Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation "Nothing great is easy", Captain Matthew Webb

10 Oct 2012Another swimmer forgets it's OCTOBER!

Another swimmer forgets it's OCTOBER!

Swimmers ignore it's October and the air is punishingly cold!  Peter Taylor becomes a Channel Swimmer.

Peter Taylor has been waiting for his chance to swim to France since the middle of September.  As the days got shorter, and temperatures dropped, he still knew he could do it.

Under the watchful eye of observer Sam Jones, and with the expert piloting of Neil Streeter and his crew, he made it to France in 13 hours 24 minutes.

Sandettie Lightship Observations

8pm, 20th October 2024


Water: 60.6 °F (15.9 °C)

Air: 60.3 °F (15.7 °C)

Wind Speed: 24.1 kn (44.6 km/h)

Wind Direction: SW (230°)

Channel Weather 

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