Australians Break Sydney to Auckland Record

An Australian crew set an new record for sailing from Sydney to Auckland, making the crossing in less than three days.

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10 months ago

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Lifestyle, World, Sports

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Leisure & Recreation, Oceania, Sports

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Australia, New Zealand, Sydney, Auckland, Hobart

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SHOWS: AT SEA (OCTOBER 16, 2013)(TVNZ - NO ACCESS NEW ZEALAND, NEW ZEALAND INTERNET SITES / ANY INTERNET SITE OF ANY NEW ZEALAND OR AUSTRALIAN BASED MEDIA ORGANISATIONS OR MOBILE PLATFORMS) 1. AERIAL OF TEAM AUSTRALIA'S TRIMARAN WITH AT SEA WITH SYDNEY IN THE BACKGROUND 2. VARIOUS AERIALS OF THE TRIMARAN AT SEA 3. CREW WORKING ON THE BOAT 4. VARIOUS OF THE BOAT AT SEA AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (OCTOBER 19, 2013)(TVNZ - NO ACCESS NEW ZEALAND, NEW ZEALAND INTERNET SITES / ANY INTERNET SITE OF ANY NEW ZEALAND OR AUSTRALIAN BASED MEDIA ORGANISATIONS OR MOBILE PLATFORMS) 5. (SOUNDBITE)(English) TEAM AUSTRALIA SKIPPER SEAN LANGMAN SAYING: "The first night we had 45 knots of wind and probably about four-and-a-half, five-metre seas." 6. (MUTE) VARIOUS OF TEAM AUSTRALIA'S TRIMARAN ARRIVING IN AUCKLAND HARBOUR 7. TEAM AUSTRALIA'S NAVIGATOR, NEW ZEALANDER, JOSH ALEXANDER 8. TEAM AUSTRALIA MOORING UP 9. (SOUNDBITE)(English) TEAM AUSTRALIA NAVIGATOR, JOSH ALEXANDER SAYING: "Now I've got two world records racing for Team Australia as a Kiwi." 10. SKIPPER SEAN LANGMAN WITH MEMBER OF THE CREW, HIS SON PETE 11. VARIOUS OF TRIMARAN 12. (SOUNDBITE)(English) TEAM AUSTRALIA SKIPPER SEAN LANGMAN SAYING: "It's actual registered name is 'K.A.S.', Kicking and Screaming because that was what happened when I told my wife I was buying it." 13. VARIOUS OF THE CREW SITTING ON THE STARBOARD OUTRIGGER 14. (SOUNDBITE) (English) TEAM AUSTRALIA SKIPPER SEAN LANGMAN SAYING: "Certainly we'd throw our resources behind it if the Oatley's go forward with a challenge." 15. CREW CELEBRATING WITH CHAMPAGNE STORY: An Australian trimaran has sailed across the Tasman Sea from Sydney, Australia to Auckland, New Zealand in what is being called a new record. While the World Sailing Speed Record Council does not have an official trans-Tasman record, the fastest reported crossing five days, until Saturday (October 19) when Team Australia's Trimaran, KAS, reached Auckland in two days 17 hours after leaving Sydney. The team set off on the 1260 nautical mile journey from Sydney on Wednesday (October 16), aiming to complete the crossing in three days, despite a forecast of heavy weather. "The first night we had 45 knots of wind and probably about four-and-a-half, five-metre seas," skipper Sean Langman said. "Now I've got two world records racing for Team Australia as a Kiwi," said the crew's navigator, Josh Alexander, who is originally from Auckland. Team Australia's trimaran, a veteran of the Sydney to Hobart race, is nicknamed 'Big Bird' but also has another name. "It's actual registered name is 'K.A.S.', Kicking and Screaming because that was what happened when I told my wife I was buying it," Langman said. Langman is now pushing to get involved in an Australian bid for the America's Cup, led by Bob Oatley. "Certainly we'd throw our resources behind it if the Oatleys go forward with a challenge," he said.