Break Loose Adventure Blog

MEDIA 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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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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Like many Australians, we at Break Loose find the thought of slaughtering whales an absolutely vile action. With that said, right now the Japanese Whaling fleet is heading to the Southern Ocean with the express orders of killing over 1000 whales, including 50 endangered Fin whales and 50 Humpbacks. Do you want to help stop this action?

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Two 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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In a recent article from the SMH it has been reported that BASE jumpers are genetically hot-wired to risk life and limb in search of thrills. Are you one of these “hot-wired” thrill seekers?

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MEDIA RELEASE: The Victorian Motorcycle Tour Operators Association was formed by a number of independent Motorcycle Tour Operators (primarily “Harley Rides”) to promote safety within the industry and set standards of practice.

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After successful events in Melbourne and Brisbane, the popular Weight Watchers Urban Max is returning to Sydney on a grand scale with entries already over 40% full. Starting from Darling Harbour, up to 300 teams will compete in the biggest urban adventure of the year with over $6000 worth of prizes up for grabs.

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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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After 11 years, 11 Polaris Challenges, 8 Urban Polaris and 4 Paddle Polaris, the curtain will come down on the 2007 Urban Polaris in Canberra on 2 December, Huw Kingston of Wild Horizons announced recently. “I love these events but sometimes loves and passions are better left behind when still on a high.” “Life is about passions and not doing things mechanically so it’s time to move on to new challenges; some known, some unknown. We hope to see as many Polaris regulars and newbies as possible at the Urban in December. It should be fun!” Hew Kingston said.

But watch this space……..The Polaris Challenge has been a fixture on the 2nd weekend in March for 11 years now. For all those wondering what to do with your weekend, have no fear. Enjoy the rest in 2008 but get ready for an exciting new event in the pipeline which will use that weekend from 2009 onwards.

F1 drivers, V8 drivers, World Champion adventure racers, tri-athletes and runners, musicians, TV personalities and Olympians will be in Tasmania in November to compete in this year’s Mark Webber Pure Tasmania Challenge (MWPTC).

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