Well done to the team!

"Well we finally did it".

After two years of planning and several false starts the team of; Fraser Dooley, John Flinn, Martin Sandwith, Nick Elliott & Stuart Wood completed the crossing of the Irish Sea from Cloghy in Northern Ireland to Silloth in West Cumbria.

Says Nick Elliott "We set of from Cloghy at 09:00 Saturday and landed at Silloth at 18:00 a distance on the GPS of around 110 miles (177km). "

Nine hours, 4m swells, aching muscles... a down-winder to remember...!

More details will be posted on their website: http://www.cumbriakiteclub.co.uk/ when they have had time to write a report.

Charities to gain from the success of their trip will be the RNLI, NSPCC and Maryport Inshore Rescue.

Follow the links below if you would like to help:

Follow this link to donate to the RNLI .

Follow this link to donate to the NSPCC. Maryport Inshore Rescue do not have a Just Giving page at the moment but you can donate if you get in touch through their webpage.