THE 2012 TEAM
Expedition Leader: Jarad Kohlar
Age: 28
Occupation: Company Manager of Peak Adventure
Favourite beach: Sandridge Beach Port Melbourne
Biggest previous adventure: Western crossing of Bass Strait
Jarad
Paddler 1: Alan Kaye
Age: 50
Occupation: Between gigs, but have recently owned a scaffold business.
Favourite beach: Port Campbell. It is a great safe beach, but with a surf break at the entrance and a pier to jump off. Great cafes, too!
Biggest previous adventure: Recently travelled through Cambodia and Vietnam with my family. The Murray River Marathon and the Audax Alpine would be the toughest physical challenges.
Alan
Paddler 2: Steve Owens
Age: 32
Occupation: Project Manager
Favourite beach: Any beach with a few waves and no people.
Biggest previous adventure: 5700m summit in the Andes in Peru.
Steve
Paddler 3: Mike Pickavance
Age: 49
Occupation: Medical Practitioner
Favourite beach: Apollo Bay VIC
Biggest previous adventure: XPD adventure race QLD in 2nd place, and bringing up three great children in 1st place.
Mike
Paddler 4: Peter Wells
Age: 38
Occupation: Community Relations Co-ordinator and TV presenter
Favourite beach: Shellharbour North Beach, NSW
Biggest previous adventure: Climbing Everest
Peter Wells
Spectator 1: Sara Hardie
Age: 52
Occupation: Video production
Favourite Beach: Ocean Grove at the moment as learning to surf
Biggest previous adventure: 2011 – Overland trail with the kids in challenging conditions; 1993 – 21 day hike through Indian Himalayas in challenging conditions; 2003 – Around the Bay in a Day with shocking conditions!
Sara Hardie
SUPPORT CREW
Skipper: Dave Wyatt
Age: 45
Occupation: Pro Fisher
Favorite beach: SW Tas Wilderness Beaches
Biggest previous adventure: South West Marine Debris Cleanup 2011
Dave
Emma
Support vessel: Velocity
Our trusty support boat, Velocity
THE INAUGURAL 2011 TEAM
Paddler 1 and Expedition Leader
Name: Jarad Kohlar
Age: 27
Occupation: Company Manager of Peak Adventure
Favourite beach: Sandridge Beach Port Melbourne
Biggest previous adventure: Western crossing of Bass Strait
Paddler 2
Name Brendon Grail
Age 40
Occupation National Brand Manager, Keen
Favourite beach: Blairgowrie back beach
Biggest previous adventure: 10 day 250km solo trek through the high Pyrenees (Spain, Andorra and France)
Name: Sandy Cameron
Age: 43
Occupation: Director – SASS Clothing Pty Ltd
Favourite Beach: Pleasant Cove, Beachport SA
Biggest Previous Adventure: Having 3 boys under the age of 4! And the Anaconda Lorne 07, 08, 09, 10
Paddler 4
Name: Mick Kolody
Age: 40
Occupation: Financial Consultant
Favourite beach: any
Biggest previous adventure: XPD, Kokoda Trail
Paddler 5
Name: Andrew Reid Coutts
Age: 50
Occupation: Marketing Director
Favourite beach: Makapuu – Oahu Hawaii (for
bodysurfing),Anywhere remote & pristine – with an uncrowded
wave.
Biggest previous adventure: Sth West Tasmanian expedition -
3 weeks unsupported Hiking & climbing – climbed Federation Peak via Sthrn
Approach. Hitchiked on yachts and small commercial traders around the Sth
Pacific for 2 years. Raced yachts from Capetown to Rio for Carnivale.
Married and had 2 kids (now there’s a real adventure!)
Paddler 6
Weather consultant
Jeremy has more than 11 years experience in meteorology and provides expert meteorological and climatological analysis, forecasting to ensure safe passage.
Jeremy was the Senior Weather forecaster for the Australian Defence Force Headquarters. He spent ten years in the Royal Australian Navy, where he served as a Navigating Officer and a Meteorology and Oceanography Forecaster. Jeremy has worked as an operational weather forecaster on land and on ships at sea throughout the Australia and the South Pacific region, providing forecast support to around the world.
