the kyakers have a well worn path-conditions depending though obviously.

Should be able to tell you guy's all about a Crossing of the Bass Strait over the next few weeks, I'm heading for Melbourne next Wednesday to paddle across to Tassie leaving from Port Welshpool on Good Friday. The Crossing is to raise money for the Australian Cancer Research Foundation and two Honour to great men Peter Corbishley who has cancer, is paddling with us and made the canoes for the crossing and the late Greenpeace Skipper and "Rainbow Warrior Legend" Chris Robinson.

You can follow our progress on "Live" Google Map updates and other info on our website www.crossingforcancer.org and also my Blog.

As well as paddling, i will be producing a Documentary on the "Crossing" that Channel 7 have shown interest in starting from the Launch Dinner next Thursday at Crown Casino.

This would have been a perfect opportunity for Jamie to have done a SUP or Paddleboard Crossing, all the support and logistics are in place. Biggest problem would be trying to keep up with him

Cheers Rambo
www.crossingforcancer.org
rambos-locker.blogspot.com/2009/03/crossing-for-cancer.html

I'm surprised that Jamie has never done Bass Straight on his kneel down board.



It would be great to see him team up with Dave and do it together on SUP's.

DJ

Laser is a 12 foot sailing dinghy. A bit like a big surfboard with a single
sail. Its Olympic class Im suprised you never heard of it....Or are you pullin
my leg..?

Hey Rambo.. The weather looks good for a push off Sat with the high directly over you..and then a north winds for a couple of days.

BTW.. How does 14 paddlers work with two boats.. (2x6) ? ..are two back ups ?

What time do you guys plan to head off on Saturday (or is that Friday)..and will you start from Port Welshpool or the Prom?

Good luck.

DJ

Went across on the old Abel Tasman years ago , waves where crashing over the decks , my old man used to work on a Cray Boat around King Island and he used to tell me of some pretty wild times out their.I would be using a shark shield for sure!

Thanks Rambo.. Good luck with it all.. btw that is a great vid..

What time at the Crown on Thursday..and what time Saturday do you guys (and gals) plan to start.. about 6am?

DJ

62mac said...

DavidJohn said...

Thanks Rambo.. Good luck with it all.. btw that is a great vid..

What time at the Crown on Thursday..and what time Saturday do you guys (and gals) plan to start.. about 6am?

DJ

Get down there DJ and post some photo's
mac snappy

That's my plan.. The weather is looking perfect for them for their crossing... Lucky buggers..

DJ

heard the interview on 774 this morning..GoodLuck Guys!

worrier said...

Just a heads up.
There are about 8 rowboats heading off from Gero in WA to Sth Africa in the next week or so.
They have a back up boat etc but man that is a crossing.
Should be interesting to see how far they get.
W

WOWThat's amassive effort.

Please give us an update Randy.. How'd it go?

DJ

They did make it.. Waa-Hoo!

DJ

Crossing For Cancer Statistics:
Overall Distance Paddled - 378.11km

Total Number of Days - 12

Number of Paddling Days - 8

Overall Paddling Time (this includes rest stops on each leg) - 48h 24m

Average Moving Speed - 8.3km/h

Best Average Moving Speed for one day - 9.0km/h (last leg)

Fastest Speed - 17.2km/h (Deal Is to Killiecranckie)

Longest Leg (distance) - 68km (Cape Barron Is to Croppie Pt Tas, 7h 58min)

Longest Leg (time) - 9h 30m Deal Is to Killiecranckie - 67km

Number of Hulis (capsizes) - nil!