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Auckland restaurant owner Ginger Gibbs says he plans to break the record for circumnavigating New Zealand by boat.
The bid to beat the record of 112 hours 49 minutes and 22 seconds will be made in February, to raise money for the Coastguard, he said in a statement on his website.
In March, Mr Gibbs broke the record for crossing from Sydney to Auckland, with a time of 48 hours.
The round-NZ circuit will be in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat, to raise money for the volunteer Coastguard, and Mr Gibbs plans to start at the Auckland Harbour Bridge and return within just 60 hours.
- NZPA