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Five brave paddlers have successfully crossed Bass Strait by ocean racing ski, as part of Peak Adventure’s Bass Strait, Everest of the Sea expedition. Alan Kaye, 50, Peter Wells, 39, Mike Pickavance, 49, and Steve Owens, 32, under the leadership … Continue reading →

After a magical night on Cape Barren Island, dining on freshly caught flathead washed down with icy-cold beers (yep, it’s hard work crossing Bass Strait), the team has just set off on its final paddle across the notorious Banks Strait. … Continue reading →

They call it hump day, but for Team Bass Strait 2012, today’s fourth paddle leg from Deal Island to Flinders Island has come as welcome relief from the challenging wind and chop of days two and three. After hunkering down … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the 2011 Clean Across Bass Strait team, which won the  prestigious Pam Keating Environmental Sustainability Award at this year’s Keep Australia Beautiful Awards (Clean Beaches). The award recognises the team’s efforts in establishing a marine debris baseline for … Continue reading →

Ocean ski paddlers with an appetite for adventure are invited to express their interest in joining the 2012 Clean Across Bass Strait expedition. This will be the second commercial crossing of its kind. The inaugural CABS expedition was successfully completed … Continue reading →

After placing ourselves in cryogenic crypts for a few weeks to recover from our epic adventure, Team Bass Strait is feeling refreshed, looking gorgeous, and ready to gloat about its stunning achievement. So all paddling and water enthusiasts are warmly … Continue reading →

After 12 days, 330 kilometres and about a thousand bowls of porridge, Team Bass Strait has finally reached the Tasmanian mainland and achieved its goal of becoming the first group of paddlers to cross Bass Strait on ocean racing skis. … Continue reading →

Gonna keep this update short and sweet. Let’s just say that after 10 hours of paddling, covering 80-odd kilometres, your writer’s typing hands are in no state to wax lyrical about the breathless, blue skies, and clear glassy waters that … Continue reading →

After three days marooned on Hogan Island, the weather gods finally deigned to bless us with near-perfect paddling conditions for our 40-kilometre crossing to Deal Island. With the wind blowing a friendly five to ten knots, and gentle southwesterly swell … Continue reading →

Well, we finally have a moment to sit back, dry out, and fill the world in on our adventures so far. Let’s just say it’s certainly been a hard couple of days at the office for Team Bass Strait, after … Continue reading →