Paul Caffyn

Paul Caffyn is a well renowned sea kayaker based on the west coast of New Zealand. He has completed a number of supported, unsupported, solo and group expeditions by sea kayak in various locations around the world.

Expeditions:

*1978 Circumnavigation of the South Island, New ZealandThe expedition around the South Island started as an expedition along the Fiordland coast with fellow paddler Max Reynolds. Paul Caffyn continued solo and with ground support to complete the circumnavigation in 76 days.{ source: Obscured by waves}

*1978/79 Circumnavigation of the North Island, New ZealandPaul Caffyn sea kayaked solo around the North Island, with ground party support. The circumnavigation took 86 days, after which Paul undertook a crossing of Cook Strait by sea kayak.{source: Cresting the Restless Wave}

*1979 Circumnavigation of Stewart Island, New ZealandThe expedition around Stewart Island was done with Max Reynolds, August and September 1979. This expedition departed from Bluff, New Zealand starting with a crossing of Foveaux Strait. { source: Dark Side of the Wave}

*1980 Circumnavigation of Great BritainPaul Caffyn and Nigel Dennis circumnavigated Great Britain by sea kayak in 85 days.

*1981/82 Circumnavigation of Australia

*1985 solo circumnavigation of the four main islands of Japan

*1991 completed the first solo sea kayak trip along the entire coastline of Alaska

*1997 Circumnavigation of New Caledonia

*Two attempts to cross the Tasman Sea by sea kayak

*2001/2002 Circumnavigation of Phuket

Bibliography

Paul Caffyn has written a number of books about his expeditions:

*The Dreamtime Voyage around Australia kayak Odyssey ISBN 0473023490
*Cresting the Restless Wave, North Island kayak odyssey ISBN 0 9597823 1 1
*Dark Side of the Wave, Stewart Island kayak odyssey. ISBN 0 9597823 0 3
*Obscured by Waves, South Island canoe odyssey. ISBN 0 86868 002 8

External links

* [http://www.coastbusters.co.nz/CB2006/speakers.html#ancPaulCaffynsExpeditions Coastbusters New Zealand, Paul Caffyns short biography]
* [http://www.paddlermagazine.com/issues/2003_4/article_221.shtml Article Paddler Magazine]
* [http://onkayaks.squarespace.com/journal/2006/3/1/monday-february-27th-2006-why-new-zealand.html Article regarding Paul Caffyn]