Rebecca Ridgway was destined to lead a life of adventure being the daughter of John and Marie Christine Ridgway. In 1992 she became the first woman to kayak round the legendary Cape Horn.

She worked with her parents at their internationally acclaimed adventure school for 10 years. During winter months her spirit of adventure led her to explore the Peruvian Andes, the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, travel through New Zealand, sail to Greenland, as well as, running the New York and London Marathons.

She spent 18 months sailing across the Atlantic, Pacific and icy Southern Ocean to Antarctica.

Rebecca has worked with youth development charity Raleigh International in London and as a volunteer Project Manager in Oman.

She has written 2 books: Something Amazing, published '93 by Hodder & Stoughton, and Then We Sailed Away, published '96 by Little, Brown & Co. and been the subject of several television films. 'First Lady of Cape Horn' '93 Survival Anglia and 'Wilderness Walks' '98 Triple Echo.

Will Burchnall is co-founder and owner of Cape Adventure International with his wife Rebecca Ridgway. In 1992 he took a break from city life, where he had worked for 7 years as a money broker, to pursue other interests.

This led him to the John Ridgway Adventure School at Ardmore where he worked as a seasonal instructor. He returned in the following year as Chief Instructor and continued to work at Ardmore until 1997.

In 1993 Will spent a year, with the Ridgway family sailing from Ardmore to southern Chile via the Galapagos Archipelago and French Polynesia. Then in 1999 Will and Rebecca successfully circumnavigated the remote Musandam Peninsula in northern Oman by sea kayak.

Will and Rebecca live at Ardmore throughout the year with their two children Molly and Hughie. They established Cape Adventure International in 2000 and continually develop their holidays / courses offering a true sense of adventure and fun while retaining the personal and family touches.

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