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PLATINUM SPONSORS - The big boys! |
 Unwired
Not only was Unwired the major financial sponsor behind our world first expedition, but they are a darn fine Internet Service Provider. Unwired believes that your internet connection should be as easy as 1, 2, 3. If only it was that easy to paddle to New Zealand! Thanks for helping us to "cross the ditch". www.unwired.com.au |
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 FGI - Fiberglass International
Put simply, if FGI hadn't sponsored our expedition, we would never have made it across the Tasman...cause we wouldn't have had a kayak! To build a kayak capable of handling 10metre breaking waves, you need some serious composite materials and Kevin Olsen and the rest of the team at FGI had the solution. FGI are the leading supplier of composites to the Australian market. There is nothing that they don't know about composites, actually if you ask them...they reckon they know the solution to pretty much every thing, global financial crisis not withstanding - just throw some materials at it hey boys! www.fgi.com.au |
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 Eptec
EPTEC offer many man-years of engineering experience with expertise developed and served in the construction, defence, infrastructure and process industries. EPTEC’s success, vitality and future goals are all singularly driven by the vibrant management team. EPTEC specialise in the high technology aspects of major infrastructure and defence projects. Our work involves the use of specialised products and equipment varying from resins, cement grouts, high tech reinforcement such as carbon-fibre and many other innovative and specialised products. www.eptec.com.au  Pretorius
Pretorius has been a leader in innovative complimentary supplements exclusively for the health food industry for over 30 years. Founded by Martin Pretorius, a leading advocate of nutritional therapy, Martin designed the "Get Well - Stay Well" system of nutritional supplementation from his desire to merge modern scientific understanding with principles of "Nature Cure". Nature Cure philosophy reasons that the body will heal itself once given the right conditions such as proper nutrition, rest and other natural means. www.pretoriusvitamins.com.au  Solar Sailor
Powering the transport needs of the future with clean, efficient hybrid marine power. Solar Sailor 'hybrid marine power' (HMP) and 'solar wing' technology is suitable for a wide range of applications from small-unmanned vessels to large tankers, including ferries, tourist cruisers and private yachts. www.solarsailor.com.au |
PanasonicOut in the middle of the Tasman you need the toughest equipment to handle the harsh conditions. The central hub of our communications and positioning was done through a Panasonic Toughbook laptop computer. Water proof, shock resistant...this thing was virtually indestructible. www.panasonic.com |
Rush DigitalPat and the co-ordination centre at Rush Labs (formely Race Recon) was the central hub of operations whilst we were on the water. Real time modeling, media, logistics there is nothing these guys can't handle. "Switched on" doesn't even come close to describing how these guys handle business and expedition logistics. Without Rush the expedition wouldn't have gone nearly as smoothly - thanks Pat! Check out the projects that Pat and the rest of the team are working on at the moment: rushlabs.com Tracplus Real time tracking...no, re-read that; Real-time Tracking. 1000kms from land, stuck in gargantuan storms; Rescue co-ordination centres in Australia and New Zealand as well as 1.6 million people across the world were able to login into our website and track us LIVE as we battled the ditch. Every 6 minutes, our position, speed and course were updated allowing every one to experience every little twist and turn. A big cheers o Mike Hanning and the rest from Tracplus NZ. www.tracplus.co.nz Roger 'Clouds' Badham Perhaps the only person on this illustrious list that merits a listing all on his lonesome. Simply put Roger is the best weather forecaster in Australia, if not the world. Under the grumpy, sardonic exterior beats a heart of gold and a mind that comprehends the weather in such ways that us 'mere mortals' could never dream of. Out on the Tasman we didn't get the historically 'normal' weather that the last hundred years of data dictated, but thanks to Roger we were always able to stay 2 steps ahead and be prepared for whatever the Tasman could throw at us! www.clouds.com.au Australian National Maritime Museum A truly world class organisation that is fundamental in managing and exploring Australia's maritime heritage in ways that inspire, delight and enlighten. They have the aim to bring maritime heritage to life and preserve it for future generations. We hope to have our kayak Lot 41 in the ANMM to be shared with all soon! www.anmm.gov.au |
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COMMUNITY BUSINESS PARTNERS |
Resi Mortgage Corporation www.resi.com.au Australian Worldwide Exploration Limited www.awexp.com.au Australian Geographic www.australiangeographic.com s direct - create > innovate > deliver www.sdirect.com.au Boroughs Australia Pty Ltdwww.boroughs.net.au |
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GRAPHIC DESIGN AND CORPORATE ADVERTISING SUPPORT |
Ben BarinA special thank you goes out to Ben Barin, our graphic designer and corporate advertising consultant. Ben has been the third leg of our tripod and has been with us from the very start; two year ago. Ben...thanks for your support! www.worldtyranny.com |
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