Jonathan Dunnett

[7] In 2017 he published his expedition account, "Long Standing Ambition: the first solo round Britain windsurf" that Amazon selected as a finalist for their 2017 Storyteller Award.

[9] On 20 May 2017 he set sail from Grense Jakobselv, next to the border of Norway and Russia, at latitude 69 North in the Barents Sea, in an attempt to windsurf the mainland coastline of Europe.

In early 2018, a severe case of flu and difficult winter sailing conditions on the Cantabrian Sea forced him to take a two-month break in Menorca.

[10] From Odesa, Dunnett sailed the Black Sea coastline westward and crossed Danube delta into Romania, and then to Burgas in Bulgaria.

His emergency equipment included EPIRB, handheld VHF radio, cellular phone, waterproof headlamp, dried food, and water.

[12] Dunnett's expedition goals beyond the personal challenge were "to get to know my continent as a logical next step after getting to know my island (Britain),"[13] and to raise awareness for environmental and sustainability issues.

The expedition, by its route and mode of travel, provided access to many hard-to-reach coasts and allows Dunnett to observe the status of the waters and shores, which he reported on his website and on social networks.