Justin Jones otherwise affectionately known as "Jonesy" is one of Australia's premier adventurers and most sought after motivational speakers. He now spends his time between expeditions producing documentaries, sharing the lessons that over a decade of adventures has taught him to corporate audiences across the globe and planning another BIG expedition in 2016. Documentaries he has produced have been seen by millions of people in countries right around the world. A gloriously ordinary bloke…he is the perfect example of how determination, detailed planning and foresight can enable the most ‘normal’ of us to undertake the most extraordinary feats. A FEW MILESTONES: - He has paddled a kayak unsupported from Australia to New Zealand (3318km) setting a Guinness World Record, paddled across Bass Strait (350km) and down Australia's longest river, the Murray (2560km). - He has skied from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back over 89 days (another Guinness World Record) - Struggled through a gator infested swamp in South Georgia to reopen a lost trail - Presented to over 220,000 people in 10 different countries. A NOTE FROM JONESY: If you’re looking for a dry business style speaker then unfortunately you’ll have to keep looking. If you want a engaging, funny, honest and thought provoking speaker, who can take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions all the while covering themes such as risk mitigation, mental tenacity, facing adversity, leadership, teamwork under pressure and simply getting stuff done when the odds are stacked against you… then get in touch. www.justinjonesyspeaking.com.au

One of the number questions I get asked about our kayak across the Tasman Sea is "How did you go to the bathroom?" Well...Number 1's are easy. Think a parabola. Number 2's...enjoy the tutorial. NB - Please don't this whilst eating or sitting next to anyone on public transport - you may get odd looks. Jonesy and his mate Cas spent 62 days paddling a kayak from Australia to New Zealand. They battled whirlpools, sharks, adverse wind and currents and paddled 3318km before completing the first unsupported kayak across from Australia to New Zealand. 

In the middle of the Tasman Sea two sharks pay a visit to Jonesy and Cas on Lot 41. For the next three hours they rubbed and bashed their bodies up and down against the kayak whilst the boys anxiously sat in their kayak...conscious that only 10mm of kayak hull separated their heads from that of two hungry sharks. Jonesy and his mate Cas spent 62 days paddling a kayak from Australia to New Zealand. They battled whirlpools, sharks, adverse wind and currents and paddled 3318km before completing the first unsupported kayak across from Australia to New Zealand. 

In order to safely cross the Tasman Sea, Jonesy and Cas had to design a new kayak altogether. Something that could handle the violent weather of the Tasman Sea, shelter them from the elements and be able to house all the safety equipment and provisions that they would need for this world first journey across the Tasman Sea.