Paddle started Jan 07
Paddle complete May 07
Start location: Massinga Mozambique 23.51 d lat.The expedition and film will cover some never before paddled coast
Finish location: Walvis Bay Namibia 23.12 d lat
Countries: Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia
Distance: 3500kms
Total days of trip:150
Total days of paddling:110
Water bodies to be explored: Indian Ocean, Mozambique Channel, Atlantic Ocean
Average paddle per day: 20-50 kilometers
Weight of Kayak: 30kg (plastic) 3 part; up-to 200kg loaded
Safety: EPIRB, GPS, Satellite phone, Maps, local port authority knowledge
Food Carried: Up to 15 days of food and 7 days of water
Website for more info on Beau's trip? This'll do it here
Here are Beau's words to sponsors about the trip in terms of the film that will flow from the trip. If you can help in this area, get in touch with him, as it may be good stuff for him to ponder during 150 days alone.
“In 18 days I leave for Africa where I aim to paddle a 15 foot plastic kayak 4000 kilometres (2400 miles) along the Mozambique South African and Namibian coasts.
Mostly solo, taking 5 months, shooting HD with custom multi function camera housings (unlike ‘The Green Paddle), the expedition is as much about making a raw, spectacular, ambitious film as it is adventuring itself.
This is not a flash in the pan; it is 4 years, sleepless nights, one hell of a coastline and realness rarely seen.
The journey will be filmed using specialised HD cameras, advanced techniques and unscripted reality. Africa and her people create the storyline, challenge and spectacular backdrop. A trip of this nature, in these waters, along these tracts of land has never been undertaken in this capacity. Moreover, a trip of this nature has never been put to film.
Physical, environmental and political dangers are the most concerning factor when considering the integrity of the trip but they do not necessarily alter the effectiveness or indeed ability of creating the film - (indeed some would say these factors add to the vitality of the project).
A film, regardless of these dangers, will be created. A story will be told.
After the award winning Paddle Australis (7 min, 2004) & being still acclaimed, The Green Paddle (49 min 2005) Onemile documentary maker Beau Miles aims at taking The Capricorn Paddle to a world wide audience”.
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