Cal comes to Oban on epic sea challenge

A woman paddleboarder is expected in the Oban area this weekend while attempting an epic challenge.

Cal Major, a veterinary surgeon from Devon, is attempting to be the first person to stand-up paddleboard (SUP) from Land’s End to John O’Groats.

The journey will take in more than 1,000 miles of paddling and is estimated to take four months.

A surfer and ocean-lover, Cal wanted to do something about the problem of plastic pollution and the harm it causes the wildlife and the natural world.

In 2016, she paddleboarded 300 miles around the Cornish coast, encouraging people to ditch plastic water bottles in favour of a refillable alternative.

In 2017, she became the first woman to SUP around the Isle of Skye highlighting that even remote and wild places are no less vulnerable to the issue of plastics pollution in the marine environment.