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Jonathan ("Jono") Dunnett (born 11 March 1974) is a British-born Spanish-based adventurer, writer, and windsurfing instructor. As of 2018, he has partially completed a solo expedition to windsurf the European mainland coastline on a windsurfer. BiographyJonathan Dunnett was born in London, England, on 11 March 1974. He learned to sail in a Topper dinghy at Clacton-on-Sea, where his family spent weekends. He learned to windsurf at age 10 and competed in Raceboard class from age 15. His brother is novelist Gregg Dunnett. He earned Joint honours degree in Biology and Psychology, from Swansea University. From 1997 to 2012 he worked as a sailing instructor on the Spanish island of Menorca, where he maintains a base. In 1998 he completed, with safety boat support, what is assumed to be the first single-day round Menroca windsurf[1]. He represented Menorca at the Natwest Island Games, taking gold for the island three times (Rhodes 2007 - RS:X class[2], Aland 2009 - Raceboard class[3], and Isle of Wight 2011 - slalom)[4]. Windsurf Round BritainIn 2015 he achieved his childhood ambition to windsurf round Britain, becoming the fourth person to complete the circumnavigation this way, and the first to complete it alone without support. The expedition started and ended at Clacton-on-Sea. He carried gear in a waterproof barrel on the back of the sailboard and in a small backpack. He frequently used the sail as a shelter at night. The expedition included the following crossings: North Devon to South Wales via Lundy Island; South Wales to southern Ireland; and Northern Ireland to Scotland. In 2017 he published his expedition account, "Long Standing Ambition: the first solo round Britain windsurf" that Amazon selected as a finalist for their 2017 Storyteller Award.[5] Windsurf Round EuropeOn 20 May 2017 he set sail from Grense Jakobselv, next to the border of Norway and Russia, at latitude 69 North in the Barents Sea, in an attempt to windsurf the mainland coastline of Europe. The expedition goal is to reach the European border with Russia in the Black Sea, though he concedes that the political situation in the Black Sea area might frustrate the goal. In early 2018, a severe case of flu and difficult winter sailing conditions on the Cantabrian Sea forced him to take a two-month break in Menorca. He resumed the expedition in March 2018. As of November 2018, he is sailing along the east coast of Greece. Assuming current progress is maintained, he will likely reach Ukraine during winter 2018-2019[6]. On this solo expedition without a support team, Dunnett carries all supplies and gear on the sailboard. His emergency equipment includes EPIRB, handheld VHF radio, cellular phone, waterproof headlamp, dried food, and water[7]. Dunnett's expedition goals beyond the personal challenge are "to get to know my continent as a logical next step after getting to know my island (Britain),"[8] and to raise awareness for environmental and sustainability issues. The expedition, by its route and mode of travel, provides access to many hard-to-reach coasts and allows Dunnett to observe the status of the waters and shores, which he reports on his website and on social networks[7]. Dunnett uses his expedition website to raise funds for World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)[9]. SponsorsOrganizations that provide expedition equipment include:
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References1. ^{{cite web |title=Windsurf Round Menorca |url=http://windsurfroundeurope.eu/log/windsurf-round-menorca-1998}} 2. ^{{cite web |title=IIGA Sailboarding results, 2007|url=https://www.iiga.org/media/2007/2007_sailboarding.pdf}} 3. ^{{cite web |title=IIGA Sailboarding results, 2009|url=https://www.iiga.org/media/2009/sailboarding_sailing.pdf}} 4. ^{{cite web |title=IIGA Sailboarding results, 2011 |url=https://www.iiga.org/media/2011/SailboardingResults.pdf}} 5. ^{{cite web |title=Long Standing Ambition, a book by Jonathan Dunnett|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Long-Standing-Ambition-Britain-windsurf/dp/0995778205}} 6. ^From Dunnett's web site 7. ^1 "Blazer" Magazine, October 2018 issue (Hebrew) 8. ^From Dunnett's web site 9. ^ External links
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