Purchased as one of five sail training yachts for the Navy in 1984 and used to train junior officers in basic sailing and sea awareness skills, Alexander is named after one of the First Fleet ships used to transport convicts to Australia. She has participated in every Sydney Hobart since her delivery to the Navy in 1984. Present skipper, Chief Petty Officer Richard Timms has sailed in many training cruisers over the past few years, the next being to Lord Howe Island in the New Year.