A Captain for over 38 years Ken prides himself on exceeding guests’ expectations. Starting his marine career in the Whitsunday Islands in the 80’s Ken commenced the first charter company to the Great Barrier Reef fishing diving and exploration from Airlie Beach. After a few years he was exploring the entire Great Barrier Reef and became a consultant for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority.
After 4 years as Marine Manager at the 5 star Hayman Island Resort providing high end guests experiences Ken left for Overseas and captained Superyachts from Florida to the Bahamas and Caribbean Islands. 8 years later Ken has returned to his home waters of Australia and is now Captain of the Texas T waiting to take you on an adventure of a lifetime.
Stewardess/Cook: Debra Allen
Deb was an avid sailor who turned her passion for food and cooking into a full time job working on super yachts. With 8 years experience catering for on-board guests around the Pacific, Caribbean, USA and Australia, Deb is keen to make your holiday on-board experience a memorable one.
Imagine healthy meals to match your sailing holiday. Deb has a special interest in catering for specialty diets including vegetarian, vegan, food allergies and low FODMAP.
Deckhand: Daniel Townsend.
Daniel is also a native of the Whitsundays heavily involved in the Yachting industry and the racing yachts the Whitsunday is famous for. Apart from the Whitsundays Dan has raced the entire East Coast of Australia down to Hobart Tasmania. The past few years Dan has acted as a sail guide for yachts in the Whitsundays and is now lead deckhand on Texas T waiting to assist you on the adventure.