Eddie Spelling - onecharter@icloud.com
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Eddie has been escorting Channel Swimmers for over 22 years. His boat is very much a family run boat. Eddie's son Mike is hoping to become a pilot, and is currenty training in the North Sea.
His escort boat is 'Pegasus', a flybridge motorcruiser. She has RYA/MCA Small Commercial Craft & Workboat registration: Class 2 (60 miles from safe haven).
Track Eddie and Pegasus on our live swim tracking page.
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Pegasus & Anastasia
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Pegasus
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Anastasia
There is plenty of outside space on Anastasia
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Anastasia
Eddie and his crew also help attempts to cross the Channel by other means than swimming
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Anastasia at night
The spotlights on Anastasia mean swimmers are easily visible at night
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Anastasia
Anastasia is a very roomy boat, and has ample space for relay teams
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Anastasia
It is easy to feed the swimmers from the side of the boat
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Anastasia
The area at the front gives an unparalleled view of the goings on
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Anastasia
The early part of a swim
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Anastasia
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Anastasia
Anastasia's tender is there to guarantee the safety of the swimmer when Anastasia can in no further
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Anastasia
Plenty of facilities and space on board to prepare feeds and food for the support crew
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Anastasia
Eddie does have time to go on holiday when the season is over
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Anastasia
Eddie and a swimmer at 'mission control'
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Mike Spelling
Eddie's son Mike, is training to become a pilot by working in the North Sea
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Rob Thompson
- 07 Dec 2025
CS&PF Annual Dinner 2026
Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation Annual Dinner 2026Saturday 14th March 2026Channel Suite - Leas Cliff Hall - FolkestoneHere we go again………………………………….This is your advance warning for the CS&PF Annual Dinner.Tickets will go on sale on the 2nd of January 2025. Full details will be advertised at www.cspf.co.uk, this is just giving you the time to get organised.Tickets are £50 person.Tickets will remain on sale until the 31st of January unless they sell out sooner. After that date I would only be able to refund any cancellations if I resell the ticket.To book your tickets please, for my sanity read the following carefully and only apply for tickets when you have ALL the information.Information required at the time of booking:The name of everyone in your party. If you wish to sit together, book together.Tables seat 10.If you are booking more than one table, please state who will be sat at which table.Dietary requirements – this cannot be accommodated on the night so must be supplied at the time of booking.Access requirements / special needs.The country you are travelling from if it is outside the UK.Swim stories to a maximum of 150 words for each 2025 season solo swimmer.Photos for each 2025 solo swimmer, and relay team in your party.Please name the file names the solo surname or relay name. ThanksMichelle Read more
Sandettie Lightship Observations
11am, 8th December 2025
Water: 54.3 °F (12.4 °C)
Air: 55.4 °F (13 °C)
Wind Speed: 19.0 kn (35.2 km/h)
Wind Direction: SSW (210°)
