The owner of Bowral's up-market café, Coffee Culture has had to anchor a childhood urge to sail again.

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"I was keen to go for a sail when the coronavirus struck. That meant I couldn't take leave from Coffee Culture, said Christian. "

"I was manning the shop's takeaway."

"At the moment I'll have to leave the blue water to my dad."

Sailing courses through the veins of the Southern Highlands Petersen family.

Christian's father, Chris, has sailed all his life. At 74 he still sails on the Fitzroy Falls Reservoir, as challenging a course you'd find anywhere due to the fickle winds.

Chris owns a motor care workshop at Bundanoon. He operates it with wife Erica.

Sailing remains a first love but only by a hand's length from motor sport. He built a dragster but sold it when Eric was pregnant with Christian in order to buy a colored television set!

Speedway cars, vintage cars, motor bikes-Chris has an enviable assortment.

There's a 1990 Porsche 904 52, a Datsun Coupe, a Volvo 142. But the two-wheel restored 1969 CB 400 is pet of the stable.

This is the bike he rides once month on a 350ks jaunt with a dozen mates.

And it's the same bike Erica fell off when Chris 'lost it" on a sharp bend down to Jenolan Caves. Back to the dam.

Catamarans and 125's use the course every Sunday. They are members of the Southern Highlands Sailing Club that Chris helped launch 40-years ago.

They are a knot or two faster than the Many Graduates Chris designed and raced on the luring waters of Oak Flats.

Memories for Chris and Christian came flooding back a few weeks ago when son took dad to Sydney Harbor for the Sail Grand Prix. The same harbor that grand-dad Christian Walter Petersen sailed 16-footers.

Seven countries, New Zealand, Great Britain, France, Spain, Japan, USA and Australia competed in the round-robin series.

The Brits nudged the Aussies in a thrilling final mustering speeds of 45-knots. Meanwhile young Christian will keep watch at Coffee Culture until the coast is clear.

Then it's every man for himself. We must remember the name Christian has a nautical ring to it.

Fletcher Christian, a sea-faring Englishman, was Master Mate aboard HMS Bounty during Lieutenant Blight's voyage to Tahiti on a plant finding expedition in the mutiny of the Bounty.

Mr. Christian, I believe, seized command of the Bounty from Bligh in April 1789. So 241 years to the month later, yet another Christian waits.

Waits for the dreaded coronavirus to give him a break.