Tonight's GoodGym assignment saw a dozen-strong team meet at the Hove Peace statue and, to the backdrop of a welcome and resplendent sunset, were led by Stefania (some via a short run around the Lawns and Hove Plinth) to the doors of Brighton Sailing Club, described on its website as "a spirited community of sailors who share a love for the sea, the wind, and the camaraderie that comes with it". The Club also functions as a base for the Brighton Explorers Club which has a broader remit of outdoor activities, and a follow-up task to use their kayaks to do some testing of local river quality is on the GoodGym schedule.

The mission at the Brighton Explorers Club was to conduct an off-season audit of the Club's Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP) stock. A trilogy of tasks included: checking for leaks by applying soapy water round the SUP valve, where a frothy bubbling would signify the presence of an unwelcome leak; squatting energetically using double-action pumps to get the paddleboards to the right air pressure; and running an inventory of the single-blade oars and ensuring that they extended to full length/ retracted correctly. All of this was completed outside the Club with the usual GoodGym gusto, and at the end the SUPs were returned into storage, with one of the team commenting that their imposing height made them look like benevolent gods.

While the jury is still very much at sea on the sentience of paddleboards, the totemic animals on Brighton Sailing Club's flag, (two green) dolphins, have historically been associated with benevolent godliness, symbolising wisdom and protection and considered demi-gods in classical Greece. Though not quite as ancient, the Brighton Sailing Club dates all the way back to 1871 as a hub for sea adventures and sailing races.

Following the task's close the gang looked ahead to races of a different kind, and to participating/ supporting in Sunday's Brighton half marathon, with a plea perhaps to the weather gods, before heading off into the evening and, for those who hadn't eaten yet, a well-deserved supper.

This was a spontaneous good deed call from the Brighton Explorers Clubs - an outdoor sports recreational club based in Brighton with a charitable focus on young adults and a mission to encourage active members of all ages to get into the outdoors. The club has been active since 1967 and it’s members have run countless trips, activities and social events since then.

There was scrubbing, not weeds this time, but surf and sup paddleboards for removing some forming mould. Moving gear and a quick "SUP-flat-pack" mission followed, under the directions of the club arch manager, making sure that all the club water sport equipment was well cleaned and dried before storage away during the refurbishment of the arches on Brighton & Hove promenade. We made it... just on time for the adventure talk happening on the same night at the clubhouse.

Nice meeting you again and here Damian. Come back to run with us at the Good Gym!