1980

NW Norway - first Moskenstraumen (Maelstrom) crossing

Jim Breen (leader), Gus Mathieson, Bill Turnbull, Peter Wilson · Europe

Scottish team's first crossing of Moskenstraumen - the Maelstrom - in NW Norway. A landmark expedition in tidal-stream paddling.

Jim Breen led a Scottish expedition to NW Norway that achieved the first kayak crossing of Moskenstraumen - the Maelstrom - one of the most powerful tidal streams in the world. Team members: Jim Breen, Gus Mathieson, Bill Turnbull, Peter Wilson.