2012

New Zealand - second person ever, youngest, record time

Tim Taylor · Oceania

Tim Taylor - New Zealand - second person ever, youngest, record time
Year
2012
Distance
5,529 km
Duration
15 months
Paddler
Tim Taylor

Tim Taylor finished his New Zealand circumnavigation on 29 February 2012. 15 months, 5,529 km around both islands. Second person ever, youngest, record time. 112 days on water, 49.4 km/day average. Longest day: 95.8 km.

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Tim Taylor finished his New Zealand kayak circumnavigation on 29 February 2012. The trip took 15 months and covered 5,529 km around the North and South Islands. He became the second person ever to complete the circumnavigation, the youngest, and set the record time. 112 days on water, 49.4 km/day average, with a longest day of 95.8 km.

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