Tauranga man crosses Cook Strait on surfboard in 10-hour paddle
16 Apr, 2021 08:00 PM
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Tauranga relief teacher David Seidel has paddled across the Cook Strait on his surfboard. Photo / George Novak
Tauranga relief teacher David Seidel has paddled across the Cook Strait on his surfboard. Photo / George Novak
Last November, David Seidel started going out paddling on his surfboard as a way to improve his fitness on days there was no surf. It s fair to say he achieved that goal, as six months later he found himself paddling across the Cook Strait. I live close to the beach and I surf pretty much every day, he said.
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Timaru meter reader Raewyn Winsley is in strict training at Caroline Bay for her attempt at swimming the Cook Strait in March.
Raewyn Winsley has been churning up the waters of Timaru’s Caroline Bay for up to 40 kilometres over six days a week in preparation for her biggest challenge of swimming the Cook Strait. The 51-year-old Timaru electricity meter reader has dreamed about crossing the challenging 26km stretch from the North Island to the South Island since she was a teenager. Winsley s attempt aims to cross between the nearest points from Wellington’s Cape Terawhiti to Arapawa Island in Marlborough, or vice versa, depending on the currents.