MusselRowers women attempting to be the first to row Bass Strait in a surf boat

Eurobodalla residents Ashley Bujeya, Michelle Cottington, Shanon Small, Taryn Carver and Kirsty Luff are five of an eight women team paddling from Victoria to Tasmania to raise money for Red Nose.

The MusselRowers, as the team are called, departed Welshpool Port, Victoria before 5am on February 4, paddling 40 kilometres to Refuge Bay.

Day two saw the rowers face their longest day of paddling on the journey. They rowed for more than 12 hours from Refuge Bay to Deal Island - more than 90 kilometres.

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So far the weather has been fortunate and the open ocean swells manageable.

The trip is expected to take seven to eight days to complete, with the crew aiming to arrive at Musselroe Bay next week.

The crew have been training for months on the Deua River at Moruya and in the ocean off Broulee.

The MusselRowers are aiming to raise $50,000 to support Red Nose, a not-for-profit supporting families affected by the death of a child because of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

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