JDP

Something has definitely got lost in translation here...

Merry Xmas everyone.
Xmas day, Xmas present, Xmas lunch collecting !!!!

00.02 now, so I would like to wish a merry Christmas and a happy new year to all our forum members and their families. I hope Santa manages to find you all - at least this year he will not have look in all the pubs. 2020 has been a difficult year for us all, but hopefully 2021 will be better. Stay happy. Geoff.

Merry Christmas to all you Offshore outlaws. Have a great day.Here’s to a better 2021.

Merry Xmas everyone.
Xmas day, Xmas present, Xmas lunch collecting !!!!

Merry Xmas everyone.
Xmas day, Xmas present, Xmas lunch collecting !!!!

Merry Xmas everyone.
Xmas day, Xmas present, Xmas lunch collecting !!!!

Merry Xmas everyone.
Xmas day, Xmas present, Xmas lunch collecting !!!!

Festive wishes to you all. Here's hoping you have a peaceful Christmas, whatever tier you happen to be in.
All the best,
👨‍🦰👽

Just for you Luke...



 

Great pics Jon - she's lovely. Boat looks fine too! Geoff.☺️

I spotted another little zodiac on gumtree and showed it to my daughter yesterday. Normally she finds it very hard to make any decisions especially when her own money comes into it, not such the case when she saw this, it was love at first sight.
Weather was to bad for this mornings charter meaning we had just enough time to drive up the coast and get back in time for her afternoon charter. Managed to squeeze a quick test run after her charter which gets the full thumbs up from a very excited young girl!!!

 

Im hoping it will be mostly within 20km as its a smaller version of the one we had before (500pro). She plans on taking it on road trips further afield, with most of the boating nearshore.
She has friends with similar sized boats that all plan on doing a bit of island hoping along the southern end of the barrier reef. These islands are about 80km offshore but quite sheltered once they reach them, even when they get hit by storms.
Her skill level has certainly raised since driving the charter boats, I feel like a novice around her now!!!...my concerns are more with what's in the water but she's even started becoming more responsible there too.

Very nice Jon. Good to see cheesy grins all round👍🏻

Im hoping it will be mostly within 20km as its a smaller version of the one we had before (500pro). She plans on taking it on road trips further afield, with most of the boating nearshore.
She has friends with similar sized boats that all plan on doing a bit of island hoping along the southern end of the barrier reef. These islands are about 80km offshore but quite sheltered once they reach them, even when they get hit by storms.
Her skill level has certainly raised since driving the charter boats, I feel like a novice around her now!!!...my concerns are more with what's in the water but she's even started becoming more responsible there too.

Nice work! Looks like a great bit of kit, and I bet it goes well with a 60 on the back 👍

I spotted another little zodiac on gumtree and showed it to my daughter yesterday. Normally she finds it very hard to make any decisions especially when her own money comes into it, not such the case when she saw this, it was love at first sight.
Weather was to bad for this mornings charter meaning we had just enough time to drive up the coast and get back in time for her afternoon charter. Managed to squeeze a quick test run after her charter which gets the full thumbs up from a very excited young girl!!!

 

I spotted another little zodiac on gumtree and showed it to my daughter yesterday. Normally she finds it very hard to make any decisions especially when her own money comes into it, not such the case when she saw this, it was love at first sight.
Weather was to bad for this mornings charter meaning we had just enough time to drive up the coast and get back in time for her afternoon charter. Managed to squeeze a quick test run after her charter which gets the full thumbs up from a very excited young girl!!!

 

Only rockers

Trouble is most people don't realise quite how big the country is and how long it takes to get a good feel for it here, each state is quite different. Most tourists only get a glamorous view from operators but getting away from this is what the true country is all about.
Ive caught up with a few people off the forums but the last 12 months with the fires and Covid has messed many peoples plans from the UK who were heading my way for a fish. 

its one place i allways whonted to go.
we were going there but got diverted, isinit just tipercall

The ones we used were part of a survivor at sea module on a recent training course. The rafts had what looks like a thermal silver heat bubble wrap in the floor which Ive found useful for a few things. Firstly I keep a section on my boat to use as a thermal blanket if I find anyone suffering from the cold. Ive also used it for extra insulation on 12 volt camping fridges and cooler boxes and bags. Even the survival kits are handy to keep on your boat.
With lockdown you could inflate it, fill it with water and carp so you can fish from home, even indoors!!!!

Good video, remember seeing this on WSF.....
I guess this film also represents exactly why you moved to Oz in the first place.....

Fantastic video Jon - thanks for posting. I bet you are a very proud dad. Geoff.

Ok before you get your hopes up some of you may of seen this and the sharks are simply swimming around, even big dogfish!!!!..sharks are toward the end.
My daughter might be buying herself a rib like the one we had, which was why I ended up looking back over this one. Much has changed since this, she now skippers a couple of local charter boats and has become even more addicted to the water. Her working day starts on the boats at around 4.30am and often doesn't finish until after 10pm. Days off because of bad weather are often the only time we share on the water from our boat these days. If its to bad for the ocean she heads fishing and deer hunting in the mountains. 
For me these are mostly memories now as Im to slow to keep up with any of her activities, hence why I enjoyed looking back on this video when we did far more together.