At a time when everyone seems to be so enamored of the big feats of kayaking (crossing the Atlantic, circumnavigating Australia), it was ref...

For the time being, I have decided to keep the Paddler's Book Club blog with the blessing of its creator, Rick I. However, it is going ...

I have finished writing about the book, "Crossing the Ditch" by James Castrission and am now at a decision point about what to do ...

How do you feel about the author, James Castrission, and his partner, Justin Jones, as a result of their having attempted and completed a cr...

James Castrission and Justin Jones took the following items on their trip across the Tasman Sea: 2 EPIRB's 2 satellite phones 1 laptop 1...

Over the years, there have been several major crossings of oceans by people using "kayaks". However, if we look at each of the ac...

When James and Justin tell their parents about their plans to kayak across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand, both sets of parent...