Hydro Tasmania Three Peaks Race

February 10th, 2008
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Hydro Tasmania Three Peaks Race is Australia’s ultimate endurance challenge of sailing and running in a non-stop challenge.

three-peaks.jpgThe Hydro Tasmania Three Peaks Race is a four day non-stop 335 nautical mile sailing race around Tasmania’s East Coast with teams of two runners going ashore for 133kms of running scaling three rugged mountain peaks.

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Lifestart KAYAK FOR KIDS

February 10th, 2008
March 30, 2008

lifestart.jpgA great day for you …. a better lifetime for them. Lifestart and AROC Sport have joined together to help make miracles happen for special children who need your help. On Sunday 30 March 2008, hundreds of paddling crafts of all shapes and sizes will line up on the beach next to Manly Wharf, getting ready to dash towards Sydney Harbour for the Lifestart KAYAK FOR KIDS event!

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They’ve done it! Kayakers cross the ditch

January 13th, 2008

done_dusted.jpgThey have done it! James Castrission, 25, and Justin Jones, 24, have cross the Tasman Sea and reached New Plymouth on NZ’s West Coast at 12:20 local time (10:20 AEDT).

In doing so they are the first to kayak across the Tasman Sea. They have also just completed the longest trans-oceanic expedition ever attempted in a double kayak with two expeditioners. This is also the second longest trans- oceanic expedition relying solely on paddle power for propulsion and the fourth longest open water paddle attempted in a kayak.

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Lot 41 expected to land tomorrow

January 12th, 2008

lot41.jpgExciting news! Sydneysiders James Castrission, 25, and Justin Jones, 24 two Australian kayakers who have been paddling across the Tasman made up time last night and are expected to arrive in New Zealand tomorrow. The is great news for two guys who have given their all to their dreams of crossing the ditch from Foster on the New South Wales north coast to New Plymouth New Zealand.

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Kayakers Struggle with Illness

January 7th, 2008

With just 10 days to go and paddling for up to 12 hours a day for the last 56 days, James Castrission and Justin Jones are now really doing it tough. Both young adventurers are really feeling the effects of fatigue and illness as they kayak from Australia to New Zealand.

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Papua New Guinea By Sea-kayak… a World First Expedition

January 4th, 2008

95.jpgMEDIA RELEASE: Tasmanian teacher and adventurer Andrew Hughes has today announced a 4,000 kilometre sea-kayak expedition around Papua New Guinea. Beginning by paddling over 800 kilometres down the remote Fly River, Hughes will continue to the capital Port Moresby and Milne Bay before embarking on long stretches of isolation to the northern border with Irian Jaya. The journey, beamed live on the internet through www.expeditionclass.com, is expected to take six months, starting in May next year.

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Rowers complete first trans Tasman row

December 30th, 2007

After 31 days at sea, a team of four rowers have set foot on Australian soil after completing the first trans Tasman row. Steven Gates, Andrew Johnson, Kerry Tozer and surfboat champion Sally Macready set out on November 29 from Hokianga Harbour, north of Auckland to arrive to cheers from well wishers at Sydney’s Neutral Bay.

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A rough night Crossing The Ditch

December 19th, 2007

Lot 41 with James Castrission and Justin JonesTwo Australians, James Castrission (25) & Justin Jones (24) who are attempting to kayak to New Zealand are back on track after a harrowing night which saw their rudder disabled and wild 30-knot winds pound their craft.

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Crossing the Ditch - We are Ready!

October 8th, 2007

We received an update today by email from the guys at Crossing the Ditch. “Crossing the ditch” is a bold adventure planned by two you men, James Castrission and Justin Jones. They are now in the final stages of planning a crossing of the Tasman Sea (the ditch) from Sydney to New Zealand in a kayak.

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Diver trapped in the Medkhanun 3 wreck

September 10th, 2007

A 23-year-old trained diver nearly died at the weekend after being stuck in the porthole of a sunken ship while diving in Darwin Harbour.

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