Hello all and welcome to Ellis Marine Services – Channel swimming pilotage
7 October 2026
The 2026 swim season aboard High Hopes has now come to an end. We congratulate everyone who bravely took the steps down to the dive platform and swam to the beach, beginning a journey years in the making. We also thank the support teams for working tirelessly to help those in the water pursue their dreams, and the observers who shared in both the celebrations and the disappointment when swims did not go to plan.
Thank you from Team High Hopes.
5 October 2026
Congratulation to Salima Bouagad Agha on her channel swim
Pictures & tracks to follow here: https://channelswimming.ellismarineservices.com/2026-channel-swimmers/
Once again, avoiding ships in the shipping lanes is all part of the challenge of channel swimming, having a zero CPA (Closest Point of Approach), coastguard asked our intensions with the vessel “African Hub” we altered course to have a safe CPA and pass astern of the vessel
5 October 2026
Congratulation to all our September channel swimmers, pictures & tracks here: https://channelswimming.ellismarineservices.com/2026-channel-swimmers/
01 September 2026
Congratulation to all our August channel swimmers, pictures & tracks here: https://channelswimming.ellismarineservices.com/2026-channel-swimmers/
Avoiding ships in the shipping lanes is all part of the challenge of channel swimming
01 August 2026
Congratulation to all our July channel swimmers, pictures & tracks here: https://channelswimming.ellismarineservices.com/2026-channel-swimmers/
01 July 2026
Congratulation to all our June channel swimmers, pictures & tracks here: https://channelswimming.ellismarineservices.com/2026-channel-swimmers/
28 March 2026
Update on 2026 channel swimming, see here: https://channelswimming.ellismarineservices.com/swim-information-2026/
17 March 2026
Update on 2026 channel swimming, see here: https://channelswimming.ellismarineservices.com/swim-information-2026/
21 February 2026
To all 2026 channel swimmers, please read the swim rules that are on the CS&PF website (https://cspf.co.uk/cs-and-pf-rules),if you have questions then please ask for clarification and don’t wait until you are about to jump in the water. We have put a set of Abbreviated rules that cover the swimming under “swim information”.
Swim Bookings 2026, 2027 and beyond – reviewed 18 September 2026
- 2026 – Fully Booked
- 2027 – Fully Booked
- 2028 – Fully Booked
- 2029 – Opens for bookings late 2027
We do not hold a waiting list
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to make contact.