CS&PF would like to thank the following individuals and organisations for contributing to this website:
- Jenny Rice - for designing the new CS&PF logo
- Tim Strange - for swimmers images used on this site; John Laurens for the amazing Channel photo on "The English Channel" page.
- John Tierney - for ongoing freelancing services
- Julie Farrell - for various swim-related content generation
- Ian McConnell from shipais.com - for making available AIS data for CS&PF pilot boats
- Peter Stoyanov from vtexplorer.com - for making available AIS data for CS&PF pilot boats
- 24 Jan 2026
CS&PF Annual Dinner 2026 - One week remaining
Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation Annual Dinner 2026Saturday 14th March 2026Channel Suite - Leas Cliff Hall - FolkestoneHere we go again………………………………….This is your advance warning for the CS&PF Annual Dinner.Tickets will go on sale on the 2nd of January 2025. Full details will be advertised at www.cspf.co.uk, this is just giving you the time to get organised.Tickets are £50 person.Tickets will remain on sale until the 31st of January unless they sell out sooner. After that date I would only be able to refund any cancellations if I resell the ticket.To book your tickets please, for my sanity read the following carefully and only apply for tickets when you have ALL the information.Information required at the time of booking:The name of everyone in your party. If you wish to sit together, book together.Tables seat 10.If you are booking more than one table, please state who will be sat at which table.Dietary requirements – this cannot be accommodated on the night so must be supplied at the time of booking.Access requirements / special needs.The country you are travelling from if it is outside the UK.Swim stories to a maximum of 150 words for each 2025 season solo swimmer.Photos for each 2025 solo swimmer, and relay team in your party.Please name the file names the solo surname or relay name. ThanksMichelle Read more
