view astern 

The view from the cockpit 

New toy is 16 foot half cabin! 

Spent long weekend at Brunswick Heads with Helen, Mum and Dad 

Long weekend at Brunswick Heads with Helen, Mum and Dad 

I bought a bigger boat, it's a 16 foot half cabin with a 55 hp Johnson on the back.  

Nice comfy seats and a carpet floor. 

Spent a long weekend at Brunswick Heads with Helen, Mum and Dad. I love my lttle tinnie. 

Check out this little fat shape (the board), it's gonna be a lot of fun trying it out in the surf, got it off Ebay from a kneeboard collector up near Noosa. I'm takin it down to Byron Bay after lunch. 

Helen has a beutiful Swallowtail Fish to surf on. It is well suited to her and was at the right price! 

Talk about good luck!

After just coming back from Harvey Bay I was out fishing when I decided to pull into the Raby Bay Marina, a man in a Sailing Boat asked me if I could give him a hand to pull down and fold up a sail, during that time he told me his crew had flown back to Sydney and he was sailing single handed down to Sydney.

During a general conversation he asked if I was free to crew for him as he wanted to get to Sydney as quickly as he could. After thinking about it for about 15 minutes I decided it would be a great oportunity and probly never get the chance again.

Within an hour we were sailing, I didnt step onto land again for 4 days, 1000 kms south in Pittwater on the Hawkesbury River. Mick was a great Skipper and full of knowledge, Rupert a good friend on the high seas. It was a fantastic experience that I will never forget.

Thank You Mick!

Entering the Hawkesbury River and Pittwater, for Mick it was home at last after sailing up to The Whitsunday's and back! 

All the girls like Rupert.......and some of the boys. 

Sailed for 4 days with the Best Skipper and Crew (Rupert), Mick taught me quite a lot in a short time about the way weather works. 

Port Maquarie in the morning after a rough night at sea. 

Rupert Rocks! 

I can't describe the Beuty and Serenity out there.