Nite Maverick - Will Copestake
International adventurer and kayaker
What Makes Will Copestake a Nite Maverick?
After earning the impressive title of Adventurer of The Year in 2015, Will Copestake has seen his endless explorations and adventures take him across the globe.
Will’s career is now split between leading outdoor pursuits and photography. Through his company Kayak Summer Isles, which he co-runs with a great friend on the North West Coast of Scotland.
In winter, he often takes this career south to Patagonia, where he works at Kayak En Patagonia, leading guests into one of the wildest areas on earth.
ADVENTURES
"Traditionally over the last decade I have ventured to the fjords of Chile to spend five to six months guiding, followed by an epic month or longer exploring the coastal fringes, all by kayak. Our most recent being from the Strait of Magellan to the Beagle channel last April."
Autumn has rekindled Will’s love in what was his original outdoor passion, whitewater kayaking.
Will commented, “This is a sport I have let go over the last few years and to rediscover pushing water at the edge of my comfort zone has been somewhat addictive. Pursuing rivers around the north of Scotland from grade 3 up to 5 has been quite the adventure which I look forward to pushing harder over the wetter winter months. The NITE ALPHA has been on my wrist throughout and takes the impact of Scottish river rocks and depths beneath big falls with ease.”
Ahead, promises colder climes once more. Will returns to Antarctica, not as a kayak guide but as an ornithologist. Enjoying the challenge in becoming an expert on Antarctic and sub-Antarctic sea birds.
Will copestake
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As Worn By Will
Having worn one of our heritage models the Icon for a number of years, Will now sports the Alpha.
The Alpha is inspired by dive watch designs that started in the 1930s. Since then, there have been many developments, including an Italian naval instrument maker who created a watch with luminous material. This gave a Naval frogman a fighting chance at reading the dial in murky water or during night-time operations.
Our version of the dive watch is shock, sand and saltwater resistant. It has the brightest Tritium illumination available for easy underwater readability and is water resistant to 300 m (1000 ft).
As with all our watches, it is powered by a Swiss movement and made with the finest components.
Find out more
Want to find out more information about Will and follow his progress and future challenges? Check out the Kayak Summer Isles website or Will's Instagram account.
