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Jarrod Armitage

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Jarrod Armitage

In January 2004 Jarrod Armitage completed a circumnavigation of the North Island on a windsurfer. On the journey he was chased by orcas, he hit a shark, and his feet started to rot. Here he arrives back in Auckland Harbour, where he had started three months before.

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Harold Kidd. 'Sailing and windsurfing', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/sailing-and-windsurfing/8/3