While sailing around the world we often received extraordinary help from complete strangers. Now, our professional colleagues offer the same incredible support. Maritime working relationships are important. Professional Courtesy A few years back I worked on a boating magazine. Before launch I called other magazine Editors that I had worked with for years, to let

I am so pleased to introduce Robyn Dix:  Emergency Preparedness Workshops: Robyn Dix our Darwin Facilitator. I’ve been chatting to Robyn a lot over the last few weeks. And I value our conversations and her support in the Emergency Preparedness Workshops. She’s been a huge support and even generously given her time to help with

I’ve been friends with Julie for a long time. I am thrilled she has joined our team. I’ve followed her sailing adventures for a long time. Julie Porter is a Tasmanian Credentialed Mental Health Nurse and Clinical Nurse Educator in Tasmania and a self-confessed tall ship tragic. She moved to Tasmania in 2010 from Queensland

We are thrilled to introduce our facilitators. It’s taken a few months and many conversations to reach this point. Our ethos is Boating Safety, Support, Reliability, Communication, Professionalism, and Fun. Here we have the perfect mix. We feel blessed to work with such amazing mariners and professionals. Click on the pictures/locations to find out more.

Another team member we are proud to welcome on board. Emergency Preparedness Workshops: Meet our Adelaide Facilitator Traci Ayris   Traci’s extensive media background paved the way for her to travel the world as a sailing journalist.  A racer-turned-cruiser, she has sailed Australia’s coastline, raced across the Atlantic, and cruised many of the world’s popular

“There are many ways to do things on a boat but this is how we do it on this boat.” This is a good phrase for new people joining your boat. Every boat is different. We all have different levels of capabilities, as do our crew. We sail in different areas, and we all carry

I am introducing me! Emergency Preparedness Workshops: Meet the Facilitators: Jackie Parry. You may have read our ‘About Us’ but if not, I hope to present in Eden and invite those in Victoria to come up – if enough people are interested I could move the venue down nearer The Lakes if it helps. Here’s

We have a fabulous team with great Maritime and Teaching experience: Emergency Preparedness Workshops: Meet Alison Eades our Brisbane Facilitator   Alison started sailing in her early 20s after reading a book called Dolphins at Sunset by Elizabeth Thurston. She became a regular at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron in the early 1990s learning to

Emergency Preparedness Workshops: Meet Annette Hesslemans our Geelong Facilitator My name is Annette Hesselmans and I have a wanderlust, free spirit! I have been on the water all of my life.  I grew up in Melbourne and spent every weekend aboard my fathers 10 metre timber cruiser.  I remember as a 7 year old, admiring