Southport 24 Hour Race.

i think as amazing as the feat is of staying alert that long and finishing so well, its not something i could do for 12 hours let alone double that, had it blown more than a two for the majority of races then we ould have seen something completely different.  This year was also really warm, i know i went out from 4-6am in a shorty and a pair of hi-fits, manys the time i've been wearing a wetsuit as a body warmer underneath my dry-suit and still been cold.

I live in Southport and have raced in every race since i was about 13/14, i know of a few years when the wind has been a good 4 and more for the whole time and crews attempting this feat have been towed in with hypothermia, injuries and all sorts else.  I think it can be incredibly dangerous if you're not extremely lucky with the weather.

I'm not taking anything away from the guys who did it it is a stunning performance, especially to finish so high up, and for a well deserved charity i just think that when it is compared to

then this is an equally very dangerous and daft thing for people to do.

Respect.  I bet they had sore back sides at the end of it

It's a good effort compared to some of the crap stunts people do for charity.