RMS Lusitania by fog. On her second voyage in better weather, "Lusitania" arrived at Sandy Hook on 11 October 1907 in the Blue Riband record time of 4 days, 19 hours and 53 minutes. She had to wait for the tide to enter harbour where news had preceded her and she was met by a fleet of small craft, whistles blaring. "Lusitania" averaged westbound and eastbound. In December 1907, "Mauretania" entered service and took the record for the fastest eastbound crossing. "Lusitania" made her fastest westbound crossing in 1909 after her propellers were changed, averaging . She briefly recovered the record in
Crossing the Ditch crossing, including strong winds and currents, saw them travel in circles for some time and added almost to their journey. As they approached the New Zealand coastline, the decision was made to head to New Plymouth instead. Cas and Jonesy paddled into New Plymouth harbour on 13 January 2008, landing on Ngamotu Beach at 12:20 pm NZST. The crossing took 60 days, 20 hours and 50 minutes. "Lot 41", along with a collection of associated artifacts, was later donated by the adventurers to the Australian National Maritime Museum. The Tasman Sea has for many years been referred to as "The