Canoeist to paddle around Britain
Greymouth reporter The solo canoeist, Paul Caffyn, of Greymouth, :who ' hqs paddled around New ■ Zealand, plans an attempt around Britain, starting on ;May 1. ‘ , .Mr. Caffyn said tha,t he had intended to make the tripjm his own, but he had (been approached by ' two [■Welshmen who planned the (same voyage and he had (accepted an offer to make up a trio. i He expected that it would [ take almost five months to i complete the voyage round (Britain.
A canoe manufacturer will lend him a canoe for the journey and a British oil company has offered to supply all fuel for the support van, which will be driven by Miss L. Hadey, who accompanied Mr Caffyn on most of his New Zealand journeys.
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Press, 2 April 1980, Page 2
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