Tasman Trespasser // Halfway Expedition Analysis
Shaun Quincey has been rowing across the Tasman for over 30 days now on his epic expedition Tasman Trespasser II. We have put together some basic analysis on his route so far and made some interesting comparisons to Crossing the Ditch. We are yet to digitize Colin Quincey’s route and about a week out from Shaun’s landing we will look to profiling all three side by side. The images below show the route taken by Tasman Trespasser II and Crossing the Ditch respectively. Markers are placed at 24 hour intervals, TT2 square day markers and CTD round day markers. Day 1 is 24hrs after...
Read MoreTasman Trespasser – c. 1wk from Departure
In a previous post, we introduced the next chapter to the Tasman Sea… Tasman Trespasser II. Shaun Quincey is in now in Sydney preparing for what will be another inspirational expedition to grace the Tasman and we are proud to be a part of the action. Tasman Trespasser II really grabbed our attention when Shaun contacted us nearly 18 months ago. ‘Quincey’ did ring a bell and when we dug through our research notes for Crossing the Ditch, the bells rang louder. Colin Quincey, Shaun’s father, crossed the Tasman solo in a rowing boat in 1977. Unbelievable!. No GPS, no...
Read MoreCrossing the Ditch – Expedition Analysis
James Castrission and Justin Jones mark the 18 month anniversary of their world first Trans-Tasman Kayak Expedition, Crossing the Ditch, very shortly. James is releasing a book on the journey and Justin has been producing a documentary alongside Quail TV,both of which we expect to see around July 2009. We have been dusting off all of our Crossing the Ditch prep work, images, videos and data and hope over the next few weeks to get it all posted up here at rushlabs.com. We started with a short snapshot of the live monitoring of the kayak. Note the track the team took is coloured which...
Read MoreQuincey rowing in his fathers footsteps
Adventurer Shaun Quincey, 24, plans to row solo from Australia to New Zealand. If successful, Shaun will make the only solo crossing of the Tasman, other than his father, Colin Quincey, who made history in 1977 by completing the first ever and only solo Tasman crossing from New Zealand to Australia. Following in his father’s footsteps, Shaun will depart Australia in November 2009, rowing the treacherous Tasman Sea without any assistance. Shaun will battle a distance of over 2200km in 10-20 metre swells and one of the most hazardous seas in the world. Taking an estimated 50 days, his...
Read MoreCrossing the Ditch documentary and book
It has been almost 18 months since James and Justin paddled into Taranaki , New Zealand after a gruelling 62 days at sea. We just had the Quail TV crew here at Rush HQ filming the last few snippets I suspect of the expedition documentary which will be released alongside a book published by Harper Collins in late June 2009. James kept a diary from the day he set his mind on crossing the Tasman and naturally has extended this into what will no doubt be a great read. Justin turned to the doco and has been pulling together footage from all over the place, working with Quail TV to tell the story...
Read MoreAllison Shreeve forced to pull out of speed record
Allison was forced to pull out of her bid to cross the Bass Strait by Windsurfer due to mild hypothermia and cramps about 80km off the Victorian coast late today after leaving Tasmania just after 7.30am. She had to contend with strong winds soon after leaving Stanley on Tasmania’s north-west coast and suffered cramps early in the crossing. The world’s No.1 female windsurfer was on course to shatter the record of 17 hours as she neared Inverloch on Victoria’s south-east coast but leg spasms made it impossible to carry on. Allison was windsurfing at almost 30km/h and had...
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