Paddleboard Parade

Organised by Wesup, the ambition was to have 1000 paddle boarders taking part in the largest guided coastal tour in the world, raising awareness of water safety, vital funds for the RNLI Torbay Lifeboats and to inspire a generation of people to safely connect to their coastal environment. Tickets were £15 with 100 per cent of profits donated to the RNLI. An adverse weather warning for later in the day limited the number of launch points and participants.The silent armada coming into view was still impressive but the group of cormorants just offshore and the fly past of three swans was a match for it.