Brendon Prince · Adventures with purpose
Entire coastlines. Days living at sea. Every adventure has a bigger purpose: to inspire people to explore blue spaces and support the water-safety education delivered by Above Water.
Featured film · The story of The Long Paddle
An extraordinary coastline. A world-first journey. A mission to make the water safer.
Directed by Will Reddaway, Circumnavigate follows Brendon’s stand-up paddleboard journey around mainland Britain, capturing the challenge, the people and the purpose behind The Long Paddle.
Watch the festival cut on Amazon Prime Video. The full-length film can also be found on various platforms.
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2021 · The Long Paddle
3,907.7 km · 141 days
In 2021, I became the first person to stand-up paddleboard around the entire mainland coast of Great Britain. From 27 April to 14 September, The Long Paddle turned an extraordinary coastal journey into a platform for water-safety education.
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2021 · England
1,866.59 km · 81 days
The English leg of The Long Paddle covered 1,866.59 km in 81 days, setting the fastest time to paddleboard the entire mainland coast of England. A huge journey within an even bigger adventure.
2021 · Scotland
1,492.2 km · 46 days
I completed a continuous SUP journey around the entire mainland coast of Scotland, covering 1,492.2 km in 46 days. This world first formed the Scottish leg of my Great Britain circumnavigation.
2021 · Wales
548.28 km · 14 days
The Welsh leg covered 548.28 km in 14 days, setting the fastest time to paddleboard the entire mainland coast of Wales. England, Scotland and Wales together made up The Long Paddle.
2021 · Land’s End to John o’ Groats
74 days · 12 hours · Coast only
In 2021, I became the first person to complete a continuous stand-up paddleboard journey from Land’s End to John o’ Groats entirely along the coast. Completed in 74 days and 12 hours as part of The Long Paddle, this was Britain’s iconic end-to-end challenge experienced from the sea.
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2022 · Northern Ireland
259.07 km · 7 days
In 2022, I paddled the entire mainland coast of Northern Ireland, covering 259.07 km in seven days and setting the fastest SUP time for the journey. A fresh challenge that extended my adventures beyond Great Britain.
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2022 · Lough Neagh
33.88 km · 4 hrs 54 mins 23 secs
I paddled the length of Lough Neagh in 4 hours, 54 minutes and 23 seconds, setting the fastest SUP time over 33.88 km. This adventure brought the challenge from the coast to Northern Ireland’s vast freshwater lake.
2023 · Living on a paddleboard
8 days · 4 minutes · Unsupported
For eight days and four minutes, I lived continuously on a paddleboard without stepping ashore. Eating, sleeping and paddling on a traditional flat-deck SUP, I carried all my equipment, food and water with me. A world-record test of preparation, self-reliance and endurance.
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2026 · Continuous open-ocean SUP
192.2 km · Without touching land
In 2026, I paddled 192.2 km continuously on open ocean without getting off my board or touching land. This world-record journey tested endurance, preparation and judgement, while keeping the purpose of my adventures in focus: raising awareness of water safety and supporting Above Water.