Read in the local rag Sat Jamie Mitchell has plans to cross Bass Straight on a Sup.!
That would be something.

Nah you'ld have to be a kook to try and attempt that. I don't want my tax dollars going to rescue the idiot who tries it. Has a kayaker done that before?

The last attempt I heard was some a blonde windsurfer chick who attempted it last weekend and she needed to be rescued half way. I'm sick of hearing of all these half baked people filling up slow news days with their stupid pranks - many of them don't even have the sense to gaffa tape cans of coke and mars bars to their boards in preperation.

I think if they want to make some sort of global statement, they would be wiser to turn their lights off for an hour.

Allison Shreeve attempted it last week on a formula windsurf board and I believe an 8.5m sail. She fell 90 km short of making the 250km crossing due to cramping. Basically shortly after leaving Tasmania she copped 35knt winds which lasted for much of the run, which was all on the one tack on very big gear.

Oliver, maybe you should get some of your facts straight before heading off on a rant on a public forum. Allison undertook this challenge as an ambassador for "Life on the Edge" which is a campaign being run by Coastcare. She had a number of sponsors for this which all went to ensuring none of your precious tax dollars (which I might add are being so well distributed to all Australians, worthy or not at the moment ) were used. Oh and through this she managed to get on a number of news mediums all helping to spread the message of what Coastcare does.

Hey Guys,

Ease up!

Oliver is a great contributor to the forum and has put forward lots of insitefull thoughts in his previous posts.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

Regards

Phill

now there an endurance story,jamie and woogie downwinding to tassie,imagine just getting around the weather planning,trouble is no stopping unless they got onto a support boat,i am sure woogie could tell you what paddling for 7 days is like.

Woogie can tell you all about paddling 25 kms in 27 degrees with no wind to help, bright sunshine and a slight cross wind , just so you have to paddle continuously on the same side.

Rod

Endurance acheivements always look impossible until they have been acheived. Sure their are failed attempts on the way and from that the next learns and adapts. I would love to see the right person with the correct support have a go and acheive or not I would take my hat to them.
What would we be if never attempted what others thought impossible. (still living in our country of origin thinking the world was flat with monsters off the edge)

The English channel swims were thought to be impossible! Mattew Web said no its not!

Mt Everest was thought unclimbable and when they did it it was n ot done with all the mod technologies we have today: Sir Edmund Hillaryand Tenzing Norgay.

They then thought women could not do it so in 1975 Junko Tabei proved them wrong.

Australias own Susie Maroney: At 17 swim the English channel both ways straight,
She also swam Cuba to Florida (180km), Mexico to Cuba (197km) and Jamica to Cuba (160km)

And the list could go on all day with people who acheived the unacheivable.

Lets not knock the knockers for with out them singing so loud the acheivements of the ledgends would seem so great.

For those with the ability to do this (and I don't) I saay plan well, train hard and get the right people behind you as a support team. And on your journey raise attention to a worthy cause as Alison Sheeve has done.

Things only become impossible when we stop trying.

oliver said...

Nah you'ld have to be a kook to try and attempt that.
so you are calling Jamie Mitchell a KOOK?

many of them don't even have the sense to gaffa tape cans of coke and mars bars to their boards in preperation.

You're the one thats had too many cans of coke and mars bars mate.

Good map DJ can you draw on it which way the current runs.

I'm sure Oliver is thinking the same as me... Some of you guys take things a bit too serious..

I don't think for a second that Oliver thinks Jamie is a kook.. and he has his opinion like everyone else. (about these crossings).

And sometimes fingers go into gear before the brain is engaged..

btw Oliver.. Yes.. Kayakers have done it before I'm sure.

DJ

That Alison Shreeze girl started in Stanley and tried to sail the whole Strait in one hit

DJ did your mates Les and Mark go straight across or island hop?

Sorry Oliver i didnt start this topic so every one can bag you , its all right mate i get your sense of humour!

Interesting discussion. Some of the SUPers here in WA have done Rottnest to Scarborough (not me I might add!), 22kms I think, but 250 kms, the mind boggles!! Lobes is the only one that got the spelling right, by the way: "Bass Strait". Why is everyone calling it Bass Straight??

Pffft

GO Jamie,if anyone can do it Jamie can,
Robbo

Thanks Laurie.. Jeez, how lucky were they to get glass like this..

DJ