Hobbies and excesses:
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Ocean Swimming: Crossed the "Tickle" (Bell Island to Beachy Cove, Newfoundland) 5 km in the cold North Atlantic ocean bare-skin without a wet suit. 2017
Competitive Skiing: Skied 42-km Marathons in Stephenville, NL, Winter 2008 and Clarenville, NL, Winter 2007 on skate-skis. Sailing: Sailed the 15m ketch ‘Siobhan’ across the Atlantic as one of a crew of three over 12 days. 2004 Back-country Skiing: Trekked across Labrador (World-first?) in sub-Arctic weather over 12 days. 2003 Vacuum tube amplifier: Built the first prototypes tube amplifiers for Aurum Acoustics. 2000 Hiking: Trekked Bylot Island, the Canadian High Arctic. 1999 |
Kayaking: Paddled the coasts of the Pacific (including Haida Gwaii "the Queen Charlotte Islands" and the Atlantic oceans, and did fast-water rescue training. 1997
Road Biking: Cycled from Edinburgh, Scotland to Exeter, England in the UK. 1995 
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