Captain Mandy Hickson is a former fighter pilot, flying the iconic Tornado GR4 on missions across the globe, including 45 combat flights over Iraq, regularly operating alongside the US Air Force and Navy. Mandy’s career spans across multiple operations including the famed Red Flag exercise in Nevada. Most recently, she is the author of the bestseller ‘An Officer, Not a Gentleman’ 

Sailing: Jan 5 – 16

Adam is an adventurer, coach and storyteller bringing extreme global expeditions to millions worldwide. 

From crossing African plains with hunter-gatherers, trekking through Guatemalan jungles to lost Mayan cities, and rowing 3,500 miles across the North Atlantic. He’s explored every continent while taking on increasingly difficult challenges in remote environments. 

Sailing: Jan 27-Feb 9

Hailed by The New York Times as “The Female Indiana Jones”—Dr. Mayor is a world-renowned primatologist, author, explorer, and Emmy Award-nominated TV host.

Sailing: May 22 – 30

Sir Peter Hillary is renowned Mountaineer, having followed his late father’s footsteps to climb Mt Everest. Sir Peter has completed over 50 mountaineering expeditions around the world and supported the build of more than 40 schools and hospitals in the Mt Everest region of Nepal.

Sailing: Feb 22 – March 3

Joey Evans is an adventurer, offroad bike racer and bestselling author who has ridden and raced in over 50 countries across six continents. He had one dream that stood out above the others, to race The Dakar Rally, the toughest offroad race in the world that for 11 years was held through South America, crossing the brutal terrain of Peru, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia. Joey’s dream was destroyed when in 2007 he broke his back, crushing his spinal cord and leaving him paralysed from the chest down. Joey shares his incredible 10 year journey, learning to walk and then ride again and eventually stand on the start line of the Dakar rally.

Sailing: Jan 16 – 27

Li Cunxin is a Chinese-Australian former ballet dancer; after studying at Houston Ballet School, he made headlines by defecting to the West, and was granted the right to stay in the US by the then Vice President. Now based in Queensland, Li’s bestselling autobiography ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ was adapted to an award winning film.

Sailing: March 9 – 16

Mary Li has performed as Principal Dancer for both English National Ballet and Houston Ballet. Married to Li Cunxin Mary is now a highly sought-after ballet teacher and coach and instrumental in developing world-class ballerinas in The Australian Ballet. Her journey was captured in her best-selling autobiography ‘Mary’s Last Dance.’

Sailing: March 9 – 16

Paul Massey has worked on more than 250 films, resulting an a career as a multi Emmy award winning sound producer. After eleven academy award nominations he won the Academy Award in 2019 for his sound work on the hit movie ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.

Sailing: April 24 – May 11