What were Andrew McAuley’s last words?
Andrew’s chilling last words were: ‘I’ve fell off … the sea, I’m lost … ‘. The Coroner found that Andrew was a very experienced sea kayaker who had completed a number of significant voyages, which included his 530 km crossing of the Gulf of Carpentaria when he had to sleep in the kayak. He is presumed to have died following his disappearance at sea while attempting to kayak 1600 km (994 mi) across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand in February 2007.
Is there a documentary about Andrew McAuley?
Solo (also known as Solo: Lost at Sea and Solitary Endeavour on the Southern Ocean) is a 2008 documentary film directed by David Michod and Jennifer Peedom. It narrates the story of Australian adventurer Andrew McAuley who attempted a solo kayak crossing from Tasmania to New Zealand. Solo is a 2018 Spanish drama film directed by Hugo Stuven and written by Santiago Lallana and Hugo Stuven about a young surfer who falls off a cliff, injures himself and finds himself in a situation where he needs to fight for his survival.
Who is Andrew McAuley?
I may have bitten off more than I can chew. These words would come to haunt the story of Andrew McAuley, an Australian adventurer whose dream was as bold as it was perilous: to become the first person to kayak solo across the Tasman Sea, a treacherous 1,000-mile journey between Australia and New Zealand. Thirty years after the first person rowed solo across the Tasman Sea in 1977, Crossing the Ditch was the effort of Justin Jones and James Castrission, known as Cas and Jonesy, to become the first to cross the sea and travel from Australia to New Zealand by sea kayak.