She said she had been confident in his abilities, although she admitted feeling uneasy when conditions worsened and the sea turned “absolutely wild”.
Emma explained she had not originally planned to join him at sea but changed her mind for the relatively short stretch between Bognor Regis and East Preston in West Sussex because “something didn’t really sit right with me, with him just doing it on his own”.
Balance was “quite a lot harder” at eight months pregnant, especially in rough conditions, where “it’s really windy, really choppy, and a lot of water moving”, she said.
Emma said she adapted by using a larger foil to help make things more manageable, explaining “the bigger the foil is, the easier it is to get off on”.
After arriving at East Preston the pair had the slightly surreal experience of getting on a train with their boards to get back to the start point at Bognor.
After navigating one of the UK’s most treacherous coastal sections and continuing all the way to Kent, Guy said completing the challenge felt surreal.
And seeing the idea “actually to come to life was pretty mega, to be honest. It was awesome”.
Guy said he was already eyeing up even bigger challenges, including a possible Channel crossing.
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