Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club's Round the Island Race will feature Ashford sailor Albert Walton in a kayak with a sail on the back

 

An intrepid sailor is preparing to take part in a popular Island sporting event – but his vessel won’t be something seen in local waters before.

Albert Walton has decided to join in with the Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club’s Round the Island Race next month in a kayak canoe.

He’s not new to sailing or even canoeing, having invested in a double one a couple of years ago to paddle up and down the Medway.

But the new idea came when a relative visiting him from Australia spotted his boat and said that back home and in New Zealand it was not uncommon for people to ...more