Episode 18
Dave Cornthwaite paddle boarding the Mississippi River
In a new and unreleased episode that was recorded way back in 2015, Nick chats to Dave Cornthwaite about his Guinness World Record breaking stand up paddle trip down the Mississippi River in the United States of America.
It's a fascinating journey down the river that Dave relates. He chats about how it feels to do something that no one else has ever done.
Great Books
We also talked about some books:
- Mighty by Matt Crofton
- Dave's book: Date
- Dave's book: Life in the Slow Lane
Show notes
- Observations on his adventurous life
- Yestival (the YES Festival)
- 25 non motorized 1000 mile trips.
- Abraham Path in the Middle East
- Mississippi River trip
- Dave's Martinique sup trip
- We talk about Origin paddle boards
- Alastair Humphries and Dave on a paddle adventure in the UK.
Dave Cornthwaite links
Mentioned in this episode:
Paddle UK
Paddle UK is the governing body for SUP in the UK and this year was awarded the ICF World Cup in 2026 in Torbay Come and join us in 2026 and also at the 2025 Super Festival event in Torbay to get ready for the 'big' one next year
