Crossing the Ditch - Two Mates, a Kayak, and the Conquest of the Tasman

With more than 2000 kilometres of treacherous seas and dangerously unpredicable weather and currents, it was little wonder no-one had ever successfully crossed the Tasman by kayak. Two young Sydneysiders, Castrission and his mate Justin Jones, took their place in history in January 2008, landing in New Plymouth after a voyage of 62 days...