AAP General News (Australia)
12-30-2007
NSW: Rowers set foot on Australian soil
A team of four rowers is thankful to be back on dry land .. after completing the first
trans-Tasman row in 31 days.
The two men and two women .. STEVEN GATES .. ANDREW JOHNSON .. KERRY TOZER and SALLY
MACREADY left Hokianga Harbour .. north of Auckland .. on November 29.
They entered Sydney Harbour at first light .. cleared customs at Watsons Bay .. and
were reunited with family and friends at Neutral Bay by 8.15am (AEDT).
Mr GATES says they were beyond the point of exhaustion .. and it was absolute euphoria
when they hit the Heads.
He says they'd pushed the envelope to its absolute limit .. and to know it was all
going to be over really soon was the most powerful feeling.
Ms MACREADY .. a surfboat champion .. was greeted by her students from Loreto Normanhurst.
She says she's looking forward to a shower.
Meanwhile Sydneysiders JAMES CASTRISSION and JUSTIN JONES are still paddling towards
Auckland on their quest to cross the Tasman in the opposite direction.
Their two thousand-200 kilometre voyage began at Forster on the NSW mid-north coast
on November 13 .. but their support team reckons they've had to paddle an extra one thousand
kays due to persistent headwinds and strong currents.
They now expect to arrive in Auckland around January 7.
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KEYWORD: KAYAKERS (SYDNEY)
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