Rowing: Rower finds going tough

Rower Shaun Quincey, five days at sea and 400km off the east coast of Australia in his attempt to make the first solo crossing of the Tasman to New Zealand, is finding the going tough.

His shore-based supporters said last night the 24-year-old Aucklander's body was already starting to deteriorate. He had been unable to wash and so was suffering from salt rash.

"For the past 40 hours Quincey has been confined to his cabin weathering steep swells, winds over 40 knots and drifting in whatever direction the Tasman decides to take him," spokesman Michael Buck said.

- NZPA