the 12oz Kids straw water bottle, or yourself to the new slimmer profile travel bottle. IT FITS IN MOST CUPHOLDERS - finally! Yeti have been listening ;-)

💚 Blue not your thing? We have some more from the Venom range just arrived in the stackable 16 oz and 20 oz cups. 💚

https://sailingfast.co.uk/product-category/kit/drinkware/

We're clearing out the warehouse at our HQ in Scotland so now's a brilliant time to grab a bargain on our SUP gear from a small, family-run business.

From paddles, to board packages, accessories like fins and leashes, we are clearing space for new stock coming in 2026.

Not sure what to get? Drop us a line in the office 01324 861 756 to chat through your requirements, or head over to:
www.sailingfast.co.uk/paddlefast

Jump on the bandwagon and give Winging a try!

We're clearing out the stock from renowned Wingfoil manufacturers like Fanatic, Naish and Duotone. Grab a bargain as part of this Black Friday sale.

Keep an eye out on the used kit page for any second hand deals as well.

Just been involved in a really useful conversation with other Race Directors on how to improve and develop the race scene in the UK.

thanks to the teams at and for the invite.

🛍️ SUP Deals Alert! 🏄‍♂️💥
Looking to upgrade your paddleboard kit without splashing the cash?

Check out our Paddlefast Outlet!
✨ Ex-demo boards
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🎒 Bargain paddles & accessories

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📦 Limited stock – once it’s gone, it’s gone!

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