Australia - second person ever to circumnavigate
Freya Hoffmeister became the second person ever to circumnavigate Australia by kayak. Beat Paul Caffyn's record by 28 days. Set out 18 January 2009. 350-mile crossing of the Gulf of Carpentaria. 13 nights afloat. Finished 15 December 2009.
Freya Hoffmeister became the second person ever to circumnavigate Australia by kayak in 2009 - 27 years after Caffyn's pioneering trip. She set out on 18 January 2009 and beat Caffyn's record of 360 days by 28 days, completing the 8,565 mile circuit in 332 days. The expedition included a 350-mile crossing of the Gulf of Carpentaria with 13 nights afloat in the kayak. Averaged 35 miles per day. Finished 15 December 2009.
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