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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 >>

I've just launched the website www.YachtTeleport.com for my next series of adventures where Jess and I will start to sail our little 29 foot junk rig yacht home from Halifax, Canada, over the top through the Northwest Passage, Siberia etc. Take a look at the website, sign up to the email news list to be kept in the loop! It's going to be pretty amazing. The basic summary is: Jess and I have bought a little wooden 29 foot junk-rig yacht called '...READ MORE >>

In a surprise Email the other day from Dick Smith - famous Aussie adventurer / entrepreneur, he said that he'd like to put some funds towards Jess and my upcoming yacht expedition, to sail our little 29' junk rig yacht Teleport home from Halifax, Canada, via the Northwest Passage in the arctic.... Thanks very much Dick! You're always an inspiration! Guess I'd better get cracking on a website for this trip to put the logo on hey... I haven't even formally started looking for sponsors yet, so t...READ MORE >>

Today I went to say Hi to Jessica Watson, the amazingly inspirational girl who's just about to set off to try and become the youngest person ever to sail single handed, nonstop around the world. She's only 16, but you'd never believe it after chatting with her - she's so calm, cool and collected, and fun! While we were chatting, who should stroll up but Dick Smith! Good on you Dick! He was dropping off a good luck charm and parting a few wise words of wisdom. Take a look at Jessica's websi...READ MORE >>

Lastnight's 'Australian Story' on ABC TV featured Curt and Mich Jenner - an amazing whale researching couple who are the latest to join the Australia & New Zealand chapter of The Explorers Club. As I am currently the chairman for this chapter, it was my honour to be asked by the ABC to introduce the story! The episode, called 'eye to eye' will be repeated at 12:30 PM this coming Saturday 19th Sept, and you can actually also watch the entire ...READ MORE >>