Hello, I'm Steve Brady, an Australian with a passion for sailing and travelling.

In 1990, I backpacked through Europe and saw some yachts anchored in Olu Deniz, in Southern Turkey. It was such a beautiful place that I thought it would be great to sail there some day.

Later in my travels, I revisited the Amalphi coast, in Italy, where my parents took me to in a campervan trip as a boy.

The coastline has dramatic, sheer cliffs plunging to a deep blue seas, and breathtaking views over a vast horizon. Buses honk their horns when negotiating tight corners and wind their way down to romantic fishing villages.

When in Amalphi, I wrote on the back of a postcard, that my dream is to sail there one day from Australia.

In May 1995 I bought a steel cutter, Weatherly, for this purpose. In 1998 I sailed her from Sydney to Thailand, on a fantastic 12 months cruise. I have returned to Malaysia and Thailand several times to undertake maintenance projects on Weatherly.

This site is about my plans and proposed route, and gives a taste of my sailing/travelling adventures on Weatherly.

I hope you enjoy your visit.