Welcome / Willkommen

I’m a 27 year old Australian, currently sailing singlehanded from Holland to Melbourne, Australia on a 26ft British sailing vessel named ‘Constellation‘. I sail on a tiny budget, doing odd jobs where I can, as well as receiving generous support from sponsors and individuals from around the globe. If you’re interested, I suggest getting up to date with where I am, via my last reported position, or alternatively you can read about what I’ve been up to lately on the blog. The archive contains the history of this expedition, tracking my progress from nothing to where I am today. I am a software developer and artist, read more about who I am here.

Latest Updates

• 	Twitter Update: The rather nice smell of wood and coal is wafting past Constellation, as a 1968 Danish trawler upwind of me heats her cabin.
  8th October 2008

• 	Twitter Update: Constellation is slowly but surely, becoming a beautiful and extremely seaworthy ship. I'm incredibly thankful and amazed!
  8th October 2008

• 	Twitter Update: Doing a ton of work on Constellation. Covered in teak dust. Illuminated by new lights and fresh wiring.
  7th October 2008

• 	Twitter Update: Only a few weeks to go till the Vendee Globe! I tried to enter with Constellation, but no one replied. How rude! http://www.vendeeglobe.org
  2nd October 2008

• 	Twitter Update: What really matters: Keep water out, keep keel side down, keep mast up, keep rudder on. Simple!
  30th September 2008

• 	New Blog Entry: Constellation gets attention, new film
  		30th September 2008

• 	Twitter Update: Frank Hurley, hero of expedition photography: http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/endurance/
  29th September 2008

• 	Twitter Update: Reading about Arved Fuchs and his sailing vessel the Dagmar Aaen, an oak framed cutter built in 1931.
  28th September 2008

• 	Twitter Update: My videos keep getting longer... And there isn't much to say in the middle of nowhere: Antigua to New York: http://www.bigoceans.com/video
  27th September 2008

• 	New Vimeo Video: Solo from the Caribbean to New York in 28 days
  	View Publish	26th September 2008

• 	Twitter Update: Crunching video. Working.
  26th September 2008

• 	Twitter Update: Had a helping hand over the weekend to assist in repairing Constellation. She'll be 10x more seaworthy by the time we get to the Pacific!
  24th September 2008

• 	Twitter Update: Exactly one year from today (the date thingy on my website is out), I started on this mad, mad voyage.
  17th September 2008

• 	New Blog Entry: One year anniversary, sanity, seamanship trophy
  		16th September 2008

• 	Twitter Update: Working out of my 'office': The overly air-conditioned employee area above the boatyard.
  16th September 2008

• 	Twitter Update: You know you've been on a boat too long, when the copper studs in your jeans have corroded to green.
  12th September 2008

• 	Twitter Update: In desperate need of interesting web-based freelancing work...
  11th September 2008

• 	Posted 4 pictures to flickr.
  11th September 2008

• 	Twitter Update: Working, on a computer. Now I remember why I set sail!
  10th September 2008

• 	New Blog Entry: Fundraising, Bikes, Trip Update
  		5th September 2008

• 	Twitter Update: Varnishing varnishing varnishing. Scraping scraping scraping...
  5th September 2008

• 	Posted 3 pictures to flickr.
  3rd September 2008

• 	Twitter Update: Potential paid work not going as planned... Getting a little antsy about finances.
  3rd September 2008

• 	New Vimeo Video: Alone across the Atlantic in 30 days - HD Version
  	View Publish	3rd September 2008

• 	Posted 9 pictures to flickr.
  3rd September 2008

• 	Twitter Update: Spent the weekend in Connecticut, reading, Kayaking, swimming.
  2nd September 2008

• 	Twitter Update: Taking Constellation's rig off, and preparing her to be lifted for storage and work.
  28th August 2008

• 	Twitter Update: I need a bicycle, capable of going very long distances.
  27th August 2008