03/05/2011
Woman To Kayak Around Ulster For Charity
A Northern Irish woman is to set off on a solo trip of 1,000 miles around Ireland in a kayak.
Elaine Alexander is attempting to raise £10,000 for the Share Holiday Village where she works.
The charity based at Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, is a recreation facility for disabled and non-disabled people.
Ms Alexander hopes to become the first woman to navigate the Irish coast in a kayak.
She commented: "I am out training at least three times a week, paddling short distances of about 10 miles with longer coastal trips at the weekend.
"I also spend three nights a week working on maps, planning the route, rest areas and calculating tides."
Ms Alexander's journey will begin at County Antrim Yacht Club in Whitehead. She will also cross Belfast Lough's busy shipping channel, which includes the Stena HSS.
From there she will continue her clockwise route before returning to the same location in about two months' time.
(JG/KMcA)
Elaine Alexander is attempting to raise £10,000 for the Share Holiday Village where she works.
The charity based at Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, is a recreation facility for disabled and non-disabled people.
Ms Alexander hopes to become the first woman to navigate the Irish coast in a kayak.
She commented: "I am out training at least three times a week, paddling short distances of about 10 miles with longer coastal trips at the weekend.
"I also spend three nights a week working on maps, planning the route, rest areas and calculating tides."
Ms Alexander's journey will begin at County Antrim Yacht Club in Whitehead. She will also cross Belfast Lough's busy shipping channel, which includes the Stena HSS.
From there she will continue her clockwise route before returning to the same location in about two months' time.
(JG/KMcA)
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