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 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 MoreThe Psychology of Risk Taking
At 7.15pm New Zealand time on Friday 9th February 2007, the New Zealand coastguard received an almost indecipherable transmission on channel 16 from a vessel identifying itself as ‘Kayak 1′ in the Fiordland. When no further communication was received, ships in the area were diverted to investigate. A full scale aerial search ensued, and Andrew McAuley’s kayak was located, capsized, late the following evening approximately 30 nautical miles off the coast of New Zealand. Andrew McAuley was not found. Derryn Hinch from 3AW interviewed Managing Director of Rush Labs, Patrick...
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