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Well THAT WAS EXCITING! Jess and I've just returned home after embarking alone upon our perilous journey to do what some of the greatest explorers of all time and 160 years of navy expeditions could not - sail through the fabled Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic - thanks largely to Global Warming. Enduring ferocious gales, sea sickness, huge seas, unmarked rocks and fending off icebergs aboard our tiny 29 foot wood and fiberglass yacht ‘Teleport’, we spent the last three months sailing up...READ MORE >>

Hi everyone! Well - I'm off to Canada for 2.5 months with my partner Jess - for stage one of our series of arctic sailing adventures, sailing our little 29 foot junk-rig yacht home to Sydney from Halifax, Canada, via the Northwest Passage in the arctic, then Siberia, Kamchatka etc over a few years in stages - check out our website for updates www.YachtTeleport.com - we've got 2 DSLRs with us (a 1D mk IV and a 5D mk II) and no less than seve...READ MORE >>

Guess what? If you buy a set of awesome Icebreaker socks anytime soon, anywhere in the world, you'll see a quote from me about them on the packaging! "Whether I'm hiking, running or cycling, my Icebreaker socks never ever let me down." Chris Bray - Arctic Explorer, Sailor, Kayaker, Hiker - Australia. Ha ha. Good times. Seriously though, Icebreaker socks are brilliant. Cozy, snug, and best of all - no-smell - they carefully design socks especially for running, hiking etc. They're so sure th...READ MORE >>

To cope with the bright conditions, glare and perpetual 24hr/day sunlight Jess and I'll face during our arctic sailing trips (www.YachtTeleport.com), we need to have fantastic sunnies and snow goggles, and with Dirty Dog as our eyewear sponsor, we'll also be looking stylish! Ever since I first went to the Arctic in 2005, I have relied on Dirty Dog Eyewear - both sunnies and goggles - and have become addicted to them. Not only are our su...READ MORE >>

As I'll unfortunately be up in Brisbane running my photography courses this weekend when Jessica Watson makes her historic return to Sydney Harbour, I was thrilled to have SkyNews pre-record an interview with me today, to give me a chance to champion her. I'll post a copy of the video online here when they release it on Saturday. While I'm on the subject, below is a copy of my Jessica Watson news piece / rant that Australian Geographic asked me to write for their website this morning: On Satu...READ MORE >>

Hey guess what? I'm currently on Tourism Tasmania's fancy new 'Experiences' website they've just launched! A cool little interview about what I love about Tassie... Take a look! Here! ...READ MORE >>

This is just a quick post to congratulate William Arlidge, a 23 year old marine biologist from New Zealand, for becoming the 'Our World-Underwater Scholarship Australasian Rolex Scholar' for 2010/11! On the weekend I was part of a panel of six people forming the selection committee, interviewing the 5 finalists, and William was a stand-out, and will i'm sure be an amazing ambassador for the program for years to come! Good on you! I look forward to following your experiences over the coming...READ MORE >>