The weather and the tides were definitely with Chris Carragher when he began his 17-mile paddle board trip to the Isles of Shoals and back on Saturday morning.
In a little more than five hours, Carragher, 40, of Portsmouth completed his goal as part of a n effort to raise $10,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Seacoast.
His wife, Diane, accompanied him in a support boat as Carragher made his way to the Odiorne State Park in Rye.
On Friday, Carragher said he had raised $3,500 on his Standup4littles.com web site and he hoped that by completing his trip on Saturday more donations would follow.
The couple also serve as "bigs" for the non-profit group.
"Out was a breeze. We got out in two hours flat," Carragher said. He said the return trip was "definitely more difficult than going out."
Carragher said it took him about 5 hours and 32 minutes to complete the trip.
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