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title: Plas y Brenin Blog | Eila Wilkinson
description: Eila Wilkinson is a sea kayak coach based on Anglesey, and a passionate advocate for women’s paddling, coaching and sea safety. She travels internationally to deliver training and assessment courses for fellow paddlers and is a familiar face on the sea kayak symposium circuit. Eila is also a dedicated speed paddler, having completed solo circumnavigations of Anglesey in 12.24 hours and the Isle of Man in 15.15 hours. Between May and June of 2010, she circumnavigated Ireland in just 37 days.
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