ˈɜːli tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn sˈɔː ɡɹˈænt dˈɔltən ˈɔfɚ bˈɑːɹkɚɹ ɐ ʃˈoːɹbˈeɪst pəzˈɪʃən ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə mˌeɪk ɹˈuːm fɚɹə nˈuː hˈɛlmzmən, pˈiːɾɚ bˈɜːlɪŋ ænd ɐ nˈuː skˈɪpɚ, ɔːstɹˈeɪliən sˈeɪlɚ ɡlˈɛn ˈæʃbi.
Early 2015 saw Grant Dalton offer Barker a shore-based position in order to make room for a new helmsman, Peter Burling and a new skipper, Australian sailor Glenn Ashby.