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Don DarrachSkipper of the Clipper as well an ex-boxer, back in 1804 fought for the Australian lightweight title against boxing legend Whirlwind Johnson and came out victorious with his signature 8 punch combo. Once known as the badest man in Queensland and is now the badest man on the Clipper. |
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Ian BryneHas spent the last four years travelling the world as a hand model. He has skin softer than a baby’s with a new perfect complexion and shape in his dainty hands and has been described by Yves Saint Lauren as ‘the greatest hand model of our time’. Although a super hand model, his feet are still firmly on the ground and he enjoys working on the New Horizon as deckhand in between modelling assignments, but maintains his beautiful hand with a glove filled with moisturiser. |
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Trent BroughtonSkipper of the Clipper and was once Skipper of the private mega yacht that belongs to the peachiest bottom in Australia Kylie Minogue. He not only drove Kylie’s boat but also drove her wild with his expert sun cream application to the spots she could not reach. You go get em Skip!! |
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Brent Gale aka El ToroFantastic crew member who works on both true blue boats. He is idolised in Spain for his rugged good looks and mastery of bull handling. He can tame a bull in seconds by simply looking deep into the beast’s fiery red eyes as well as cupping and squeezing ever so gently on the wild animal’s testicles. Many Spanish consider him a modern day messiah and in Barcelona the locals have erected a monument in honor of the man they know as El Toro. |
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Jono Stewart aka WormsySkipper of the New Horizon and lover of wildlife. He is called Wormsy because he loves his pet worms. Has (according to the Guinness book of records) the world’s largest worm farm at his house and always brings his favourite worm ‘Willy’ on each trip he does. He sits proudly on the helm and Wormsy believes he brings luck for each trip. |
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Chase ChristiansenChase is our dive instructor on the Atlantic Clipper. He has hair that it is so long and unruly that according to a study done by James Cook University, the hair has now developed into its very own eco-system that now supports four different types of endangered species that are absolutely flourishing in his hair. In order for them to breed it has been ordered by Marine Parks and Wildlife that Chase’s hair be declared a protected green zone. |
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David Gale aka PossumSkipper of the New Horizon and is called Possum because he owns a Possum sanctuary and has saved over 5000 hurt or injured Possums. He is a talented handler and has even taught 5 Possums how to play the piano. 8 of them how to play backgammon and 1 of these iconic Australian creatures can even do a fantastic Mick Dundee impression. |
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Greg Howard
Dive instructor on the New Horizon. Lovely guy but does have an odd hobby. He has the largest collection of Barbie dolls in the world. His collection is in excess of 100,000 dolls. When he is not scuba diving on the Horizon he loves nothing more than going home, dressing up like Ken doll and playing with his lovely Barbies. He even has a life size Barbie which he describes as his rock and soul mate.
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Steve SmallmanFirst mate on the Clipper and has been voted best crew member for the last 4 years as well as man of the year in Time magazine for 2012. A bright shining beacon of hope, that eminates his glow throughout the Whitsundays. Awarded an MBE by the Queen for services to tourism. He is an example to all. Bravo. Keep up the good work buddy. |
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Mike AntonelliDeck hand on the Clipper and a big personality. He is known as ‘The Turtle’. This is because back in the day he was the actor that was actually supposed to play the role of TV character ‘Turtle’ in hit US show Entourage. Mikey came down with a severe case of Gastroenteritis on the first day of filming and missed out on the fame and fortune of the Hollywood big time. |
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Tony MeredithHis nick name is Poo fingers, why? Cos he cleans the 7 toilets on board the Atlantic Clipper. For a nominal fee he will even spray you with a mid-range cologne and hand you a fragranced hand towel. |
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Nick ChoudingIs deckhand on the New Horizon and also has had a small flirt with fame as he was once in an Australian boy band called Happy Feet. This band was very unsuccessful apart from one song that made the charts. The tune was ‘the bang bang boogie’. It reached number 89 in the Australian singles chart. He made a total of $79 in royalties from the record sales. He says he really is living the dream. |
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Ben DakinFirst mate on the Clipper and is also a keen computer game player. He is a level 147 Warlock on World of Warcraft and is very proud to be one of the top gaming nerds in the whole of cyber space. He once played non-stop Warcraft for 1 week and had neither food nor toilet stops, now THAT is dedication!! |
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Matt KingDeck hand who works between the two vessels and also has a very interesting job at weekends. He puts on a big furry outfit of his alias Bouncer the bush Kangaroo and entertains small groups of adoring fans. Matt caters for school events, birthdays, weddings, bar mitzvahs and funerals. He sings songs, dances, does magic tricks and specialises in learning through play. |
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Shane MulvihillOne of our Irish Crew members. We all know the Irish love the Craic and also potatoes. Shane actually grew the world’s largest potato and now lives in it with his wife and 12 kids. The potato house features a swimming pool filled with mash potato. He calls his wife Mrs Potato head. |
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Claudia FloridesDive instructor on the Atlantic Clipper. As part of a university research experiment over the course of 1 year taught and trained two Monkeys to scuba dive to 10 meters underwater. The experiment was a success and Claudia won a nobel prize in physiology. It involved specialist training and cutting edge equipment, but our Claudia is made of the right stuff! |




