Who are we?
An Irish Captain - Donald ( who left the emerald isle some 25 odd years ago), also a traditional wooden shipwright from the Falmouth Marine College, in Cornwall England.
Admiral of the fleet - Meg, a Social Worker come Economist who first learnt to sail on a boat called 'run-a-muck' in Darwin, NT harbour before graduating on to become a valued crew member of the yacht Merlin (Silver Shamrock) of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club. Even part of the winning PASAB crew from somewhere in the late 1990's!
Master Gunner - Shay, currently still at primary school Shay is a keen swimmer and has an impressive knowledge of local fish and birdlife. Shay is a keen conservationist and marvels at the marine life daily.
Admiral of the fleet - Meg, a Social Worker come Economist who first learnt to sail on a boat called 'run-a-muck' in Darwin, NT harbour before graduating on to become a valued crew member of the yacht Merlin (Silver Shamrock) of the Royal Cornwall Yacht Club. Even part of the winning PASAB crew from somewhere in the late 1990's!
Master Gunner - Shay, currently still at primary school Shay is a keen swimmer and has an impressive knowledge of local fish and birdlife. Shay is a keen conservationist and marvels at the marine life daily.
What are we doing?
We were living in Hervey Bay QLD and facing the prospect of redundancies and dwindling employment and career prospects in 2014, when we decided to move onto Atmosphere full-time and take Shay to see the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef before it was mined to death. We were keen to take some quality time as a family before our boy became too much older and educational opportunity decisions limited our options. Mostly though we wanted to get away from the bounds that normal life demanded - two day weekends, 6 o'clock starts, Mondayitis, homework... the list goes on and on. Along the way we have formed our next goal of traveling down to Tasmania for the 2017 Wooden Boat Festival. From there we're not too sure...but we'll let you know.