August 2020... Fellow delivery skipper Mark was contracted to deliver Banter from Mooloolaba to Sydney. He got her as far as the Gold Coast but was hampered by weather. Eventually when the weather changed, so did Sydney become a 'hot spot' and the Queensland border was closed to people having recently visited Sydney. As...

July 2020 Sydney tio Southport... The crew and I met owner Ric at Gibson's Marina Pittwater and after having a very thorough hand over took Ric ashore and settled in for the night to wait for the weather to abate. Up the next morning to near perfect conditions and dropped the mooring line at...

July 2020... Catherine and Jack contacted me with a shortlist of three boats they were looking at. I checked out the listings and gave my opinion and after they inspected the yachts, chose Nutcracker (also my choice). After survey, engine service and letting an East Coast Low pass and seas abate, we departed around...

February 2020... Ross and his friend Phil, joined Ray and myself at Southport YC the morning that a cyclone was tracking toward Lord Howe Is from Noumea. Despite the lovely calm night Ray and I had bringing her down from Brisbane, shortly before meeting time, the heavens opened big time. Nevertheless, we headed out...

March 2020... New owner Jim joined me initially for the trip north. First fuel stop at Triabunna and fortunately still tied up when Jim received a call about a family emergency which saw him on the next plane out. Always ready and reliable crewman Ray to the rescue and after an 0800 phone call,...

January 2020... Rocky and I arrived at the Rosshaven Marina Townsville and was met by extremely hot and humid weather and a vessel which had a lot of maintenance recently done however there were still several issues to sort. With the help of the local shipwright and mechanic, we got her to a state...