So long and thanks for the sharks: kitesurfers' world-record 1000km journey

By Rick Feneley
Updated August 21 2015 - 1:08am, first published 12:15am
Seven kite surfers are about to break a world record with a 1000-kilometre expedition on the Great Barrier Reef. Photo: John Biderback
Seven kite surfers are about to break a world record with a 1000-kilometre expedition on the Great Barrier Reef. Photo: John Biderback

Seven kitesurfers are on track to complete a world record 1000-kilometre expedition on the Great Barrier Reef on Friday afternoon, having survived shark attacks, blistering sun and exhaustion to reach the tip of Cape York.

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