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Shaw and Partners Brand Ambassador Bonnie Hancock achieves the fastest ever circumnavigation of mainland Australia by paddle with her 12,700km journey.

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Shaw and Partners brand ambassador Bonnie Hancock completes fastest circumnavigation of mainland Australia

Aussie paddler Bonnie Hancock rewrites the record books setting the fastest circumnavigation of mainland Australia by paddle in the Shaw and Partners Paddle of Aus After 254 days, Queensland ironwoman Bonnie Hancock paddled into the Gold Coast’s Northcliffe Beach Sunday morning, to write her name into the history books after clocking the fastest ever circumnavigation of mainland Australia by paddle with her 12,700km journey Shaw and Partners Paddle of Aus. The ultra-endurance athlete left the Gold Coast last December 19 [...]

Aussie Paddler Bonnie Hancock to complete the Shaw and Partners Paddle of Aus

Arrival time: Sunday August 28 7.30am-8.15am – Northcliffe Beach, Gold Coast Queensland ironwoman Bonnie Hancock is on course for the fastest ever circumnavigation of mainland Australia by paddle with the ultra-endurance athlete set to complete her epic Shaw and Partners Paddle of Aus – a 12,700 km/254 day journey, this Sunday morning when she returns to the Gold Coast. Thirty-two year old Hancock will be the first Australian woman, and the youngest ever paddler, to complete a circumnavigation of mainland Australia. Piloting [...]

We Spoke to Bonnie Hancock in The Midst of Her Paddle Around Australia

Bonnie Hancock is a woman on a mission. She’s circumnavigating 16,000km around the Aussie mainland on a surf ski, and neither crocs, sharks, nor hypothermia will stop her. When Bonnie Hancock and her team arrived in Darwin, they got in touch with me to organise a catch up and asked if I knew anyone with a boat that could be their support vessel for the next leg of their journey. We made plans to meet up on a sunny Darwin afternoon, [...]

Bonnie Hancock - Paddle of Aus

Bonnie Hancock finally completed her adventure with Shaw and Partners Paddle of Aus.

Shaw and Partners - Bonnie Hancock raises $16,000 for Gotcha4Life

To help me reach this end goal, I’m auctioning off one of my Bennett paddles from this adventure.

Bonnie Hancock - Enjoy a week back home at Fremantle

Today we set out from Alkimos for a 60km stint after a week of enjoying some down time.

Bonnie Hancock - Shaw and Partners All in support of Gotcha4life

I’m so humbled and grateful to be able to represent the Shaw and Partners brand with pride and raise money for @gotcha4life.

Bonnie Hancock - Shaw and Partners Paddle Of Aus Game Day

Setting off from the beach today to start the mammoth task that is, Shaw and Partners Paddle of Aus.

Bonnie Hancock paddling 16,000km around Australia on her surf ski

Shaw and Partners brand ambassador and former Ironwoman, Bonnie Hancock, is currently paddling 16,000km around Australia on her surf ski. Bonnie is attempting to break two world records, all the while raising funds for Gotcha4Life Foundation. Bonnie reached her 6,000km mark just 6 days ago. "Dugongs, sea snakes, sharks and Manta rays, the last few days I’ve seen more marine life than the entire trip so far and it made me realise we’ve only just scratch the surface of what [...]

Ironwoman Bonnie Hancock overcomes hospitalisation to reach Perth on Australian circumnavigation attempt

Bonnie Hancock has redefined what it means to be an ironwoman. As she circumnavigates Australia on a surf ski in the name of charity, Hancock has been hospitalised with intense bouts of malnutrition and sea sickness. The professional ironwoman has spent the past two and a half months, and will spend the following three months, pushing her body to its limits to raise money for mental health organisation Gotcha4Life. Starting from her hometown of the Gold Coast in December, the 31 year-old’s 16,000km [...]

Gold Coast kayaker Bonnie Hancock stops at Fremantle beach while paddling around Australia

Gold Coast ironwoman hopes to set a new record for kayaking around Australia and is enjoying the sights along the way. After paddling for 10 hours and 73km last Thursday, Hancock arrived at Bathers Beach in Fremantle just in time to catch one of WA’s iconic sunsets from the sand, a moment she described as one of her favourite since crossing our border. “The colours in the sunset are unlike anything I’ve seen before, that plus the warmer weather has made Western [...]

Today at Shaw and Partners we had the privilege of meeting the inspirational Bonnie Hancock and her amazing crew!

Today Shaw and Partners advisers and staff at the Perth office had the privilege of meeting inspirational Bonnie Hancock and her amazing crew. Bonnie is taking on the incredible feat of paddling around Australia (16,000kms) to raise money for Gotcha4Life Foundation and to break a world record currently held by a German athlete (10 months and 22 days). Thank you Bonnie Hancock for presenting your inspirational story to the team at Shaw and Partners. We wish you the best of luck on the rest of your [...]

Bonnie Hancock back on her surf ski after hospitalisation during circumnavigation record attempt

Rough seas, hypothermia, dehydration, and sea sickness are just a few of the challenges Bonnie Hancock has faced as she nears the halfway point in her attempt to be the youngest, and hopefully the fastest, person to paddle a surf ski around Australia. The Gold Coast ironwoman set out from Mermaid Beach on December 19 heading south, and is attempting to complete the more than 10,000-kilometre journey around Australia, excluding Tasmania, in just six months. To do that she will be paddling an average of 10 hours per [...]

Ocean paddler Bonnie Hancock eyes off record while shining a spotlight on mental fitness

If somebody told you that they were going to paddle the entire way around the country on an eight kilogram carbon fibre surf ski you'd probably think that they were crazy. But this is exactly what professional ocean paddler Bonnie Hancock is attempting to do. Paddling into Port Macquarie on December 23 after a huge 10-hour day paddling the 100 kilometres from Valla Beach, Bonnie is now nearing the end of her first week paddling the 16,000 kilometres around Australia. Her journey started [...]

Meet the Ironwoman Paddling Around Australia

The Aussie athlete, who is raising money for charity, wants to become the youngest and fastest person to complete the challenge. When most people set a fitness goal, it might involve training for a funrun or doing a mutli-day hike. For former-Ironwoman Bonnie Hancock, it involves preparing to paddle her surf ski around Australia. Yes, the whole of Australia. That’s 10 hours of paddling every day for six months. “I find the excitement and nerves are just starting to creep in now,” she explains. “Excitement [...]

Daunting challenge sees Ironwoman plan for anything but smooth sailing

A champion Ironwoman is taking on the intimidating challenge of circumnavigating Australia in a surf ski. Bonnie Hancock intends to become the second woman and fifth person to ever complete the months-long journey and break a world record while doing so. Starting December 19, The Paddle of Aus challenge will see Bonnie put 16,000 kilometres of ocean behind her over around six months. “The different parts of the coastline present different challenges,” she told Sofie Formica. “You’ve got great white sharks down the bottom [...]