In December 2006, Andrew made his first attempt to cross the Tasman Sea in a standard solo kayak, but gave up after two days because he couldn’t keep warm in the cockpit. Andrew’s second attempt began on 11 January 2007 and ended on 12 February when his partially submerged kayak was on 10 February in the The place was salvaged, so the search for his missing body was called off.
Sleeping arrangements at sea consisted of deploying a sea anchor, pressing his body into the kayak, and sealing the hatch with a spherical fiberglass capsule (called a “casper”) containing a casper made using his self-righting abilities Pure air fan. Possibly withstood the worst storm conditions inevitable in this part of the ocean. Unfortunately, when the pod was rotated into the stowed position behind the cockpit, the kayak couldn’t roll because it filled up like a bucket. Therefore, every time the boat capsizes, he has to swim out of the kayak, straighten it up, and perform a thorough self-rescue.
When his kayak was recovered, all that was missing was the capsule. Suspects were torn apart by unusual waves. One of its swing arms was damaged. Veteran sailor Jonathan Borgais, who led the expedition by providing a weather forecast, explained: “From the beginning, my main concern was the approach to New Zealand. This part of New Zealand is notoriously dangerous. When the weather is nice, you can jump Speaking of Breakaway Waves: 2- or 3-meter-long combinations that came out of nowhere. Not big but strong. That was very dangerous. I have no doubt he was hit by a wave.”
A documentary about Andrew’s voyage, Solo: Lost at Sea, includes video footage recovered from a memory stick that survived his camera, as well as interviews with members of his team during the expedition. It started with his 911 call on February 9.
