The boat is a 45ft steel cutter called Samurai built in 2001 which we have owned for four years. We bought her in Brisbane in 2006 and sailed her down to Sydney with our friends Karen and Peter which was an amazing experience we'll never forget. This photo was taken on that trip at Port Stephens where we stopped off to avoid a southerly change. The previous owners sailed around the Whitsundays, Melbourne and Tasmania in her and we are planning to do a similar kind of cruise.

Firstly we need to introduce Archie who is a 7 year old cavoodle and very much part of the team he just needs a little encouragement (treats) to find his sea legs.........