New Zealand's world champion men's pair Hamish Bond and Eric Murray made a strong start to 2010's first World Cup rowing regatta.

I have to keep remembering the sea doesn't have a personal agenda to kill me or ruin my day and it's just a matter of time.

After rowing nearly 4000km across the Tasman, all Shaun Quincey needed was some Kiwi tucker to make him feel good.

Shaun Quincey says he's feeling remarkably good after finishing his 53-day trans-Tasman rowing ordeal today.