In the early hours of this morning, James Castrission and Justin Jones completed their 2200km crossing of the Tasman Sea, from Australia to New Zealand. They enter the record books as the first ever Tasman crossing and forth longest open water paddle in a kayak.
3000 miles (4827km) North Atlantic- Peter Bray
3000 miles (4827km) Atlantic Crossing, 1956, Hannes Lindemann
3000 miles (4827km) Atlantic Crossing, 1928, Franz Romer´s
2200 miles (3540km) Pacific journey- Ed Gillette (Para sail used)
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