 Lone rower David Bowen from Mount Martha crossed Bass Strait in 1971 rowing a dory, leaving from Devonport he landed on Wilson's Promontory.Tammy van Wisse swam part of the strait in 1996, from King Island to Apollo Bay in Victoria, a distance of about in 17 hours and 46 minutes.Rod Harris, Ian and Peter Richards are credited with the first kayak crossing in 1971.