Arround Bruny Classic

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Re: Arround Bruny Classic

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Go Man GO!

This is great stuff indeed.

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Its just getting dark in queensland, hope your going ok, with the trip, best off luck from us all.
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Map was on a Kayak site should've deleted the text I'm guessing they are near Simpsons Point, no news is good news.
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Now it makes sense. Where was the start point? Same pace as kayaks :P Expected finish time in 1.5hrs.
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Think he started in Great Taylors Bay will be a long day in such a small inflatable not much bigger than Hugz Avon.
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Metzeler actually. Adrian is in a RIB which should ride a lot better. Looking forward to update.
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Gone very quiet AJ, hope your expedition wasn't too dramatic!

I'm not sure I be bold enough to take an open sea trip of that duration, in a rubber duck with only a LLS & an LS, it wouldn't take much wind or tide to make, 4.5 knots 3 knots.

I think I'd need a 25 foot Bermudian plywood race boat with a Kingfisher or 2 before I felt confident!

If all goes well with this years test run perhaps you should organise next years Bruny Classic, just bring 5 sheets of 6mm ply & 5 litres of epoxy & your own Seagull, sleep under the trees, build a boat & off you go.
Sort of a Le Mans start, but instead of the sound of revving motors, the sound of pencils & hand saws.
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All back safely, its 0200 here so will post full up date tomorrow with picks: pretty stunning day. The LLS ran for 14 hours non stop! more later.

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WELL DONE
Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot.
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3 CHEERS FROM ALL OF US

fantastic job A-J
WAY TO GO.
(which was the better motor, the LLS, or the LS?)

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Well Done Congratulations to you and your very patient crew.
I would've put money on the LLS doing the whole trip.

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"The old man and the seagulls",

well done.

The start of the great southern seagull adventure, perhaps.
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Allegra reporting after a very long 15.5 hours for Adrian and support crew. Managed to get to bed by 02.30. Spent many hours on the wheel of 'Polaris', our mate's boat, a boat I had never been aboard! Pics from iPhone, Rod Hartvigsen to provide much better images later today of this epic voyage of more than just Adrian and his wee vessel and engines.
Not certain how to upload multiples, (tutorial please) so one after another it must be.
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Rounded Cape Bruny, slower speed due to swells of 2M in the Tasman Sea, Adrian disappeared regularly from our view when in the trough!
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Bruny Island coast, incredible!
Bruny Island coast, incredible!
Things are shaping up for the day, a bit of sun makes light of hard work. The swivel seat of our mate, Bob's speed boat, worked well for most of the journey.
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